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As if Creatives weren't full enough of ourselves, heres this:



Should be fun to see, especially with how dark the directors other films have been. I like to see the ugly underbelly of my industry.

Or is our face that's the most ugly?

Wisdom from Andrew Zuckerman

I have been seeing this book, Wisdom, around for a while. On design sites, in bookstores and on Amazon.com. However, I didn't know there was a film associated with it. I saw this trailer for the film thanks to this really cool blog Changethethought.com.


Wisdom - Introduction from SLNSW on Vimeo.

Aside from the superb design, layout and art direction of the book and portraits, the film adds another level to this historical chronicle of figures over the age of 65 speaking about their lives, what they have learned and their perception of the wisdom that is supposed to come with age. Actually hearing the voices associated with the face and the story is tremendously impactful.

Look at this line-up of great figures of our time:
Chuck Close
Clint Eastwood
Nelson Mandela
Bill Withers
Jane Goodall
Dave Brubeck
Ted Kennedy
Buzz Aldren
And like 40 more more amazing people...

Everything about this is really smart and beautiful. Just the concept of all theses figures speaking about their experiences, and their take on a similar subject is a conversation for the ages.

Wisdom is directed by photographic master Andrew Zuckerman. He specializes in that super high contrast, high resolution, HDR style of photography, where every detail of a photo is present and beautiful. Take a look at some of his photos from his last project Creature:







The great thing about this is that the 60 minute film comes Free with the book Wisdom. You can buy it here. It's like $30, which is not bad for what would be a perfect coffee table book, but also I can't think of a better gift for someone who is either approaching that 65 age, or just starting out their adult lives.

Check out this book and film, and if you don't find inspiration from the photos, people or stories you might need a hug.

Objectified

I was reading from a blog I frequent from artist Scott Hansen, and he had posted the trailer to Objectified.

This is Director Gary Hustwit follow up to the critically acclaimed (among designers anyway) Helvetica.

The film appears to take a look at products and everything that goes into bringing them to fruition. It focuses on design, and it's forward looking nature.

Check it out, I'll probably see it. I'll probably love it.