Documentary: Tinker Hatfield: Footwear Design (2017)

Designing to solve a problem for someone.

Reflection
A look into the art of designing footwear (especially shoes) through the eyes of Tinker Hatfield. Tinker's vision of designing for the future, adding meaning and capturing stories is imbibed in all his creations. His story sheds light on the importance of studying the subject and its needs (i.e. the users feet in the realm of footwear design). It also captures the sacrifice, effort and time that goes behind making remarkable designs.

Documentary Details
'Tinker Hatfield's Footwear Design' is the second episode of a Netflix original documentary series called 'Abstract: The Art of Design'. The series highlights artists in the field of design. The series was created by former Wired editor-in-chief Scott Dadich.
Series Name and Year: Abstract: The Art of Design and 2017
Creator: Scott Dadich
Episode Name: Tinker Hatfield: Footwear Design
Episode Director: Brian Oakes
Episode Writer: Chris Chuang (story consultant)
Episode Cinematography: Clair Popkin
Music: Mark Mothersbaugh

Documentary Series Trailer

(Credits: Original creators, speakers and artists for creating this thoughtful and relevant documentary series.)

About Tinker Hatfield

Tinker Linn Hatfield, Jr., (born April 30, 1952, Hillsboro, Oregon) is an American designer of numerous Nike athletic shoe models like Air Jordan 3, the twentieth anniversary Air Jordan XX, and other athletic sneakers including the world's first "cross training" shoes, the Nike Air Trainer. He is one of Fortune magazine's "100 Most Influential Designers" of the 20th century.







 



(Extra) Designers Lane

A TEDxPortland talk by Tinker Hatfield in 2011.

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Post Sources
Netflix Documentary Series: https://www.netflix.com/in/title/80057883
Documentary Details:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract:_The_Art_of_Design
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6418656/?ref_=ttep_ep2
Document Series Trailer: https://youtu.be/DYaq2sWTWAA
Tinker Hatfield's Photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tinker_Hatfield.jpg
About Tinker Hatfield: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinker_Hatfield
Designers Lane Video: https://youtu.be/chhymGE3Xb4

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Inspiring TED Talk: Ghada Wali: How I'm using LEGO to teach Arabic (2017)

A very creative and thoughtful approach !  

Personal Reflection 
Its nice to see Ghada Wali using her expertise as a graphic designer to teach people Arabic. Its amazing to see how she is using LEGO to make a diverse language like Arabic easy and fun to learn; shedding new light on their diverse culture and heritage.      

About Ghada Wali

Ghada Wali is an award winning graphic designer from Egypt who believes graphic design can change the world. She holds a BA degree as one of the first design graduates of the German University in Cairo and a MA degree in Design from IED Istituto Europeo di Design, Florence, Italy. Her design experience includes MI7 Cairo, Fortune Promoseven and J. Walter Thompson, as well as teaching Graphic Design in both the German & American Universities in Cairo. Her objective as a designer is to learn about, and educate, people through graphic design.

TED Talk

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Talk Details
After a visit to a European library in search of Arabic and Middle Eastern texts turned up only titles about fear, terrorism and destruction, Ghada Wali resolved to represent her culture in a fun, accessible way. The result: a colorful, engaging project that uses LEGO to teach Arabic script, harnessing the power of graphic design to create connection and positive change. "Effective communication and education is the road to more tolerant communities," Wali says. (TEDGlobal 2017 | August 2017)

Post Sources
Photo: https://www.ted.com/profiles/7819865
About Ghada Wali: https://ghadawali.com/about & https://www.ted.com/speakers/ghada_wali
Talk Details: https://www.ted.com/talks/ghada_wali_how_i_m_using_lego_to_teach_arabic
TED Talk Video Link: https://youtu.be/cZe3zcNoIKk

I hope the above talk will inspire teachers across the world to come up with innovative ideas to make learning an enjoyable and unforgettable experience. 

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