Teaching to See

2012 American film

Teaching to See

film poster

Directed by| Andrei Severny
Produced by| Edward Tufte
Narrated by| Inge Druckrey
Cinematography| Andrei Severny
Peter Lorsch
Edited by| Andrei Severny
Giacomo Ciminello
Music by| Mozart
Beethoven
Bach
Chopin
Clementi
Michael Levy

Production
company

Graphics Press

Release date

* July 15, 2012 (2012-07-15)

Running time

| 37 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Teaching to See is a 2012 educational documentary film about graphic design and the work of designer Inge Druckrey, and some of her students and colleagues. Directed by Andrei Severny and produced by Edward Tufte, it was released in July 2012 and was screened in New York,[1] Boston,[2] Phoenix,[3] Toronto,[4] Reykjavík,[5] Philadelphia,[6] Stanford,[7][8] and New Haven.[9]

The film covers various topics and principles, including into graphic design, typography, composition, form and visual arts education.[citation needed]

## Interviewees

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* Inge Druckrey
* Kris Holmes
* Ken Carbone
* Chris Myers
* Nancy Mayer
* Nora Hillman Goeler

## Critical reception

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In 2012 Matthew Carter wrote about the film: "This film is about patient and dedicated teaching, about learning to look and visualize in order to design, about the importance of drawing. There are simple phrases that give insights into complex matters, for example that letterforms are 'memories of motion'."[10]

FastCompany writer Kyle Vanhemert claimed "the film opens the eyes to the design details around you."[11] In her article "Learn to See Like an Artist" at Lifehacker Melanie Pinola called it a "beautifully made film."[12] She wrote "Whether you're an aspiring artist or not, the video can teach you how to really look, notice and appreciate design details, and become more critical and curious in the process."[13] Sean Blanda at Behance 99U wrote "watch the first five minutes and you’ll be hooked."[14]

## References

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1. ^ "Teaching to See screening at the Northeastern University Information Design and Data Visualization Symposium, Boston 2013". Retrieved 2013-07-28.
2. ^ "Teaching to See Official Website". Retrieved 2013-01-10.
3. ^ "Teaching to See screening at FilmBar, Phoenix in January 2013". Retrieved 2013-01-10.
4. ^ "Teaching to See screening at 2012 DesignThinkers conference, Toronto, Canada". Retrieved 2013-01-10.
5. ^ "Teaching to See screening at the Bíó Paradís cinema as part of the 2013 DesignMarch festival, Reykjavík, Iceland". Retrieved 2013-03-09.
6. ^ "Teaching to See screening at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia". Retrieved 2014-07-25.
7. ^ "Teaching to See screening at the Stanford University". Retrieved 2017-04-19.
8. ^ "Cantor Arts Center Teaching to See screening". Retrieved 2017-04-19.
9. ^ "Teaching to See screening at the Yale School of Art, New Haven". Retrieved 2014-07-25.
10. ^ "Teaching to See Official Website". Retrieved 2013-01-10.
11. ^ Kyle, Vanhemert (2012-08-28). "A 40-Minute Crash Course In Design Thinking". FastCompany. Mansueto Ventures. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
12. ^ Pinola, Melanie (2013-03-20). "Learn to See Like an Artist". Lifehacker. Gawker Media. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
13. ^ Pinola, Melanie (2013-03-20). "Learn to See Like an Artist". Lifehacker. Gawker Media. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
14. ^ Blanda, Sean (2013-03-20). "Video: How to See Like an Artist". 99U by Behance. Adobe Systems Incorporated. Retrieved 2013-03-20.

## Further reading

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* "Perceiving Deeply", review of the documentary Teaching to See by Jan Almquist at Design Observer (July 2014)
* Cookson, Clive (26 July 2013). "Edward Tufte". The Financial Times. Retrieved 2013-07-28.

## External links

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* Official website
* Teaching to See at IMDb