Documentaries

Wander around the Packard Plant with Brian Kaufman, a visual journalist for the Detroit Free Press, as he documents the plant's deterioration and explains how his multimedia projects boost newspapers' relevance in a digital age.

Von Glitschka shows us how to take our brains offline to find design inspiration through sketching and exploring the world around us.

Paddle into the Pacific with surfer and Instagram star Tony Cruz, as he describes his editing process using tools like Snapseed, Blender, and Mextures.

Recording artist Iyeoka explores her roots in Boston and her evolution from a pharmacist who dreamed of being an artist to a successful songwriter and poet.

Join Grant Skinner at work and at play, designing cutting-edge interactive experiences, games, applications, and frameworks with technologies like HTML5 and Flash.

Follow Beeple, a motion graphics artist, whose Everyday Project drives him to learn new software, adopt fresh techniques, and create art for himself and others.

Join Stacey Williams-Ng, an interactive book designer, at her home studio in Milwaukee where she's animating her latest book, A Troop Is a Group of Monkeys, destined for the iPad.

Do some trekking—photo trekking—with travel and lifestyle photographer Nick Onken.

Follow photographer Brian Taylor as he combines Photoshop and other modern imaging tools with photographic processes that were invented in the 1800s.

Follow the founders of Title Case, a business and workshop dedicated to the love of the letterform, as they put pencil to paper and ink to brush in pursuit of the letter that's uniquely their own.

Follow Lauren Lemon, the online persona for Lauren Randolph, a photographer based in Los Angeles, as she plans and choreographs a photo shoot and talks about the importance of social networks and personal projects in establishing a photography career.

The lynda.com Story: Founders and key executives share accounts of learning, teaching, and building their company.

In the darkroom and on the desktop, two artists are inspired to push the boundaries of photography.

Introduces Automata Studios cofounder and CEO Branden Hall, a software architect and programmer who pushes the limits of the web, and teaches others how to do the same.

A generation of children have learned to draw using Ed's drawing books and we watch as a new generation puts crayon to paper. At 80 years young, Ed is pushing ahead and we meet with his team as he works on his newest iPad app—with graphic artists that, as

Visit the home and workspace of graphic designer Marian Bantjes, as she shares her views on design and designers, and tour her distinctive one-woman show at the Ontario College of Art & Design.

Inside the home studio of Photoshop expert and hyperrealistic digital illustrator Bert Monroy.

Enjoy a window into the life of Doyald Young, legendary typographer, logotype designer, author, and teacher.

Richard Koci Hernandez shares his journey from becoming a prolific photographer to forming his own brand of storytelling and multimedia journalism.

Mexopolis has blended Mexican popular culture with digital animation to create characters and stories that dazzle the eye and strike universal truths in the heart.

Follow graphic designer, Stefan G. Bucher, from his first illustrations, through Art Center College, Portland agency Wieden+Kennedy, Madonna's Maverick Records, and finally his own company, 344 Design.

Douglas Kirkland talks with his friend and colleague, Gerd Ludwig, a photojournalist best known for his National Geographic coverage of the former Soviet Union and Chernobyl, about his work and career.

Go behind the scenes with Hello Design, Interactive Design Studio.

In this Creative Inspirations documentary, we meet Second Story, creators of award-winning interactive projects for clients that include the Getty Museum, National Geographic, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Smithsonian Institution, just to name but a f

Music composer and DEVO founder Mark Mothersbaugh reveals what drives his projects, from music for film and television, to compelling drawings and work in Photoshop.

Introduces the diverse talents of one of the world's great award-winning journalistic photographers, Natalie Fobes.

lynda.com founder Lynda Weinman introduces AIGA, the professional association for design, through the eyes of some of the most talented and influential designers of our time.

An inspiring look at the Internet and media experience through the eyes and mind of Ze Frank, one of the most enigmatic and creative people working in digital media. He's also just plain funny.

Witness the wisdom and work of one of the most accomplished and respected designers of the last 50 years, Kit Hinrichs.

Come along for a peek behind the magician’s curtain at one of Hollywood’s top visual effects houses, New Deal Studios.

With web sites, online games, Facebook apps, and iPhone apps for major films and consumer brands, Trigger has mastered the integration of creative and technology.

Learn how Renegade Animation has pioneered digital 2D paperless animation with a unique all-Flash workflow—and a bunch of really great cartoons!

Duarte Design has elevated lowly PowerPoint and Keynote presentations to arguably the most compelling form of modern media.

A look inside Rick's latest production where he reveals his unique processes and describes his creative reinvention for each project.

This installment of Creative Inspirations takes viewers on a historic journey through the extraordinary career of Harry Marks, a pioneer in the use of digital effects.

Meet Dale Herigstad, chief creative officer at Schematic, the company behind innovative user interface designs.

Get inspired! A behind-the-scenes look at Maria Giudice’s premiere web design company, Hot Studio.

Takes viewers inside one of the coolest design firms around, Hot Studio.

Get an inside view at the making of ABC TV's fall promotional and brand image campaign.

Takes viewers to the very epicenter of TV network branding: behind the scenes at Troika Design Group.

Jason Bentley takes his audience to Critical Mass Studios in Santa Monica for an inside look at the process of remixing a piece of music.

Shows how Jason Bentley works his magic as he takes us behind the scenes at KCRW and gives us a peek at his home studio in Venice, CA.

Gives an inside look at how Ron Crabb recreated a seaport town that vanished long ago.

Get an inspiring look at the career, work, and lifestyle of Ron Crabb.

Margo Chase shows how she created a beautifully hand-lettered poster for a special appearance.

Inside the studio, portfolio, and adrenaline-pumped lifestyle of this inspired and inspiring designer, Margo Chase.

Watch the step-by-step process as acclaimed digital agency Big Spaceship produces an animated logo.

Take a ride in the Big Spaceship with this intimate look at the inner workings of one of the web's most innovative firms.

A look into the life and home studio of one of the entertainment industry's most sought-after motion graphics designers, Rick Morris.

Offers insight into Douglas Kirkland's photographs and inspirations.