Alex McDowell: World Builder

Design Disciplin

Alex McDowell is a production designer who has created environments for movies including The Crow, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fight Club, Minority Report, The Terminal, Corpse Bride, Watchmen, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Man of Steel.
He has done graphic design work with musicians like The Clash, Iggy Pop, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Queen, Neil Young, Madonna, Michael Jackson, ZZ Top, and Aerosmith. He has produced commercials for brands like Nike, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Chanel, and Sony with director David Fincher.
Currently Alex runs Experimental Design, powered by his “World Building” practice, doing innovation and design work for companies like Boeing, Ford, Volvo, and MoMA.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
04:08 Realizes that design is a job
09:20 Style, philosophy, method, narrative
13:45 "The only control you have...."
19:55 What is production design?
29:48 World Building
35:10 Building worlds for a living
43:02 Collaborations
47:51 The teams who build worlds
51:17 Influences
54:04 The most amazing design products of all time
56:35 What's next?