If you are looking for a movie to watch this weekend, I recommend Gary Hustwit’s Objectified.  This is the same director who also brought you the font-focused documentary, Helvetica (2007).  Objectified, released last year, is a walk through the world of product design/manufacturing, punctuated with interviews by design practitioners like Chris Bangle, Mark Newson, and Karim Rashid (to name a few).  Along with the famous faces in the design world, this movie also shares the thoughtful commentary of design critics like New York Times columnist and author, Rob Walker.

Objectified provides a quick/entertaining overview into the system(s) of creating products and our complex relationship to them.  This movie can serve as a good starting point for anyone who wants to learn more about design and get aquainted with some of its notables and topics. For more information about the film, check out this review posted last March on Core77.