In its six-episode Season 2, “Abstract” focuses on a half dozen individuals in various corners of the design world, across bioengineering, digital products, and typography.

Rob Walker writes about the new Netflix documentary series “Abstract: The Art of Design,” which profiles designers from a variety of fields.

Grade: B+ “Abstract: The Art of Design” premiered as part of the Docuseries Showcase at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Daily Headlines Daily Headlines covering Film, TV and more.

Although Abstract: The Art of Design season 2 occasionally borders on hagiography—especially in the case of Oxman and former Instagram head of design Ian Spalter—it’s never off-putting.

This study investigated the online process of reading and the offline learning from an illustrated science text. The authors examined the effects of using a concrete or abstract picture to illustrate ...

It's a good test of how well you understand your own text explanations. If this graphical abstract idea catches on perhaps it will force us to put a lot of thought into making that key figure.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In three experiments, college students read a text explaining how lightning works and then took problem-solving transfer tests. Some students ...