If you're unfamiliar with Gary's design documentary series, do yourself a favor and buy all of them for a marathon watch. Rams' is one of the best because Dieter is so smart/charming.
Had the chance to see the premiere of Gary's doc Urbanized in Detroit a decade or so ago and ask him a question about the music he uses (from the band El Ten Eleven). Really nice guy who deeply cares about his craft.
This documentary is one of my favorites. I’ve probably watched a dozen times over the years. Seeing the Braun designs of yesteryear and hearing Mr. Rams philosophy on design is inspiring and refreshing each time I watch.
I purchased it a while ago and I've watched it twice. It's well made and worth the price.
diggan · 13h ago
I know it says "Stream + download anytime", but since stores frequently say "Buy" when they mean "Rent", I feel like I have to ask to clarify... Does the download mean that you get an actual video file downloaded to your computer that you can watch offline? Or is there some Vimeo app that you can only temporarily cache the video in or similar stupid setup?
Edit: Thank you everyone for the replies, great to hear it's a proper DRM-free download. Good job Vimeo and producers :)
eichin · 13h ago
Back in 2018 when this dropped (I backed the kickstarter) I got a code and used it to download an mp4 from vimeo.
dbtc · 13h ago
~6 years ago, I didn't purchase through Vimeo or AppleTV and now I don't see the page where I bought it, but I was able to download an mp4 to keep.
vile_wretch · 13h ago
Yep it's a full DRM-free download.
hackyhacky · 12h ago
The documentary omitted many import details from his life. For example, it did not mention that Random Access Memory was named after him.
ChrisArchitect · 13h ago
Every year on Dieter Rams’ birthday, we stream “Rams” free worldwide!
Come back and watch on May 20!
The documentary omitted many import details from his life. For example, it did not mention that the American football team in Los Angeles was named after him.
diggan · 13h ago
As someone who read quite a bit about Rams and what he has done, what football teams are named after him or not would probably go pretty far down on the list of stuff I'd like to know.
If anything, this makes the documentary sound even better in my head, as then they haven't wasted run time on useless details that aren't about his philosophy of design or him as a person.
BlandDuck · 13h ago
You may want to look up the words "rams" (plural of "ram") and "humor" in an english dictionary.
diggan · 13h ago
I did, and still didn't understand what you were trying to say...
For others who also don't have any idea of American sports, apparently there is a American Football team called "Rams" :|
Had the chance to see the premiere of Gary's doc Urbanized in Detroit a decade or so ago and ask him a question about the music he uses (from the band El Ten Eleven). Really nice guy who deeply cares about his craft.
Edit: Thank you everyone for the replies, great to hear it's a proper DRM-free download. Good job Vimeo and producers :)
https://www.ohyouprettythings.com/rams
I designed a Dieter Rams-inspired iPhone dock
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41623467
If anything, this makes the documentary sound even better in my head, as then they haven't wasted run time on useless details that aren't about his philosophy of design or him as a person.
For others who also don't have any idea of American sports, apparently there is a American Football team called "Rams" :|