Explained, Netflix
Logo, title sequence, and art direction for Vox’s first Netflix series, including the “Female Orgasm” episode in Season 1.

Explained is Vox’s first Netflix series, adapted from the acclaimed YouTube channel. I designed the show’s logo and title sequence and served as Art Director for the Season 1 episode The Female Orgasm.
The brief presented a unique challenge — visualizing a complex, intimate topic without explicit imagery. To solve this, I explored expressive, tactile visuals using paint, milk, and oil to create abstract textures that conveyed the episode’s themes. These became chapter card backgrounds and recurring visual motifs.




Collaborating with director/animator Caitlin McCarthy, we crafted the episode’s emotional “climax” sequence, pairing animation with hand‑drawn text, diagrams, and a unified color palette. The result was a vibrant, expressive visual language that balanced creativity, clarity, and sensitivity to the subject matter.







Trailer:
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Credits
Art Direction: Dion Lee
Design, Animation: Dion Lee
Series Art Director: Rubab Shakir
Producer: Christine Laskowski
Executive Producers: Claire Gordon, Joe Posner, Ezra Klein, Chad Mumm, Jason Spingarn-Koff, Kate Townsend, Lisa Nishimura
Line Producer: Marina Stadler
Associate Producer: Marie Casione
Editor: Jan Kobal
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Animation Direction, Design: Caitlin McCarthy
Animation: Sacha Beeley, Sofia Pashaei, Matt Lloyd
Producers: Kitty Turley, Zoe Muslim