All Design Essays articles – Page 3
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ArticleCar Design Essentials Part 1: Bones
How do you teach automotive design students to develop a good eye for design; to intuitively draw vehicles with good proportions, pleasing lines and a strong design character? Essentially, it breaks down into three steps, which I term ‘Bones, Muscles and Graphics’. Over the course of three articles Nick Hull will introduce these steps and explain the components of each element that builds into a complete set of principles.
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ArticleOpinion: Why honest design matters
Mild misdirection or visual lying? Here’s a firm view on the trend of design fakery
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ArticleDesign Essay: Changing The Game
Looking at what the virtual world can – and will – bring to reality
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ArticleDesign Essay: Towards a new architecture
Two thoughtful, innovative concepts have advanced the discussion on autonomous cars
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ArticlePickup Trucks: Where Next?
What does the expanding remit of the pickup mean for its designers?
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ArticleDesign Essay: Simplicity versus Complexity
Today’s cars often seem cluttered compared to the clean designs of the past. Is there virtue in simplicity, or does complexity have its place?
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ArticleDesign Essay: The Sincerest Form of Flattery
We're always told not to copy... but is a certain amount acceptable, or even unavoidable?
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ArticleAre Beautiful Cars Really a Thing of the Past?
They just don’t make ’em like they used to! Or do they?
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ArticleAsymmetry: Car Design’s Great Taboo
It seems to be an unwritten rule that cars must look the same on both sides... but why?
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ArticleBuilding a premium brand – the role of design
Premium is all the rage these days, but it depends on conviction and confidence
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ArticleFacelifts: Pig's Ear from a Velvet Purse?
Keeping a model looking desirable is a task filled with pitfalls... and the same is true with cars, too
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ArticleEssay: Executive Extinction?
Will a combination of model bloat and trendy SUVs kill off the once-aspirational mid-size luxury car?
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ArticleThe rise of the floating roof
More and more cars feature contrast-coloured roofs, but why has this feature become so popular?
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ArticleDesign Essay: What Makes an Icon?
How does a car transcend mere industrial design... and can it be done on purpose?
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ArticleHow EVs Are Delivering New Packages
Replacing one big engine with thousands of small batteries has freed up space and opened up what’s possible
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ArticleOpening up on door handle design
Easy to overlook, despite the importance of its function, but the humble handle has its highlights
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ArticleBrand Identity - Beyond the Radiator Grille
As cooling becomes less relevant, so does the grille. What changes could EVs bring?
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ArticleWheel Design – Where Next?
Alloys opened up wheel design, but does this crucial area now need a new shake-up?
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