The enduring art of sketching in car design
By Lucy Abbott2025-04-04T10:16:00
As part of Car Design News’ April focus on sketching, we speak to a range of voices in the automotive industry to learn how sketching is viewed in the modern day and what the future holds for this art form
There are plenty of well-known debates – the chicken or the egg, manual or automatic, but in car design, there’s no argument. Every car, from the wild hypercar to the humble city runaround, starts life the same way – with a sketch.
Once provided with the right equipment, whether a digital tablet or on the back of a napkin, talented automotive sketchers can create bold lines within seconds to create the soul of a su…