All Designers articles – Page 29
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ArticleBulging Beltlines: Is Bigger Really Better?
Why are our cars ever-expanding? The automotive obesity crisis
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Lexus LFA Dials (2010)
The bonkers LFA's mix of technology-led design and purist engineering can be summed up in its spectacular electro-mechanical dial pack
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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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ArticleDetail Analysis: Alfa Romeo ‘Busso’ V6 – Chromed Inlet Pipes
Making purely functional components as pretty as possible – in true Italian style
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Bugatti Chiron: ‘The Bugatti Line’
The Chiron's raison d'être is to do everything the Veyron did, but better – including the aesthetics
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ArticleMPV RIP: is the monobox dead?
The one-box format seemed here to stay – until it went. Has it gone forever?
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Amazon Prime: The Future of Cars?
The online service just might preview our relationship with the new world of mobility
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McLaren 720S Visible Carbon Trim (2017)
Technically an engineering detail, but with a pleasing visual byproduct. How very McLaren...
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ArticleSeeing Double: The Ups and Downs of Stacked Lights
Vertically-arranged lighting is increasingly common. Why? And how can you make it look good?
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The Art of Armoured Vehicles
There’s more to military mobility than you might expect. An expert explains
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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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Rolls-Royce Phantom VII HVAC Controls
Reimagining a British luxury icon meant being mindful of unsightly knobs
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Jaguar XJ (X351) Purple Velvet Linings
Who says colour and trim in limousines has to be stoical? Not Ian Callum...
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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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ArticleQ&A: Stefan Sielaff on reinventing Bentley
Bentley design director on balancing old and new in a vastly changing world
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Porsche Carrera GT Centre-Locking Wheel Nuts
Amidst so many exquisite details, the colour-coded nuts stand out first...
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ArticleBrand Identity - Beyond the Radiator Grille
As cooling becomes less relevant, so does the grille. What changes could EVs bring?