All Ford Design articles – Page 3
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ArticleFord’s new Maverick pick-up – handy and hybridised
Ford’s new compact pick-up, dubbed Maverick, puts the emphasis on versatility and customisation. It will be available in ICE-only and hybrid options
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ArticleOpinion: Rollin’ coal, culture wars and Ford’s ‘Truck of the Future’
In the United States, the ICE versus EV debate became a battleground in an ongoing culture war. But as more and more combustion era icons go electric, can design help cut through the noise and usher in a new automotive culture?
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ArticleF-150 Lightning: Ford’s Truck of the Future?
Ford is betting that any scepticism concerning electrification of the F-series will be blown away by its sheer ability. And with more pulling power, space and versatility than ever before, should we doubt them? Car Design News spoke to Ford’s global design director Todd Willing ahead of the full reveal
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ArticleDeadline to enter D Ford New Designers Award approaches
The deadline to enter D Ford’s New Designers awards is fast approaching. Get your submission in to be in with a chance of winning the £1000 grant and be part of a 2-month mentorship program
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ArticleHigh Voltage: Mustang Mach-E GT
The new Mustang trades the V8 muscle associated with the namplate for a battery-powered crossover. CDN discusses the CMT proposal with lead designer Janet Seymour
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ArticleDesign Review: 2021 Lincoln Nautilus
With the Nautilus, Lincoln’s design team has focused on creating cohesion between exterior and interior designs. Car Design News’ Laura Burstein took a closer look
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ArticleWatch: Team Fordzilla unpack the P1 virtual race car
Made for the world of gaming, the P1 is the first virtual race car to be designed in collaboration between a carmaker and the gaming community. Team Fordzilla takes us through this unique design process, which included Twitter polls and head-to-head races.
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ArticleAltered beast: Ford F-150 Raptor
“Being the king of the hill is what keeps me awake at night,” says Ehab Kaoud, chief designer for Ford Trucks. Car Design News spoke to him about the latest iteration of the Ford-150 Raptor
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Interior MotivesInterior Motives Summer 2020 Digital Edition
Check out the summer digital edition of Interior Motives, featuring in-depth interior design trends, interviews, sketches and galleries featuring Renault, Polestar, Tata, Ford and more
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ArticleFord’s design team on the new Bronco
The Ford Bronco has finally been reborn. More than 20 years since the last model was discontinued, Ford has now unveiled the 2021 Bronco
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NewsFord F-150 redesign puts customers at its (mighty) heart
The new Ford F-150, launched in the early hours of this morning, UK time, holds few surprises on the exterior, it is recognisably an F-150, look inside and the storage and truck-as-workplace solutions are beautifully resolved and carefully thought-out.
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ArticleHow to do car design remotely – Ford colour and materials
Ford’s colour and materials design manager, Allen Brown, describes how he and his team have adapted the way they work.
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ArticleAn English Car Designer Abroad: Peter Birtwhistle talks about his life
Designer Peter Birtwhistle has released a new book in which he describes his work at GM, Audi, Porsche and Mazda
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ArticleHow to do car design remotely – Ford
We speak to Amko Leenarts, Ford of Europe’s design director, about how he and his team are working during the Coronavirus pandemic
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ArticleDesign Essay: Surprise & delight, the importance of detail design
What makes people fall in love with cars? Aidan Walsh argues that small details in design cement long-term love affairs with vehicles
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ArticleFord remembers McKinley Thompson Jr.
Their first African American designer was instrumental in shaping the original Ford Bronco
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ArticleDesign Essay: Big Screen, Big Problem?
Integrating screens in car interiors comes with a set of significant problems, from aesthetic decisions to considering the life-cycle of the vehicle. You could argue that how screens are handled within the instrument panel highlights many of the wider creative challenges of mobility design
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ArticleArtCenter 2019/20 Degree Show
Quality over quantity at the leading California automotive design school ArtCenter
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ArticleJukeboxes: the unlikely automotive influence
A look at the connection between mid-century American cars and jukeboxes
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NewsCES 2020: Fisker Ocean
The new Fisker Ocean electric SUV, which debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), promises to be far more affordable