All Ford Design articles – Page 4
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ArticleShow Review: K 2019
Car Design News reports on the 2019 K trade fair in Düsseldorf, which explored the use of plastics in automotive design and manufacturing
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ArticleSyd Mead announces retirement
Syd Mead, former Car Design News lifetime achievement award winner, has officially retired from professional design, according to an announcement on social media
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ArticleIn Memoriam: Luigi Colani (1929-2019)
CDN takes a visual look back at the life and career the mercurial and deliciously controversial German designer Luigi Colani, following news of his death at the age of 91
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ArticleDesign Essay: What is a ‘luxury’ car?
With more and more brands going upmarket, it is worth examining this often-misused term…
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ArticleArtCenter Spring Degree Show 2019
The latest envelope-pushing projects from California’s prestigious car design course
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ArticleVision Gran Turismo – The Cars
(This was originally a bonus section attached to our essay about how car design and video games have overlapped in recent years, which you can read here.) A Rolling Start The idea of cars designed specifically for video games didn’t arrive suddenly. As well as its own in-game ‘LM Race ...
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ArticleDesign interview: Luciano d'Ambrosio, LDA Design
The Founder and CEO of LDA-Design draws on his Turin networks to get things done
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ArticleThe Winds of Time: What Makes a Design ‘Dated’?
“I used to like it, but it seems so dated now…”
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VideoCDN Lifetime Achievement Award winner 2018 Martin Smith
Having studied at London’s RCA, Sheffield-born Martin Smith carved a career from his hobby. His first position was at Porsche and, when he retired, he was head of Ford Europe (and Asia-Pacific Design). Career highlights include the Audi Quattro and creating Kinetic Design for Ford. CDN presented Martin with his ...
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ArticleMagna Global Bold Perspective Award: meet the judging team
Students entering Magna’s design competition will have their work judged by a world-class panel boasting production car, motorcycle, custom car and feature-film design expertise
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ArticleTechnology focus - reading our emotions
We take a look at the latest work by suppliers and carmakers to read and affect the emotional state of vehicle occupants
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ArticleCCotW: Ford MA (2002)
In 2002 Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art celebrated the work of automotive designer J Mays with an exhibition called Retrofuturism: The Work of J Mays. It was a retrospective of his work which included the Audi Avus, the Volkswagen Concept One and Ford New Thunderbird, among others.
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ArticleCar Design Awards winners revealed and Car Design Review 6 launched
Car Design Awards winners for 2018 revealed and Car Design Review 6 launched
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ArticleThe cars of Ian Callum: Ford RS200
The man himself walks us through his works, starting with his first full car
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CCotW: Ford Mustang Milano (1970)
A Chicago star with European influences, that had an impact in Australia
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Interior MotivesInterior Motives - Winter 2018/19
In this issue: Rivian R1T, Porsche 911 (992), Mercedes-Benz EQC, Rolls-Royce Cullinan, Ford Ranger, Renault EZ-Ultimo, Focus on Seating and more
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ArticleDesign Essay: Taking Detroit’s Temperature
A look at how America’s Big Three are doing, design wise, ahead of the NAIAS
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ArticleConcept Truck of the Week: Ford Super Chief (2006)
The trend towards luxury has produced a number of interesting truck concepts over the years. One of the largest and most interesting was the Ford Super Chief concept of 2006, which was, despite appearances, more of a personal limousine than a pick-up truck