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ArticleRoyal College of Art: Intelligent Mobility postgraduate show 2022 Part 3
Humanising technology was the theme of this student showcase, with the ideas that examine the interaction between user and vehicle in relation to autonomous driving technology
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ArticleCar Design News partners with Epic Games for HMI design competition
Calling all designers, hobbyists and, well, anyone creative! Car Design News, together with Epic Games, has launched the Unreal Engine HMI Design Challenge
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ArticleBook Review: Roots and Wings – Peter Schreyer: Designer, Artist and Visionary
Peter Schreyer, the man who steered Audi and Volkswgen through the 80s and 90s, and completely transformed Kia, Hyundai and Genesis, is now the subject of a stellar monograph examining his work
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VideoFrank Stephenson on the Ferrari F430
His brief was to take the Ferrari 360 and make it even nicer. In this video Frank guides us through how he fulfilled this tricky task
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VideoFrank Stephenson on the new Mini project
In the first in a series of videos looking back at Frank’s fascinating history in design, he recalls the new Mini project, from working on themes to reimagining the gradual evolution of the original Mini design
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NewsNew Designing Car Interiors volume is invaluable resource for students
Books for students of automotive design remain thin on the ground, particularly for interiors. Designer Tim Pilsbury is adressing this imbalance with his excellent Designing Car Interiors volumes
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NewsRoyal Commission offering funding for UK research projects
The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 is now taking applications for its latest round of funded fellowships and studentships.
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ArticleHow to be a car designer Pt7: Just got hired, the adventure begins…
Professional car designer and transportation design teacher Luciano Bove offers aspiring car designers advice on how to make a career out of car design, get into a university which teaches transportation design and then grab every opportunity that become available. This series of articles is a must-read for anyone who wants to become a professional car designer. In this, the final article in the series, we offer advice on surviving your first weeks as a professional car designer
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ArticleHow to be a car designer part 6: The internship
Professional car designer and transportation design teacher Luciano Bove offers aspiring car designers advice on how to make a career out of car design and get into a university which teaches transportation design. This series of articles is a must-read for anyone who wants to become a professional car designer. In this penultimate article of this series, we offer advice on making the most of the internship
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ArticleHow to be a car designer Pt5: The (job) interview
Professional car designer and transportation design teacher Luciano Bove offers aspiring car designers advice on how to make a career out of car design and get into a university which teaches transportation design. This series of articles is a must-read for anyone who wants to become a professional car designer. In this article we look at preparing for the job interview
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ArticleHow to be a car designer Pt4: Your portfolio
Professional Car Designer and transportation design teacher Luciano Bove offers aspiring car designers advice on how to make a career out of car design and get into a university which teaches transportation design. This series of articles is a must-read for anyone who wants to become a professional car designer. In this feature we examine the art of building a strong automotive design portfolio
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ArticleHow to be a car designer part 3: Going to design school
Professional Car Designer and transportation design teacher Luciano Bove offers aspiring car designers advice on how to make a career out of car design and get into a university which teaches transportation design. This series of articles is a must-read for anyone who wants to become a professional car designer. In this featue he offers advice on how to make the most of your time at university and put yourself first in line for a job in car design
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ArticleHow to be a car designer part 2: Starting design school
Professional Car Designer and transportation design teacher Luciano Bove offers aspiring car designers advice on how to make a career out of car design and get into a university which teaches transportation design. This series of articles is a must-read for anyone who wants to become a professional car designer
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ArticleHow to be a car designer Part 1: Turning passion into a profession
Professional Car Designer and transportation design teacher Luciano Bove offers aspiring car designers advice on how to make a career out of car design and get into a university which teaches transportation design. This series of articles is a must-read for anyone who wants to become a professional car designer
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ArticleIED Barcelona: Graduating into a changing world for transportation design
Where are they now, and how do they see transportation design developing? Four former students from IED Barcelona describe their roles and careers since graduating…
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ArticleRoadster Life busts some myths
Created by CDN fan and automotive freelance designer (and author) Matteo Licata, this mythbusting video will brighten your week
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ArticleMagna design competition seeks students with insight and vision
[Sponsored] Magna’s Global Bold Perspective Award, staged in association with CDN, is looking for design students with big ideas about future mobility
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ArticleNew book - Designing Car Interiors
Tim Pilsbury’s new book, Designing Car Interiors, is an excellent addition to the car design library
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ArticleSix books for your holiday wish list
Buy them for your learned friend, relative or colleague… or just get them for yourself
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ArticleCar Design Essentials Part 3: Graphics
Designers talk of “having an eye for design,” an intuitive sense of what’s harmonious and what is undesirable but what exactly are the components of the criteria that they’re using? For automotive design it essentially breaks down into three steps, which we term ‘Bones, Muscles and Graphics’. In this final part, we examine the third element of evaluating automotive design, the graphic treatment (grilles, lamps, window shapes, shutlines, DRG, DLO, wheels)