All articles by Rufus Thompson – Page 18
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Trio of Mitsubishi concepts bound for Tokyo
Mitsubishi is bringing three new concepts to next month's Tokyo motor show, the first to be developed with the automaker's ‘@earth' design philosophy.
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Nissan to alter design philosophy to attract females and younger buyers
Nissan will transform its design philosophy in an attempt to reengage with its female and younger buyers, the carmaker's director of Global Upstream Planning Rachel Nguyen has revealed.
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Who's Where: Pierre Leclercq is Great Wall's VP and design director
Pierre Leclercq has been appointed vice president and head of design at Great Wall Motors. Splitting his time between the company's studio in Baoding, China, and a Shanghai-based satellite studio, he reports directly to chairman Wei Jianjun.
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Jaguar Land Rover leads UK universities to develop virtual simulation tech
Jaguar Land Rover is to lead four UK universities in a £10m ($15.5m) government scheme to develop virtual simulation technologies and processes to help improve and accelerate the car design process.
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Opel and Auto Design and Styling magazine launch new sketch contest
Opel and Auto Design and Styling magazine have joined forces to launch the ‘Adam Seeks Eve' sketch competition.
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Apple announces 'iOS in the Car' hands-free system
Apple has announced the next generation of in-car iPhone integration with its latest software update, iOS 7, named 'iOS in the Car'.
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Syd Mead's 'Progressions' exhibition featured on CarArt.us
CarArt.us, the largest online automotive art gallery, is featuring art from world-renowned futurist Syd Mead's 50-piece ‘Progressions' exhibit, a retrospective spanning more than 50 years.
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Middlecott Sketchbattle Experiment contest pits auto designers against Detroit talent
Local creative and design talent from outside and inside the car industry will go head-to-head in a multi-round competition for the title of Sketchmaster in the Middlecott Sketchbattle Experiment (MSBE).
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Hyundai releases second-generation Genesis renders
Hyundai's second-generation Genesis has been previewed in new renders ahead of its full reveal in Korea later this year.
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Former VW and Renault designer Markus Haub turns artist with 'Racing Legends' collection
Former Volkswagen and Renault designer Markus Haub has merged photography, painting and digital effects to create a 'Racing Legends' series, which focuses on racecars from the 1960s and ‘70s.
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Volvo asks: Can science measure how car design makes you feel?
Can science measure how car design makes you feel? That's the question Volvo designers and neuroscientists have been trying to answer using Electroencephalographic (EEG) machines to measure the emotional response to the Volvo Concept Coupé's design, amongst other things.
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'Porsche By Design' exhibition charts Porsche design history
Some of Porsche's rarest and most iconic cars will be showcased at the North Carolina Museum of Art's new exhibition, ‘Porsche by Design: Seducing Speed'.
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Volvo's research proves car design invokes basic human emotions
Car design and human emotion are inexorably linked, according to new research from Volvo.
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GM's Ed Welburn walks Jay Leno through the Elmiraj concept's design [w/Video]
General Motors' vice president Global Design Ed Welburn stars in the latest of the 'Jay Leno's Garage' YouTube series, running the talk-show host through some of the new Cadillac Elmiraj concept's design features and what it means for the brand's future.
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Lexus IS Design contest-winning SEMA show car announced
The winner of the Lexus IS Design contest has been chosen, with their design to be built by VIP Auto Salon for the SEMA show in Las Vegas.
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Vision Gran Turismo: 18 exclusive concepts from the world's top design studios [w/Video]
After yesterday's news that Gran Turismo 6 will feature an exclusive car from BMW, it seems it's not alone, with 17 other brands creating bespoke designs for the Vision Gran Turismo project.
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RCA students redesign the Fiat 500 and Panda for 2020
Royal College of Art students have redesigned the Fiat 500 and the Panda for 2020 in its 'Two of a Kind' contest.
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New software for cloud-based 3D model file sharing and reviewing
Sunglass is a new platform for sharing and syncing 3D models files over the Cloud has been developed, allowing designers to collaborate on a single model, regardless of their location.
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Video: BMW on its haptic technology design
BMW has released a video revealing the intense work that goes into developing its haptic technology.
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Toyota's global design chief Tokuo Fukuichi appointed president of Lexus
Toyota's global design chief Tokuo Fukuichi will be the first designer to sit on the company's board of directors when his appointment comes into effect on 1 April.