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Design Essay: Punctuating the Logic of Equilibrium
What is it that makes some products highly successful even though they are different to anything the public has seen before? And is different always better? Let us look at two examples, BMW and Motorola, to understand the answers.
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Busan Motor Show 2008 Trends and Overview
And Hyundai isn't the only one trying to capture the lucrative luxury car segment by making full use of their acquired advanced technology. With the help of Daimler's E-Class rear-wheel-drive package, the Ssangyong Chairman W was unveiled as both a conventional sedan and a limousine version.
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Busan Motor Show 2008 Trends and Overview
Located on the southeast part of the Korean peninsula, Busan is the second largest city in South Korea and its biennial Motor Show will cap off what has been a busy early year for the Asia Pacific automotive industry, with the New Delhi Auto Expo, Australia's Melbourne Motor Show and ...
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IED reveals updated Cisitalia 202 E concept
IED will reveal the Cisitalia 202 E Concept - a modern version of the Pininfarina-designed 1947 Cisitalia 202 - at next month's Geneva motor show.
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People's Car Project concepts showcased
Volkswagen is currently showcasing three of its vehicle and technology concepts created under the ‘People's Car Project' at this year's Beijing auto show.
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Turning Honda CAD data into art with Ryoji Ikeda
The language of installations is close to design - it is about placing objects in space, and working with balance and atmosphere while interscting with people. Of course with art there is no function, solely feelings. Yet one of the latest art/car collaborations, data.anatomy[civic], adds just this. This audiovisual installation ...
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Full-scale model of 5th Peugeot Design Competition winner revealed in Shanghai
A life-sized model of Carlos Arturo Torres Tovar's RD concept, for which the 26 year old Columbian designer won the 5th Peugeot Design competition, is on display at the Peugeot stand in Shanghai. The 'RD' concept was chosen via an online internet poll and a competition jury headed by Peugeot's ...
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Opel hires 2011 CDN-Opel/Vauxhall Interactive Design Competition winner
Opel has taken on the winner of last year's Car Design News - Opel/Vauxhall Interactive Design Competition, Victor Uribe, to work as the latest addition to its creative design team.
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Driven: Honda FCX Clarity
It may be powered by a hydrogen fuel cell but the Honda FCX Clarity is no work-in-progress; its technology awkwardly shoehorned into an existing model. Nor is it a brittle concept without suspension banned from exceeding 30mph. It's a safety-tested four-seat executive sedan designed from scratch to accommodate hi-tech underpinnings.
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First Sight: Audi A3 Interior Revealed at CES [w/video]
It says a lot about where the automotive industry is today that Audi chose to unveil the new A3 interior here in CES, rather than a few days earlier at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
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Design Contest: Renault Design competition 'Imagine Espace in 2024'
"My intention was to design a car that travels on the ground yet feels like it is soaring through the sky, like flying a hang-glider", explains Romain Gauvin. The 'suspended' cabin features illustrate this idea, with a pared-down dashboard and two rows of three seats, each on a central support. ...
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First Sight: Fenomenon Stratos
The Geneva Show sees a surprising newcomer to its stands in the shape of Fenomemon Ltd and their concept Stratos project. This new London-based vehicle design agency is led by a current student on the Royal College of Art's Vehicle Design course, Chris Hrabalek, who has masterminded a complete full-size ...
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Fourth annual World Automotive Design Competition winners announced
Christophe Charbault, a design student from the Ecole de design at the Universite de Montreal, won the first prize of US $10,000. Charbault's entry, entitled 'Virtuoo', was chosen from amongst 70 entries submitted by 97 students from 28 design schools world wide. Judge Ken Gross stated that Virtuoo received top ...
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Pininfarina exhibit opens at the Museo dell’Automobile di Torino
The National Automobile Museum of Turin, Italy, has reopened its doors to welcome a bevy of Pininfarina models from past and present into its midst.
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Design Development: MotorStorm
Initially the designers explored many different directions, but Gahan felt some missed the raw appeal the game required. When one of the designers produced sketches showing the 'home-build' finish sought after by the creators, they were used as a benchmark for others to follow. Each designer spent a day or ...
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Design Development: MotorStorm
Since Sony introduced GranTurismo on PlayStation nearly ten years ago, games have become a useful way for auto companies to communicate their values to a younger audience, building brand loyalty before they even have a driver's license. In 2004, Toyota unveiled the MTRC concept at the Geneva Motor Show: a ...
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College Exhibition: Lawrence Technological University 2013
Ahmed GhamloushChevrolet Sponsored Project - Chevrolet Sport Wagon VoltThe 2025 Sport Wagon Volt is an all-electric business class vehicle with the aggressive and sporty attributes Ghamloush sees as the essence of Chevrolet. It features the signature double trapezoid tail lamps and the double grille design, and uses a triangle ...
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College Exhibition: Lawrence Technological University 2013
Emilio FelicianoLear / Buick Passenger Experience ProjectFeliciano's two concepts explore different scenarios for future interiors focused on passenger experiences. The first (blue project, top left) explores public autonomous transportation focusing on creating an engaging experience in any city by creating personalized tours that appeal to each individual customer. The second ...
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College Exhibition: Lawrence Technological University 2013
Matt EashFord Sponsored Project - Ford ExceedThe Ford Exceed is designed as the first autonomous vehicle from Ford Motor Company. This front-wheel drive electric C-segment vehicle was designed with the commuter in mind. Its aero-efficient body allows it to reach speeds of 150mph, it is the first in a new ...
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College Exhibition: Lawrence Technological University 2013
Colin BonathanFord Sponsored Project - 2025 RS3000Bonathan's Ford is designed to represent a leap forward in rally technology. Designed for the year 2025, it is an EV which is supported by a large solar panel under the glass of the cockpit. Power is transmitted to all four wheels through a ...