All Designers articles – Page 23
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ArticleStudio visit: GAC’s new LA facility
Zhang Fan and Pontus Fontaeus show us round their new Los Angeles design studio
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ArticleDetail Analysis: Vauxhall Calibra (1989)
Wayne Cherry’s slippery coupé was the most aerodynamic production car for 10 years
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ArticleJoel Piaskowski on the new Ford Focus
Ford’s man in charge of cars and crossovers explains the sharper Focus
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Detail Analysis: Audi A2 (1999)
Audi's brilliant aluminium hypermiler sadly didn’t catch on as well at the turn of the century as perhaps it would now...
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ArticleDesign Essay: Towards a new architecture
Two thoughtful, innovative concepts have advanced the discussion on autonomous cars
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Detail Analysis: Suzuki Fronte Coupé (1971)
Before the Cappuccino, Suzuki’s sporting ‘kei jidōsha’ was a cute Giugiaro-designed rear-engine coupé with obscure origins
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ArticlePickup Trucks: Where Next?
What does the expanding remit of the pickup mean for its designers?
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ArticleLayers of meaning: the trend for fractured forms
Taking apart conventional volumes and reassembling them in layered forms is becoming more common. Why?
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ArticleThe luxury vehicle of the future is... a pickup truck?
An unlikely body style emerges as a strong upmarket player
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Detail Analysis: Volvo 245 (1974)
The 245 set the template for enormous boxy Volvo estates. We evaluate this seminal effort
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Design Analysis: Isuzu VehiCROSS (1997)
Who needs focus groups when you’ve had a great idea on your own? The VehiCROSS still has a unique character in a world of interchangeable SUVs, over 20 years later. Here’s why
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ArticleDesign Essay: Simplicity versus Complexity
Today’s cars often seem cluttered compared to the clean designs of the past. Is there virtue in simplicity, or does complexity have its place?
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Design Analysis: Ford Focus (1998)
Ford's 'New Edge' design philosophy debuted on what turned out to be a vastly important car
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ArticleDesign Essay: The Sincerest Form of Flattery
We're always told not to copy... but is a certain amount acceptable, or even unavoidable?
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ArticleAre Beautiful Cars Really a Thing of the Past?
They just don’t make ’em like they used to! Or do they?
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ArticleAsymmetry: Car Design’s Great Taboo
It seems to be an unwritten rule that cars must look the same on both sides... but why?
