All Designers articles – Page 28
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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?
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Detail Analysis: Subaru XT
Subaru's weird wedge proved to be a divisive piece of aerodynamic design
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Lexus LS 'Kiriko' Glass Trim (2017)
Lexus solidifies its new, boldly Japanese identity with envelope-pushing Takumi craftsmanship
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Detail Analysis: Audi 200 Avant
The 'Avant' estate is as much part of Audi's identity as quattro all-wheel-drive. The seminal C3 executive car offered both in one.
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ArticleBuilding a premium brand – the role of design
Premium is all the rage these days, but it depends on conviction and confidence
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ArticleMaserati 3200GT Boomerang Taillights (1998)
A pioneer of the now-commonplace skinny LED tail lights, the 3200GT remains one of the finest examples of modern automotive lighting
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Detail Analysis: Renault-Alpine GTA
A bite-sized analysis of another little-remembered design classic: the Renault-Alpine GTA.
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ArticleLamborghini Murciélago Active Vents (2002)
A more restrained, 21st-century Lamborghini hid a little extra madness in its flanks…
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ArticleFacelifts: Pig’s Ear from a Velvet Purse?
Keeping a model looking desirable is a task filled with pitfalls… and the same is true with cars, too
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Detail Analysis: Matra-Simca Rancho
A hatchback-based crossover before it was cool – and if that wasn't hipster-friendly enough, they also proved to be biodegradable...