Drew Meehan

Drew Meehan

Drew has been writing for CDN since 2011, when a random tweet led to Geneva Motor Show coverage, and he’s been contributing ever since. With a degree in Transportation Design, he worked primarily as an independent UX designer before founding Mensen — a consultancy focused on automotive user experience, research and design — in 2017. Drew’s passion for car design began at an early age, taking him from the U.S. to Italy to study art at 15, with a dream working for an Italian carrozzeria. While his passion for beautiful sheetmetal hasn’t faded, these days his focus is on developing better user experiences for automotive and emerging future mobility projects. His 5-year relationship with a 1972 Alfa Romeo GTV 1750 may qualify him as a true petrolhead, but these days he can be found riding his bike alongside the beautiful canals of his adopted home of Leiden, Netherlands.

Contact info

Email:
andrew@viacelli.com
Website:
mensenauto.com
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    Design Analysis: Hyundai 45 & H-Space concepts

    2019-11-21T22:50:00

    Car Design News takes a closer look at the Hyundai 45 and H-Space concept cars to understand the Korean manufacturer’s view of the future of car design

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    Trend Report: Frankfurt 2019

    2019-10-18T13:47:00

    Analysing the biggest automotive design trends at Europe’s biggest motor show, before we head further afield – centring around the Frankfurt motor show that generated a certain amount of controversy from the start

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    Ken Okuyama on the Aiways U7 Ion

    2019-09-03T16:54:00

    Working with the Aiways internal teams from his studio in Japan, Ken Okuyama has been working with the Chinese EV brand Aiways on the design of the company’s Shanghai show stand, a line of lifestyle products, and their newest concept car, the U7 Ion. He says that in the future, his design influence will likely extend to branding, stores, and even the website. After seeing the investment the company has made in their fully-automated production facility, he was convinced that Aiways had a big future, and he wanted to be part of it. In late 2018, he was named Chief Advisor of Design & Art, and his influence at the startup is already being felt. The immiment arrival of two Aiways U5 prototypes at the Frankfurt motor show on September 9, which left Xi’an in China on 17 July, seems a good time to take another look at this ambitious Chinese brand.

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    Shanghai 2019 overview

    2019-07-11T14:49:00

    Now the dust has settled on the biggest auto show of the year, we asked Drew Meehan join the dots of what we saw in April in Shanghai

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    Shanghai 2019: Enovate ME-S Concept

    2019-04-17T07:42:00

    Enovate, one of many new entrants into the EV space in Shanghai, reveals the ME-S concept

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    Design Essay: The role of humans in AVs

    2018-11-08T17:11:00

    Autonomous light commercial vehicles are a growing area – but where do humans fit into it?

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    Design Essay: MBUX Reimagined

    2018-10-16T11:40:00

    An expert takes on the task of suggesting how Mercedes’ new UX could be improved

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    Pforzheim Winter 2016 Degree Show

    2017-02-22T15:46:55

    Elite design faculty shows off its latest crop

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    Detroit 2017: Audi Q8 shows a return to form [language]

    2017-01-10T08:56:49

    The angriest face yet from Ingolstadt

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    Show report: Concours d'Elégance Pininfarina ad Alassio

    2016-07-11T15:50:08

    Legendary design house looks to its past and toasts its future

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    Design Review: Opel GT

    2016-06-09T16:39:18

    Deep-dive into GM Europe's little gem of a show car

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    Design Review: Alfa Romeo Giulia

    2016-03-10T15:17:00

    Despite having the right raw ingredients Alfa’s latest sedan is still frustratingly compromised

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    CDN-GM/PATAC Interactive Design Contest 2013 launched

    2015-05-09T11:54:02

    After the overwhelming success of its European and North American interactive design competitions, GM and Car Design News are excited to announce the launch of their first competition exclusively for the Chinese market, the CDN-GM/PATAC Interactive Design Competition China.

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    Call for Entries: CDN-GM Interactive Design Competition 2012

    2015-05-06T21:42:24

    With temperatures soaring across North America, there's no better time to hunker down in an air-conditioned room with your pen, vellum, and markers (or, more realistically, your computer and tablet) and get working on your entries into the GM Interactive Design Competition 2012.

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    CDN-GM Interactive Design Contest August Update

    2015-05-06T21:42:19

    It's hard to believe that the summer's almost over already, and with it your chance to win one of five paid internships (including housing) at GM's Warren, MI design studio in the CDN-GM Interactive Design Competition 2012.

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    CDN-GM competition: Phase 1 now closed

    2015-05-06T21:42:15

    Back to school. Not most students' favorite time of year, signaling both the end of summer and a return to the long days of lectures and long nights of sketching. This year, however, it also means a chance to win one of five internships, including housing, at GM's Warren, MI ...

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    CDN-GM Interactive Design Contest 2013 winners announced

    2015-05-06T18:25:35

    In early December, the finalist entries from the CDN/GM Interactive Design Competition were put in front of the panel of judges from General Motors and Car Design News to determine the four winners of this year's internships with GM. This year, once again, the level of work was exceptional and ...

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    Show review: Los Angeles Auto Show 2013

    2015-05-05T22:09:18

    The Los Angeles Auto Show is often considered a "second tier" show as far as concepts and new product unveilings go, but has often surprised and delighted by its proximity to Southern California's myriad advanced design studios and their desire to show off and one-up the competition.

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    Show review: Los Angeles Auto Show 2013

    2015-05-05T22:09:08

    The Los Angeles Auto Show is often considered a "second tier" show as far as concepts and new product unveilings go, but has often surprised and delighted by its proximity to Southern California's myriad advanced design studios and their desire to show off and one-up the competition.

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    Show review: Los Angeles Auto Show 2013

    2015-05-05T22:09:02

    The Los Angeles Auto Show is often considered a "second tier" show as far as concepts and new product unveilings go, but has often surprised and delighted by its proximity to Southern California's myriad advanced design studios and their desire to show off and one-up the competition.

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