All Editorial articles – Page 51
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ArticleTokyo 2019: Yamaha’s vision of mobility
’Dezi’ Akihiro, Yamaha head of design, talks CDN around the concepts on the stand at the Tokyo motorshow
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News2019 Tokyo Motor Show preview
All the big teasers, preview images and news announcements from Japanese car manufacturers ahead of the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show
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InterviewDesigner Interview: Satoru Tai, Nissan
From the Car Design Review 6 yearbook: Satoru Tai, Nissan executive design director and VP of Creative Box, talks Car Design News through his inspirations, the state of play with Nissan design, and the advantage of more diverse employee backgrounds
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ArticleScreens unlocks user experience
Screens is a new service from Deutsche Automotive that is designed to help user-experience teams understand their competitors’ systems at a deeper level. Rather than benchmarking the physical characteristics of in-car systems, Screens uses a consistent heuristic walkthrough of a cars’ interface—with clear explanations of how different functions work and how many clicks/touches it takes to get there—to build a true experiential benchmark.
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ArticleThe Lasting Appeal of Syd Mead’s Turn-X Gundam
With the recent announcement the Syd Mead is winding down his design activities for good, we’ve found ourselves reflecting once more upon the famed visual futurist’s incomparable career, such as ths Turn-X Gundam fight-suit design
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Interior MotivesInterior Motives: Honda E
From the Automn 2019 issue of Interior Motives: Honda gives us the interior design development story of its pivotal new electric car, called simply the ‘e’.
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ArticleTrend Report: Frankfurt 2019
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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Interior MotivesInterior Motives: Geometry A
The announcement of Geely’s brand-new electric car sub-brand Geometry, so fully-formed and sophisticated, was a shock to many at the 2019 Shanghai motor show. Demonstrating the speed – and style – of change in the Chinese automotive market, and featuring genuine innovations previously reserved for concept cars, the Geometry A (seen here in early production form) has an interior which is a revelation for a car in its price-bracket.
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Interior MotivesInterior Motives: Genesis Mint
From the Autumn 2019 issue of Interior Motives: the design development story of the Genesis Mint concept car
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Interior MotivesInterior Motives: Lotus Evija
From the Autumn 2019 issue of Interior Motives: the design development story of the stunning new Lotus Evija electric hypercar
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Interior MotivesInterior Motives: Lincoln Corsair
Lincoln has been working in the C-sector space for over a decade, seeking to bring big-car luxury to a small platform and package. The spacious Lincoln C concept of 2009 explored this theme, and hints of Lincoln interiors to come were found in that car, especially the broad two-tiered instrument panel and the wide, open cabin and panoramic roof; and the experience of the C project has surely informed the bringing of the premium ambience of Lincoln’s larger SUVs into the five-seater Corsair, which completes Lincoln’s latest product line renewal.
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Interior MotivesInterior Motives: Bentley EXP 100 GT
From the Autumn 2019 issue of Interior Motives: the full development story of Bentley’s forward-looking centenary celebration concept the EXP 100 GT
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NewsRoyal Commission offering funding for UK research projects
The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 is now taking applications for its latest round of funded fellowships and studentships.
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NewsWho’s Where: Fengyou Gong moves to Qoros
Former Peugeot China design director for their Shanghai R&D centre, Fengyou ‘Peter’ Gong, has started his new job as VP of design at Qoros, owned by Baoneng Motors
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ArticleHMI walk through: Audi e-tron media playback interface
This week’s video from Screens walks you through the Audi e-tron’s media playback interface. Watch to see how you can connect to SD, USB, Bluetooth and online streaming sources such as Napster and Amazon Music using the car’s touchscreen head unit
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InterviewInterview: Valuing Venucia design with Taiji Toyota
Car Design News spoke to Taiji Toyota, deputy managing director of Nissan and Dongfeng’s Chinese joint venture, Venucia, about the brand’s evolution and increasing product independence
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InterviewDesigner Interview: Shao Jingfeng, SAIC
From CDR6: SAIC’s global design director talks us through the transformation of Roewe and MG design
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NewsCarsten Monnerjan becomes head of design at Italdesign
Carsten Monnerjan has been promoted by Italdesign to become the famous Italian design house’s head of design, effective immediately.
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InterviewEnovate - interview with Hakan Saracoglu
Enovate is one of a raft of electric car startups in China which supposedly reached 450 at their zenith. “They’re consolidating now, it’s the right thing to do there were way too many” says Enovate vice president of design, Hakan Saracoglu. The Turkish born German national has fifteen years’ experience with Porsche along with shorter stints at Ford and Chery
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NewsWho’s Where: Chen Zheng becomes Chang An brand chief officer
Chen Zheng, Chang An’s global design director, has been given the roles of brand chief officer and press spokesman alongside his existing role. This promotion will effectively make him the public face of the company