Features – Page 8
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ArticleDesign Essay: Lighting – Car Design’s Latest Battleground
Whether they’re ‘eyes’ or ‘brand signatures’, they’re designed for more than just night vision…
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ArticleDriven: Suzuki Jimny
We explore one of the most hyped cars of the moment, the new Suzuki Jimny, on-road and off
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ArticleDesign Essay: The role of humans in AVs
Autonomous light commercial vehicles are a growing area – but where do humans fit into it?
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ArticleDesign Essay: MBUX Reimagined
An expert takes on the task of suggesting how Mercedes’ new UX could be improved
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ArticleDriven: Hyundai Kona Electric
Car Design News takes a drive in a very convincing compact crossover, the Hyundai Kona Electric
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ArticleCar Design Essentials Part 3: Graphics
Designers talk of “having an eye for design,” an intuitive sense of what’s harmonious and what is undesirable but what exactly are the components of the criteria that they’re using? For automotive design it essentially breaks down into three steps, which we term ‘Bones, Muscles and Graphics’. In this final part, we examine the third element of evaluating automotive design, the graphic treatment (grilles, lamps, window shapes, shutlines, DRG, DLO, wheels)
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ArticleCar Design Essentials Part 2: Muscles
How do you teach automotive design students to develop a good eye for design; to intuitively draw vehicles with good proportions, pleasing lines and a strong design character? Essentially, it breaks down into three steps, which I term ‘Bones, Muscles and Graphics’. Over the course of three articles Nick Hull will introduce these steps and explain the components of each element that builds into a complete set of principles.
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ArticleCar Design Essentials Part 1: Bones
How do you teach automotive design students to develop a good eye for design; to intuitively draw vehicles with good proportions, pleasing lines and a strong design character? Essentially, it breaks down into three steps, which I term ‘Bones, Muscles and Graphics’. Over the course of three articles Nick Hull will introduce these steps and explain the components of each element that builds into a complete set of principles.
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ArticleOpinion: Why honest design matters
Mild misdirection or visual lying? Here’s a firm view on the trend of design fakery
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ArticleDesign Essay: Changing The Game
Looking at what the virtual world can – and will – bring to reality
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Autobianchi Runabout (1969)
The 850 was a very popular car for Fiat in the ‘60s, especially in its spider version with its cute design and compact proportions. When the time came to replace it, Fiat went back to Bertone, where chief designer Marcello Gandini was charged with designing its replacement.
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ArticleConcept Car of the Week: Bertone Alfa Romeo Carabo (1968)
Marcello Gandini’s Carabo for Alfa Romeo pioneered a distinct design language, influencing automotive icons such as the Lotus Esprit and Lamborghini Countach
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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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ArticlePickup Trucks: Where Next?
What does the expanding remit of the pickup mean for its designers?
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ArticleGeneva 2018: Toyota Gazoo Supra Racing Concept
Deciphering where the racing attachments end and the hotly anticipated production car begins...
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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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ArticleToyota’s Ian Cartabiano heading to Europe
Humphries’ old role to be filled by outgoing Calty head
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ArticleCES 2018: Toyota reveals E-Palette and partners
Toyota‘s shift towards mobility becomes clearer with its Olympics-bound autonomous room on wheels
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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?