Features – Page 9
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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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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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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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ArticleToyota unveils brand new Century ahead of Tokyo
Japanese-market flagship limo enters only its third generation in 50 years
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ArticleEssay: Executive Extinction?
Will a combination of model bloat and trendy SUVs kill off the once-aspirational mid-size luxury car?
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ArticleThe rise of the floating roof
More and more cars feature contrast-coloured roofs, but why has this feature become so popular?
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ArticleDesign Essay: What Makes an Icon?
How does a car transcend mere industrial design... and can it be done on purpose?
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ArticleHow EVs Are Delivering New Packages
Replacing one big engine with thousands of small batteries has freed up space and opened up what’s possible
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ArticleOpening up on door handle design
Easy to overlook, despite the importance of its function, but the humble handle has its highlights
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ArticleBrand Identity - Beyond the Radiator Grille
As cooling becomes less relevant, so does the grille. What changes could EVs bring?
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ArticleWheel Design – Where Next?
Alloys opened up wheel design, but does this crucial area now need a new shake-up?
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Who's Where: Simon Humphries now president of Toyota’s ED2 design centre
Toyota's highest-ranking Brit moves from Japan to France
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How much does it cost for a car designer to live in different cities around the world? And what’s the quality of living?
What to expect when living in one of the world’s car design cities
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ArticleQ&A with CDN Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Syd Mead
Exclusive interview by Car Design News with visual futurist Syd Mead on the secrets of his success in automotive design. An ArtCenter graduate, Mead’s take on what the future of mobility might look like has bled into popular culture though cult sci-fi films like Blade Runner, Tron (original), 2010 and Tomorrowland and his work still inspires designers around the world
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Jin Won Kim joins Faraday Future as exterior chief designer
Kim joins FF after 15 years at Calty
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ArticleClemson University, Art Center and Toyota reveal Deep Orange Six: The Toyota uBox
Next-generation students create the next generation of cars