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A is for…a comprehensive glossary of automotive design terms
Car Design News presents a glossary of car design terms
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Watch now: Enabling creative innovation in the design studio
Watch our CDN webinar with Autodesk, where Product Managers Phil Botley and Brandon Tasker will be discusing the Agile Design Studio
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How does marketing influence car design?
Car Design News investigates how departments beyond the studio influence the final design of a vehicle. This time, it is not engineering, but marketing and product planning under the microscope
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Tyre design: the perfect balance of form and function
Car Design News investigates the principles of tyre design and what room for innovation remains
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Milan Design Week: A CMF sampler
Furniture, fashion, cars, make for a veritable feast of materials. Car Design News sampled the offerings at Milan Design Week 2024
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Underpromising and overdelivering in the age of the software-defined vehicle
In an era in which brands like Audi, Volkswagen as well as start-ups such as Fisker, are asking customers to put their faith in an entirely new technology, maybe OEMs are better off underpromising and overdelivering, writes Drew Smith
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In praise of pushbuttons (and other physical controls)
Buttons are making a slight return thanks to revised guidance from Euro NCAP. Drew Smith considers what we lost in the move to screens, and what we might gain from the new rules
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Opinion: The UX pain of EV rental
By adding EVs to rental fleets without perfecting the end-to-end experience, brands which claim to be customer-focused have squandered an opportunity to build customer acceptance, writes Drew Smith
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‘In the race to be “cool”, quality and coherence are being left behind’
CES 2024 demonstrated that established OEMs like Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes are asking the wrong questions when it comes to user experience
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Flashback: Syd Mead's Singer Smart Car
Was this Syd Mead’s Singer the first smart car’ design?
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Flashback: From radio antennas to sensors
The radio is so integral to the modern car as to be almost invisible. Karl Smith tracks the evolution of this assumed slice of technology
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Watch: More than just a new coat of paint - Alias 2024
Watch on-demand our CDN webinar with Autodesk, where Alias Product Manager Phil Botley will be discusing the new Alias 2024 release.
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Motor City Blues for the Detroit auto show
Car Design News editor James McLachlan gives his take on the 2023 Detroit auto show, something he describes as a dispiriting experience but one that could be rejuvinated by design
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Watch: Car Design News in Review
Car Design News editor James McLachlan and assistant editor Freddie Holmes discuss the last 3 months in car design
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Why we need designers and creatives in a world of AI
Ex-Mazda designer Tom Matano tells Car Design News that designers should not feel threatened by artificial intelligence
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Watch: How will CMF shape an electric future?
Watch this premier livestream, in partnership with Ultrafabrics, where our panel will explore new ways to reshape the exterior and interior of cars.
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Opinion: Bring colour back to car interiors
Be it vibrant or muted, colour can inject personality and warmth into the car interior so let’s bring it back, says Jens Meiners
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Artificial intelligence and the car designer of the future
CDN’s Karl Smith asks if artificial intelligence is the existential threat to car design we think it is
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Watch: Adobe Substance 3D: Create, Iterate, and Visualize Car Design Concepts
Watch this webinar, in partnership with Adobe where they discuss how Adobe Substance 3D apps help transportation designers with their creative workflows and enhance collaboration with digital design reviews.