Opinion – Page 5
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Tata’s H2X shrinks the bluff SUV format to city-car size
Substantially shorter than today’s popular B-segment SUVs, the Tata H2X concept previews an upcoming city-sized SUV
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The big trends for 2019 and beyond
Five non-design trends which will influence automotive design this year
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Design 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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Design 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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Design Essay: MBUX Reimagined
An expert takes on the task of suggesting how Mercedes’ new UX could be improved
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Car 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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Car 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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Car 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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Opinion: Why honest design matters
Mild misdirection or visual lying? Here’s a firm view on the trend of design fakery
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Design Essay: Changing The Game
Looking at what the virtual world can – and will – bring to reality
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Design Essay: Towards a new architecture
Two thoughtful, innovative concepts have advanced the discussion on autonomous cars
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Pickup Trucks: Where Next?
What does the expanding remit of the pickup mean for its designers?
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Design 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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Design Essay: The Sincerest Form of Flattery
We're always told not to copy... but is a certain amount acceptable, or even unavoidable?
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Are 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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Asymmetry: 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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Trend Report: Autonomy and Cabin Versatility
Autonomous vehicle concepts tend to centre around a versatile ‘room on wheels’... but how viable is it in reality?