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The new Car Design News website is live We’re excited to announce the official relaunch of the Car Design News (CDN) website, fully redesigned, restructured, and reimagined to better serve the global car design community Car Design News
Watch: Brook Banham, co-founder of Middlecott Sketchbattle Detroit’s well-known automotive design competition returned for 2025 with the challenge of envisioning rugged mobility for 2040. Against the clock, designers pushed their skills to the limits
Watch on demand: Panel discussion - The future of German automotive design Join us live to explore heritage vs. modern mobility, sustainability's impact on design, and how supplier collaboration drives innovation in today's world Car Design News
Watch on demand: Designing light - innovations in automotive lighting Watch our exclusive livestream on demand, exploring the evolving role of automotive lighting in a world of increasing complexity. Lighting isn’t just about safety anymore—it’s all about branding and user experience. In this session, we explored cool new technologies, how lighting laws are changing things, and how lighting helps shape a car’s identity. Think illuminated logos, dynamic light patterns, and how lighting can make a car feel more emotional and functional at the same time. Car Design News
Review: Coventry Connections – 50 years of Transport Design at Coventry University It is half a century since students began learning the art of car design at Coventry University. A lovingly compiled book by Nick Hull and Andy Plumb celebrates 50 years of the course James McLachlan
IAA Mobility Design Conference Livestream A precursor for ”Building a Creative Culture”, this panel looked at how designers from Mahindra Group and Ford are cultivating a high-performing and creative culture in the world of design, and producing a roadmap to creativity in their studios James McLachlan
Umeå course leaders on nurturing talent and creating storytellers CDN recently sat down with Demian Horst, head of the Umeå Institute of Design and Alessandro Argenio, head of the school’s Transportation Design course Freddie Holmes
Students challenged to design electric truck of the future Ram’s annual competition aims to tap the creativity of young students and perhaps bring future designers into the industry Freddie Holmes
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. James McLachlan
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. James McLachlan
Watch: Is the future of automotive design in software? This CDN livestream featured speakers from Volvo, Bugatti Rimac, TomTom and The Qt Company. We discuss how automotive designers are using connected technologies in informing design decisions. James McLachlan
Asia winner announced – Magna 2022 Global Bold Perspective Award Designers were tasked with producing innovative visions for future mobility in the year 2035. This year’s Asia winner proposes a flying car that serves as its own living space and nature retreat vehicle Freddie Holmes
Watch: What’s next for the sports car? Watch this livestream where we explore the future of the sports car through the lens of styling, technology, lighting, UX and sustainability James McLachlan
Polestar kicks off third annual design contest Now in its third year, Polestar’s 2022 annual design contest will be about challenging the modern perception of ‘performance’ Freddie Holmes
Watch: Back to the Future of Interiors Watch this Car Design News livestream featuring General Motors, Group Lotus and Lawrence Technological University as they reflect on changing interiors over the last 20 years and as they look ahead to the next 20. James McLachlan
Royal College of Art: Intelligent Mobility postgraduate show 2022 Part 3 Humanising technology was the theme of this student showcase, with the ideas that examine the interaction between user and vehicle in relation to autonomous driving technology Michael Nash
Design industry survey reveals frustrations with decision-making process A survey of the industry has revealed frustrations with slow decision-making and poor communication in the design process Car Design News
The design process gets a thorough examination in the latest Konzepthaus report This latest report from Konzepthaus Design Study (KDS) focuses on the design process, including digitalisation and AI. Konzepthaus Consulting
Watch Recording: ICEM Design Experience | The New Generation of Surface Modelling Discover more about the Art of Surface modelling with Dassault Systèmes. Join this live discussion detailing their new 3D modelling application, engineered with CAS & Class A surface specialists in mind.
Peter Schreyer appointed as Hyundai Motor Group’s executive design advisor The designer credited with revolutionising Kia and Hyundai design, Peter Schreyer, has been appointed as executive design advisor and brand ambassador James McLachlan
Leadership changes afoot at General Motors Andrew Smith to lead General Motors Global Advanced Design while Bryan Nesbitt will head up Cadillac Global design, replacing Smith James McLachlan
Watch: Alias update and roadmap A look at some of the latest tools in Alias, offering best in Class Workflows, Collaboration and Automation. See how Alias can help Create, Replace, Re-use and Share data across design teams, empowering truly global collaborative design.
Watch recording: Rapid Innovation - How to empower the mobility revolution here & now Watch this session to discover how you can successfully become a part of the mobility revolution that we’re shaping right here and now, together. You’ll also get a sneak peek at our best practices in such rapid pace processes and discover our own, award-winning VR tool that we created by putting several of those processes into a real work use case.
Watch: Geely design review of Cosmos Rhythmic Energy and Vision Starburst The team at Geely take us deep inside their Shanghai design studio, and explore the key aspects of the Cosmos Rhythmic Energy and the Vision Starburst concept Car Design News
Mahindra launches Coventry design studio Indian automotive giant Mahindra is launching an advanced design studio in Coventry Car Design News
Watch: Inside Toyota’s bustling ED2 studio Ian Cartabiano, Toyota ED2’s president, takes us behind the scenes of the design studio in the south of France and provides a review of the Aygo X Prologue Car Design News
Coventry University graduate MA work 2020 It has been a difficult year for students, but, as this work proves, they are adapting to the new conditions by using CAD rather than clay for final projects Aysar Ghassan
Winners of Car Design Awards China 2020 announced, virtually We weren’t in Beijing in person, instead we brought everyone together virtually to award and celebrate our 2020 Car Design Awards China students Car Design News
Polestar launches annual design competition Polestar is looking for talent and supporting designers Maxine Morland
CDN’s livestream about virtual automotive design teaching Join CDN for an exclusive livestream about virtual teaching for automotive design students. The Royal College of Art’s Dale Harrow and Chris Thorpe will be presenting alongside guest speaker, and RCA alumnus Carl Gotham, Advanced Design Director, SAIC London.
Frank Stephenson on the Ferrari F430 How design gave the 430 a bit more bite than the Ferrari 360, and became a little bit more unfriendly
Frank Stephenson on the new Mini project Designing the new Mini based on the original design, balancing the need for both brand recognition and modernisation Car Design News
Inktank Academy tutorial on creating reflections with markers and charcoal ’Don’t think in lines, you have to think in surfaces’ Car Design News
Magna Global Bold Perspective Award winner announced The winner of Magna’s Global Bold Perspective competition has been announced at LA Auto Show Car Design News
Who’s Where: Juho Suh moves from NIO to Hyundai Suh’s recent experience of designing performance EVs at NIO could come in handy at Hyundai Michael Gooderham
How to be a car designer Pt7: Just got hired, the adventure begins… How to survive your first few weeks as a professional car designer Luciano Bove
How to be a car designer part 6: The internship You have bagged an internship in a car design studio. Now you need to make the most of it Luciano Bove
How to be a car designer Pt5: The (job) interview You’ve created a great portfolio, now the big interview awaits Luciano Bove
How to be a car designer Pt4: Your portfolio For an aspiring car designer, having a strong portfolio is 50 percent of getting hired Luciano Bove
How to be a car designer part 3: Going to design school Making the most of your time at design school, from smart planning to your final portfolio Luciano Bove
How to be a car designer part 2: Starting design school Luciano Bove explains how to apply for design school, and ensure that your portfolio stands out from the crowd Luciano Bove
How to be a car designer Part 1: Turning passion into a profession ArtCenter graduate Luciano Bove offers expert advice on how to achieve your dream career in car design Luciano Bove
Michelin’s Challenge Design winners announced The theme of this year’s challenge was ‘Inspiring Mobility’, which looked for ideas about how to put emotion and human interaction into focus in the mega cities of 2035 Maxine Morland
Inclusive Mobility Project for Smart Cities creates inclusivity for all (for once) When transportation design students from IED worked with Leitat and Singular Entrepreneurs, great things happened Maxine Morland
Car Design Essentials Part 3: Graphics In the last part of our Car Design Essentials series, we look at how to place faces and lines atop your muscles Nick Hull
Car Design Essentials Part 2: Muscles Having established the bones, it’s time to add the muscles to your car. Carefully… Nick Hull
Car Design Essentials Part 1: Bones Designing a car breaks down into three steps, ’Bones, Muscles and Graphics’. Over the course of three articles we will introduce these steps and explain the components of each element that builds into a complete set of principles Nick Hull
Starting Out: Portfolio Development Setting out your portfolio can seem like an endless task; as soon as you finish one, it’s time to start over with the latest stuff, a cycle that often continues beyond design school Car Design News
