How Porsche integrates design and production A close relationship between Design and Production helps Porsche to balance technical feasibility with creative innovation Timo Gilgen
Level up: how Epic Games is redefining car design Unreal Engine and Twinmotion are actively disrupting automotive design for the better Car Design News
The enduring art of sketching in car design As part of Car Design News’ April focus on sketching, we speak to a range of voices in the automotive industry to learn how sketching is viewed in the modern day and what the future holds for this art form Lucy Abbott
Car Design News April Focus: Sketching This month Car Design News will be exploring the art and evolution of sketching Lucy Abbott
AI is an implement: it’s about how you use it Afry’s head of design Rob Dolton shares an insight into the team’s in-house AI engine, and explains that despite its efficacy there is no substitute for the human eye Freddie Holmes
Ideation with Midjourney: an exercise in curation Our US correspondent, Karl Smith, reports on his experiments with one of the hottest new AI tools Karl Smith
Indian carmaker uses solar-power for new electric taxi and city car PARTNER CONTENTThis content was paid for by Autodesk and produced in partnership with Car Design NewsIndian company Vayve Mobility has revealed a pair of new solar-powered EVs, designed very much through a digital-first process Car Design News
New tools, new workflow with Eric Stoddard of Car Design Academy An auto industry veteran has embraced a new generation of tools such as Gravity Sketch, Vizcom, MidJourney and others and now instructs others in emerging methods of design and visualisation Karl Smith
“The right tool at the right moment”: Bart van Lotringen of DAF Trucks The design director of DAF Trucks, Bart van Lotringen, speaks with Car Design News about his teams’ use of digital tools, AI, and the future Karl Smith
Digital design tools: the state of play in 2025 Software is a constituent part of the modern design studio. We survey a number designers about the state of digital tools, and get some unexpected encouragement from ‘Ratatouille’ Karl Smith
February Focus: Digital Tools This month we will be digging deeper into the digital tools that are at the heart of contemporary car design Car Design News
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
A is for…a comprehensive glossary of automotive design terms Need to know your Bone line from your tumblehome? Car Design News presents an exhaustive and detailed glossary of car design terms Nick Hull
AI and VR take centre stage at Autodesk innovation forum The Autodesk Innovation Forum brought together experts from Kia, Rivian and Porsche to explore the roles of AI and VR in design. Freddie Holmes reports 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
Artificial intelligence and the car designer of the future Artificial intelligence is widely seen as an existential threat to designers (and indeed many other professions). But as CDN’s Karl Smith writes, we may not need to fear the algorithm Karl Smith
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
Watch: Is data visualization at the center of your decision-making? Watch this new webinar, in partnership with Dassault Systèmes where they discuss the visualization and collaboration capabilities of their 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Metasketching: an interview with Mike Jelinek Mike Jelinek is an artist, designer, and researcher practicing in Czechia near Prague. He has a strong automotive design background having worked with Škoda, Volkswagen, PSA, and General Motors Europe. Jelinek spoke to Car Design News about advancing the next generation of design tools via his work at Wacom Karl Smith
Watch: What does the luxury car interior of the future look like? This CDN livestream featured speakers from BMW, Polestar, ELeather, Italdesign and Automobili Pininfarina. We discuss the current definitions of luxury, how consumer attitudes are changing and how design can lead the way to a better future.
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
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.
Car Design Dialogues North America: Innovation Showcase with Adobe Pierre Maheut from Adobe and Onur Dursun, founder of Duron Automotive give a comprehensive demonstration of X-Taon showcar, providing insight on how to use Substance 3D apps to create pictures for official press kits and communications
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.
Love of the game: What’s bringing car and gaming designers together Adobe’s Pierre Maheut tells CDN about the growing collaboration between gaming and automotive design including in 3D tools, colour and trim, in a special preview of Car Design Dialogues Asia Car Design News
Watch recording: Experience the next generation of HMI design with Incari Studio Get a complete overview of Incari HMI development platform with Incari Studio
Watch recording: Autodesk - What’s new in Alias Create VR? Get a deep overview of the new tools and capabilities in ALIAS CREATE VR, our immersive Sketch and SUBD modelling toolset.
Watch recording: Autodesk - What’s new in Alias 2021.2 Get an overview of the latest updates in Alias 2021.2. See our implementation of Dynamo Player, allowing simple control Dynamo scripts from inside Alias without needing to know Dynamo – allowing access to a library of ‘templates’ to speed up your design exploration, share and re-use across design teams.
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
Allegorithmic announce X-TAON Art Car contest results Virtual texturing contest reveals remarkable renders Michael Gooderham
Hongik University’s transportation design process Hongik University in Seoul, Korea, is one of the preeminent design schools in the country with a diverse range of programs. But the school’s transportation design department has also developed a unique approach for concept ideation Brett Patterson
Design Development: Saab Aero X concept ‘The ultimate vision for the brand’. This was the simple brief for the Saab Aero X concept car shown at the Geneva motor show in 2006. And the Aero X is what the Saab brand wanted to be, what the brand wanted to communicate through the design of its cars. Sam Livingstone
