thoughts on automotive design

thoughts on automotive design

  • about me
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  • car design essays
    • the basics of car design
    • what makes a car look fast?
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  • Step-by-step guide on entering a car design school

    Hi- blog founder Lee here! If you are reading this in application season- good news! We have some advice for you. I will be offering some additional comments on this article (written by contributor Marco Braun. I spent many years on the other side of this process- as head of a Vehicle Design bachelor course,…

    mabraun42

    April 7, 2022
    renderings
    applying for car design school, Art Center, automotive design, car design, car design school, design school, entry exams, Pforzheim, RCA, Strate, Umea, vehicle design
  • Proportion of a CITY CAR

    Proportion of a CITY CAR

    The purpose of this tutorial is to give you an idea of how to best start a new project in the world of automotive design. Both beginners, students and even professionals feel the same difficulties whendrawing a car type that they have never drawn before. The purpose of this tutorial is to give you an…

    mabraun42

    December 24, 2021
    blog news, renderings
    automotive design, car design, car design process, car design rendering, car sketching, city car design, design rendering, design sketching, guide to car design, proportions, rendering tutorials, vehicle design
  • Pick up Truck in 5 days

    Pick up Truck in 5 days

    In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a complete pickup truck design in 5 days! As a student, it has always been a great challenge for me to create a design proposal from three different views. Not only must the same idea be presented from three different perspectives, but all three views should…

    mabraun42

    December 24, 2021
    blog news, renderings
    automotive design, car design, car design rendering, design process, design rendering, design sketching, pick-up truck, rendering tutorials, sketching, truck design, tutotrials, vehicle design process
  • Step-by-Step Rendering of a Sports Car

    Step-by-Step Rendering of a Sports Car

    This is a step-by-step tutorial that will teach you how to create a digital car rendering yourself. We start by clarifying what a good basis for each rendering is and how best to start. Next, we will use a digital brush to define the shapes. In the end, we will apply reflections and details to…

    mabraun42

    December 24, 2021
    blog news, renderings
    automotive design, car design, car rendering, design process, guide to car design, how to draw, rendering, rendering tutorials, sportscar, tutorial
  • Happy Yuletide Holiday!

    Happy holidays to you all! I have an interesting treat for you on this Xmas holiday. I often mention that my very full time career means a lot less posts appearing here. During 2021 an interesting solution to this appeared – in the form of another contributor. I was very pleased to be contacted by…

    Lee

    December 24, 2021
    blog news, renderings
    2021, automotive design, car design, design process, rendering tutorials, renderings, tutorials, vehicle design
  • Rush Magazine- issue 2 featuring thoughts from Automotive Styling.

    Rush Magazine- issue 2 featuring thoughts from Automotive Styling.

    https://www.rushmagazine.co.uk/post/the-art-of-speed

    Lee

    October 16, 2021
    blog news, design analysis
  • Book club for car designers part 2: book recommendations.

    Book club for car designers part 2: book recommendations.

    I actually managed to read a few car design books in the last year, one upside of lockdown it seems. There are many coffee table, or reference works on cars and even car design (in theory). A lot of these are very dry- and essentially just worth checking for photography or facts/data, but not for…

    Lee

    September 26, 2021
    reviews
    book review, car books, car design, design history, design process, Mazda Design, Patrick Le Quément, Peter Birtshistle, reference books, Renault Design, vehicle design
  • Floating on the C.

    Floating on the C.

    For around 10 years we have seen a trend for elaborate C-pillar dressage and floating roofs, along with abrupt changes in window/belt lines. Let me try to explain…

    Lee

    July 19, 2021
    news
  • Rush car magazine | issue 2 imminent- featuring Automotive Styling content!

    Free digital car magazine featuring the worlds best affordable performance cars, iconic modern classics & epic road trips— Read on www.rushmagazine.co.uk/

    Lee

    July 16, 2021
    blog news, news
    article, car magazine, magazine, news, print, rush magazine
  • Bella Macchina

    Speedsters. There are a few around suddenly… and the reason? Rivals are reacting to Ferrari and their Monza SP1/SP2. I want to quickly write this post about probably my favourite production car design right now (in 2021) and it’s the now 3 year old design of the Ferrari Monza SP1. The single seat version is…

    Lee

    May 25, 2021
    industry comment
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