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Chris Bangle is known for supporting his team and creating emotional designs. In this episode of FORMCAST, Eric Gallina speak with him about his history, management systems and the zeitgeist... formtrends.com/chris-bangle-… #formtrends #cardesign #podcast #chrisbangle #visionary #bmw
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Damn. I’m a fan of Type R Integras but six figures for a 22 year old Honda is more than a bit excessive
Now live at BaT Auctions: 7k-Mile 2000 Acura Integra Type-R. bringatrailer.com/listing/20…
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Not with any degree of accuracy but you can certainly see as a trend how the increasing sophistication of 3D design software has affected vehicle design. I wrote about this for @formtrends formtrends.com/how-the-desig…
Can you look at a vehicle and see what version of autodesk it was designed in?
The pedestrian crossing signal is clean and clear but the traffic light is overly complex. Simplification is key. What are your thoughts? fastcompany.com/90655753/the…
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Big but not unexpected news @AutomobiliRimac is merging with @Bugatti to create Bugatti Rimac with Mate Rimac as CEO. Rimac will own 55%, Porsche the other 45%, but Porsche also happens to own 24% of Rimac. Brands remain separate for now but new technology company also formed.
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The interior of the Dujiangyan Zhongshuge bookstore by X+Living appears to go on forever with each of the internal arches reflected on the ceiling
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From hyper-exclusive luxury to mainstream budget brand — @astonmartin design director Miles Nurnberger is leaving Gaydon to head Dacia-Lada’s design team. autocar.co.uk/car-news/indus… #cardesign #astonmartin #dacia #cardesigner #automotivedesign #automotiveindustry
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FORMCAST podcast — Anna Costamagna is Interior Design Manager at Peugeot and Advanced Design Manager at Stellantis. We speak with her about a range of topics... formtrends.com/anna-costamag… Listen on your favorite streaming services #formcast #podcast #formtrends #cardesign
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Did you catch our design review of the #Polestar 2? youtu.be/l0hx-wMAWUw Here are some sketches by exterior designer Maxime Célérier and senior interior design manager Juan Pablo Bernal #formtrends #cardesigner #cardesign #automotivedesign #electriccars #polestar2
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“Customers see [a Jaguar], like the car and test the car, and they still go and buy an Audi or a BMW. That’s the problem. People buy the originals. We aren’t the originals. We have to get the positioning of Jaguar much different, higher and more original.” autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-c…
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Form Trends goes for a drive in the typology-blurring @PolestarCars 2 to find out if it's a viable contender in the expanding electric vehicle segment. 📹 VIDEO > youtu.be/l0hx-wMAWUw ✏️ WORDS & 📸 PHOTOS > formtrends.com/polestar-2-dr…
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CARDESIGN.ACADEMY's all-new 10-week @GravitySketch intensive starts Monday, June 21. Enroll today for the live, 1-to-1 interactive training course –> cardesign.academy/ #industrialdesign #virtualreality #cardesigncourse #gravitysketch #vrtraining #training #education
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The struggle is real
And for the eighty-billionth time, I’ve arrived on the wrong side of a petrol station in a new BMW because my brain gets confused between the ‘range remaining’ pump/arrow, and the ‘here’s the fuel filler, dummy’ pump/arrow.
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CARDESIGN.ACADEMY's all-new 10-week @GravitySketch intensive starts Monday, June 21. Enroll today for the live, 1-to-1 interactive training course –> cardesign.academy/ #industrialdesign #virtualreality #cardesigncourse #gravitysketch #vrtraining #training #education
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