Automotive Design
Nissan Rogue preview
Nissan has revealed part of a design sketch of a new crossover vehicle named Rogue, that will be unveiled at the next Detroit Motor Show in January 2007.
Hyundai-Kia Design Head interview
Online Magazine Design & Emotion has published an interview with Mr Young-Ill Kim, who is currently Executive Vice-President for Design and Brand at Hyundai & Kia Motors, Korea.
New Smart Roadster: preview sketch
Auto Express has revealed a preview image of the future Smart Roadster, that will be produced by UK-based Project Kimber in several variants, even with the AC brand. They may be revealed at the next Geneva Motor Show.
Porsche Design Calendar
Among the themed calendars prepared by Porsche for 2007 is "Design Turbocharged", created by the designers at Porsche's development center at Weissach, which contains drawings from the styling studio of the new 911 Turbo.
Pegueot Design Contest at CG-Cars.com
The online community CG-Cars.com has created a subforum fully dedicated to the Peugeot Design Contest. By posting their work-in-progress entries partecipants can obtain comments and suggestions.
ICEM Surf 4.6 announced
ICEM, has announced the forthcoming availability of version 4.6 of its surface design and modelling software suite, ICEM Surf. Among the new features are enhanced photo-realistic and real time design visualisation capabilities.
Vandenbrink GTO
The Netherlands-based Vandenbrink Design has announced that it will produce the GTO concept presented in April as the 'Ferrari 599 GTO Mugello' design study.
Car design books reviewed
Allan Macdonald, founder and editor of DesigneTechniques.com, has reviewed some of the most popular car design books, from his personal collection.
PSA Group: four competing design teams
Two years after the inauguration of its Automotive Design Network Centre in 2004, PSA Group has decided to establish two competing teams of stylists for each of its Peugeot and Citroën marques.
Pininfarina changes Design Director
Pininfarina has announced that Ken Okuyama will no longer be its Director of Design, position that he has held since July 2005.
Mercedes-Benz concept car technology
An official article by Mercedes-Benz that describes how innovative solutions featured on concept vehicles were successfully adopted on production cars during the last 15 years.
Lancia Delta: concepts on parade
Before the launch of the Lancia Delta HPE Concept, many different media had published preview images of the prototype. We report a short gallery of some interesting and original "proposals".
Smart Fortwo: sand sculpture
During the German beach volleyball championships in Timmendorf, Smart has unveiled a sand sculpture that shows the design language of the new Fortwo model, which will be presented this autumn. The author is Pavel Zasanyok, a sand sculpture world...
Citroen’s “Designer Garage”
Citroen has unveiled an exclusive garage designed by London-based Neutral architecture studio for the C6 model. The transparent concrete construction features coloured LCD layers allowing for opacity to be changed by the car owner.
Gordon Murray joins Caparo
Gordon Murray has been appointed director of advanced concepts at Caparo Vehicle Products. By applying his conceptual and production design skills, Caparo aims at developing advanced lightweight composites technologies for the automotive industry.
Gerry McGovern is new Land Rover Design Director
Land Rover has announced that its Design Director, Geoff Upex, is to retire from the company at the end of 2006 after 23 years service. He will be succeeded by Gerry McGovern, currently Advanced Design Director at Land Rover.
Ford and ICEM partnership announced
ICEM, leading company in surface modeling and design visualization software, has announced that Ford Motor Company has made a significant purchase of ICEM Shape Design (ISD) software as part of its global C3P NG strategy.
Nissan concepts featured in animated movie
The Nissan Sport Concept and Infiniti Kuraza concept vehicles will be featured in the science fiction animated movie "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society" produced by Production I.G, a major Japanese animation studio. The...
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