How to Design Cars Like a ProThis comprehensive new edition of How to Design Cars Like a Pro provides an in-depth look at modern automotive design. Interviews with leading automobile designers from Ford, BMW, GM Jaguar, Nissan and others, analyses of past and present trends, studies of individual models and concepts, and much more combine to reveal the fascinating mix of art and science that goes into creating automobiles. This book is a must-have for professional designers, as well as for automotive enthusiasts. |
Contents
FOREWORD | 6 |
INTRODUCTION | 8 |
CHAPTER 1 Design defined | 10 |
CHAPTER 2 From sketch to showroom | 18 |
CHAPTER 3 Interiors | 30 |
CHAPTER 4 Concept cars | 38 |
CHAPTER 5 Designer profile | 54 |
CHAPTER 6 Designers diary | 66 |
CHAPTER 11 Change or continuity? | 104 |
CHAPTER 12 Student work | 112 |
CHAPTER 13 Tutorials | 132 |
CHAPTER 14 Design and the great designers | 150 |
CHAPTER 15 Concept cars that transformed car design | 162 |
CHAPTER 16 Right idea wrong time | 172 |
CHAPTER 17 Landmark designs | 180 |
GLOSSARY | 194 |
CHAPTER 7 The design process | 74 |
CHAPTER 8 What is good design? | 78 |
CHAPTER 9 Design and identity | 82 |
CHAPTER 10 New frontiers in car design | 90 |
DIRECTORY | 201 |
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