Resources Archives https://www.formtrends.com/category/resources/ The premier vehicle design website Thu, 08 Jul 2021 11:03:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.formtrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-FT-trans_600-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Resources Archives https://www.formtrends.com/category/resources/ 32 32 112948072 Paolo Tumminelli on How to Keep the Automobile Relevant and Renew Its Emotional Connection With Customers https://www.formtrends.com/paolo-tumminelli-automobile-relevance-retaining-emotional-connection/ https://www.formtrends.com/paolo-tumminelli-automobile-relevance-retaining-emotional-connection/#respond Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:02:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10020739 The automotive industry is going through a seismic change. From electric cars to MaaS, the traditional business model is evolving, so too is the public’s perception of the automobile as a machine to carry society away from its problems and provide freedom to the end-user. Arguably, much of what is transpiring around the world is the result of regulation and legislation, all of which is taking place outside of automotive companies themselves and thus beyond their control. But are there […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/paolo-tumminelli-automobile-relevance-retaining-emotional-connection/feed/ 0 10020739 Rolls-Royce Returns to Coachbuilding Roots with New Boat Tail https://www.formtrends.com/rolls-royce-returns-to-coachbuilding-roots-with-new-boat-tail/ https://www.formtrends.com/rolls-royce-returns-to-coachbuilding-roots-with-new-boat-tail/#respond Fri, 28 May 2021 08:59:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10020692 Coachbuilding has been around since the dawn of the automobile, even before. In the age of horse drawn carriages, wealthy clients would come to a carriage builder and specify what they wanted and craftsmen would set to work developing a vehicle that was tailored to their requests. The practice can be traced all the way back to the mid-1600s. Before mass market production, a car – then very much a luxury product – would be supplied as a rolling chassis, […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/rolls-royce-returns-to-coachbuilding-roots-with-new-boat-tail/feed/ 0 10020692 Design Bullying – More Than a Thick Skin is Needed https://www.formtrends.com/design-bullying-more-than-a-thick-skin-is-needed/ https://www.formtrends.com/design-bullying-more-than-a-thick-skin-is-needed/#respond Wed, 12 May 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10020533 I’m sure you all know the two types of designer: the quieter, intellectual introvert and the bolder, confident extrovert. You are most probably one of them. The design bully comes in various guises too. Regardless of character, bullying comes in all shapes, sizes, and occurs at all levels. Perhaps naively, I never expected to be faced with it in the design world. Back in September 1996, I started my first term at design school and we were thrown straight into […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/design-bullying-more-than-a-thick-skin-is-needed/feed/ 0 10020533 Aero and Design – Is the Mercedes EQS the Future of the Automobile? https://www.formtrends.com/aero-design-mercedes-eqs-future-automobile/ https://www.formtrends.com/aero-design-mercedes-eqs-future-automobile/#respond Thu, 06 May 2021 10:20:54 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10020498 The Mercedes EQS is the flagship of Sindelfingen’s new electric model line. It’s also the most aerodynamic production car to date. But at what cost has this achievement come? Aerodynamics is becoming increasingly important in automobiles, especially in light of the electric revolution. In many European countries, the decision to ban sales of petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles by 2030 has ignited the need for electric vehicles that can go further for longer. The more aerodynamically efficient a vehicle is, the […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/aero-design-mercedes-eqs-future-automobile/feed/ 0 10020498 Losing My Edge: Car Design and Automation https://www.formtrends.com/losing-my-edge-car-design-and-automation/ https://www.formtrends.com/losing-my-edge-car-design-and-automation/#respond Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:01:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10020104 “I’m losing my edge. The kids are coming up from behind. I’m losing my edge.” That is a quote from LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy’s 2002 hit song, “Losing My Edge”. As with musicians, professionals in all industries have had to adapt to changes in the digital age, and that’s no less true of designers. The automation of design tools is a political issue that requires us to recast the role of the designer, writes Robert Dooley. “Losing My Edge” music […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/losing-my-edge-car-design-and-automation/feed/ 0 10020104 Repurposing the Pen: Why Automotive Design Needs an Intellectual Tradition https://www.formtrends.com/repurposing-the-pen-why-automotive-design-needs-an-intellectual-tradition/ https://www.formtrends.com/repurposing-the-pen-why-automotive-design-needs-an-intellectual-tradition/#respond Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:11:30 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10019858 There are isolated examples of critically-engaged vehicle design, but these can only be critiqued on individual merit and not as part of a broader discourse. Robert Dooley asks how we might all contribute to a more reflective discipline. Automobiles are one of, if not the, most technically advanced consumer products. Automotive designers are a distinct subset of the industrial design family, trained to create complex, highly resolved three-dimensional forms for volume manufacturing. Creating ‘the new thing’ is the source of […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/repurposing-the-pen-why-automotive-design-needs-an-intellectual-tradition/feed/ 0 10019858 Jeep Launches 2021 Drive for Design Contest for US High School Students https://www.formtrends.com/2021-drive-for-design-jeep/ https://www.formtrends.com/2021-drive-for-design-jeep/#respond Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10019774 In his high school days, Mark Trostle entered a design contest that would propel him down the path of automotive design. He won the contest and embarked on the first step of a career that would ultimately see him become Head of Ram Truck and Mopar Design at Stellantis. That contest was Drive for Design. In 2013 he revived the contest, enabling young aspiring designers currently enrolled in high schools in the United States to be recognized and win prizes. […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/2021-drive-for-design-jeep/feed/ 0 10019774 Transitional Forms: The Shape of Things to Come https://www.formtrends.com/transitional-forms-the-shape-of-things-to-come/ https://www.formtrends.com/transitional-forms-the-shape-of-things-to-come/#respond Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:01:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10019744 The automotive industry is going through an evolutionary adjustment as we see the emergence of an industry-wide transition from investment in gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) power to battery electric power and autonomous vehicles. The recent unveiling of the Renault 5 electric vehicle (EV) prototype, the rebranding of General Motors and the UK government’s plan to ban new diesel and gasoline-powered cars by 2030 are clear examples that a shift is happening. EVs are no longer niche futuristic visions held […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/transitional-forms-the-shape-of-things-to-come/feed/ 0 10019744 Vehicle Product Planning Needs to Adapt to Meet the Demands of a New Era https://www.formtrends.com/vehicle-product-planning-needs-to-adapt-to-meet-the-demands-of-a-new-era/ https://www.formtrends.com/vehicle-product-planning-needs-to-adapt-to-meet-the-demands-of-a-new-era/#respond Fri, 05 Mar 2021 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10019733 “Let’s review the business case”, says the vice president of Vehicle Manufacturer.  The business development person opens an Excel spreadsheet with 14 tabs and reviews the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) and PEST (Political, Economic, Social and Technological) analysis.  Armed with a commerce degree and an MBA from Prestige University, they worry that the Mean Forecast Error on sheet 3 may be off by -1.5, which could screw up the MSE (Mean Squared Error)… In that same meeting, a […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/vehicle-product-planning-needs-to-adapt-to-meet-the-demands-of-a-new-era/feed/ 0 10019733 Alpine GTA – Designer Creates the Ultimate Driving Machine https://www.formtrends.com/alpine-gta-arseny-kostromin/ https://www.formtrends.com/alpine-gta-arseny-kostromin/#respond Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10019662 Everyone, regardless of profession, should endeavor to practice their skills outside of the daily grind. Even more so if your job depends on being creative. As human beings, we thrive on knowledge and learning and, as designers, practicing and creating personal projects provides an outlet to develop something without constraints; something to push your own limits of creativity. Designer Arseny Kostromin did exactly that with his Alpine GTA personal design study. Before Renault announced that its Renault F1 Team would […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/alpine-gta-arseny-kostromin/feed/ 0 10019662 HABOs – The COVID Cyclist is a Wake-up Call to the Bicycle Industry https://www.formtrends.com/habos-covid-cyclist-wake-up-call-bicycle-industry/ https://www.formtrends.com/habos-covid-cyclist-wake-up-call-bicycle-industry/#respond Mon, 01 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10019639 The pandemic has shone a light on HABOs – latent cyclists currently unseen by the bicycle industry. Parallel learning from the automotive sector’s SUV is a key way to see how they might be reached. Sam Livingstone examines The bicycle is the biggest transport winner of the year-long social distanced, COVID-19 period the world has experienced to-date. While car usage and sales sharply declined in most territories, aircraft have been grounded, trains remain on reduced service, and buses continue to […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/habos-covid-cyclist-wake-up-call-bicycle-industry/feed/ 0 10019639 Volvo Haven UX Enhanced Autonomous Concept https://www.formtrends.com/volvo-haven-ux-enhanced-autonomous-concept/ https://www.formtrends.com/volvo-haven-ux-enhanced-autonomous-concept/#respond Tue, 16 Feb 2021 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=10019424 Oscar Johansson’s Volvo Haven is a project he started a few years ago while enrolled at Pforzheim University’s MA Transportation Design course. He recently completed it as part of his thesis project. Created in collaboration with Volvo Cars, the Haven concept proposes new ways of experiencing a vehicle’s interior and exterior by combining and integrating the two aesthetically and functionally. The vehicle aims to improve mental wellbeing by consciously breaking from the ever-connected, hectic urban lifestyle that many people find themselves […]

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