Books Archives https://www.formtrends.com/category/resources/books/ The premier vehicle design website Sun, 10 May 2020 12:13:53 +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 Books Archives https://www.formtrends.com/category/resources/books/ 32 32 112948072 Vehicle Design: Aesthetic Principles in Transportation Design by Jordan Meadows https://www.formtrends.com/jordan-meadows-vehicle-design-book/ https://www.formtrends.com/jordan-meadows-vehicle-design-book/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:04:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=29783 Most car designers communicate via visual images. Sketches, renderings, photos and videos have a prime slot in the designer’s mind. It’s how they think and how they work. Which is what makes car designer and friend Jordan Meadows’ book all the more extraordinary. Entitled Vehicle Design: Aesthetic Principles in Transportation Design, it’s one of a handful of books written by an automotive designer. Meadows says he embarked on the project to stimulate “a collective discussion about creativity” and highlight some […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/jordan-meadows-vehicle-design-book/feed/ 0 29783 The Life Negroni https://www.formtrends.com/the-life-negroni/ https://www.formtrends.com/the-life-negroni/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2015 13:19:00 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=20581 Cars, Cocktails and Design fuse in a new book by contributor and friend Nargess Banks “Historically, I love the Bertone show cars of the 1970s,” notes Adrian van Hooydonk when asked what he feels represents the ultimate Negroni car. “They have edge, and this is what the Negroni has,” says the BMW Group design director. Elsewhere, the marque’s former design chief, Chris Bangle, dissects the cocktail in the context of cars that evoke what he calls ‘tragic beauty’. The Figoni […]

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]]> https://www.formtrends.com/the-life-negroni/feed/ 1 20581 Review: Ever Since I Was a Young Boy I’ve Been Designing Sports Cars https://www.formtrends.com/review-ever-since-i-was-a-young-boy-ive-been-designing-sports-cars/ https://www.formtrends.com/review-ever-since-i-was-a-young-boy-ive-been-designing-sports-cars/#respond Mon, 22 Dec 2014 00:13:04 +0000 https://www.formtrends.com/?p=14161 There are a fair amount of books available to those who appreciate car design. While some are more elementary in their approach and others more elitist in their presentations, the Ever Since I Was a Young Boy series from WAFT Publishing — a husband and wife duo with a flair for storytelling and visual captures — has always been one of our favorites. As expected, Ever Since I Was a Young Boy I’ve Been Designing Sports Cars follows on from […]

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