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Category : Design, Sketch P*rn, Student Work, tools

We’re super excited by this new book from designers Matt Morocco and Adam Hubers, recent CCS graduates and full-time product and automotive designers. Youth energy is awesome, and these dudes are harnessing it to the fullest, taking a pet project and placing it on Kickstarter. And you know what? They’ve already blown past their initial monetary goal, but that shouldn’t stop you from picking it up and supporting the duo.

The book is the kind that every designer has been waiting for, professional or student. It teaches the absolute necessary basics for car design. Literally, it WILL make you a better car designer — nothing beats the basics, after all. From perspective and looseness to tight sketches, the book gets it all jammed in there.

Stop what you’re doing, support these guys, and get the book here on Kickstarter.

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Designer Updates Pontiac Solstice

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Category : Community, Concept Car, Design, Student Work

Tags: Dejan Hristov, Pontiac Solstice

What would a possible next-generation Pontiac Solstice look like? Well, had the company stuck around, Macedonian designer Dejan Hristov’s aggressive version might be ready for show rooms. Hristov created a sexy convertible that would look great not only as a concept car, but maybe even in the latest Transformers flick.

Hristov melded sculptural form language with Pontiac heritage, updating the now famous “nostrils” of the brand but maintaining the proportions that it is known for. If the last Solstice was a little too soft or curvacious for your tastes, then this update might be manly enough for you.

You can follow Hristov at his DeviantArt page at: http://dejanhristov.deviantart.com

Thanks, Dejan!

It’s Here!! 2011 Rendered Hope Calendar

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Category : Concept Car, Crit, Design, Fetishing, Holiday Gift Guide, Sketch P*rn, Student Work

Tags: 2011 calendar, car design, car sketch, cdf calendar, Concept Car, hot rods, race car, rendered hope, sketches

So we are little late this year but the calendar is ready to go. The Rendered Hope Charity Calendar has the usual mix of concept car, hot rod, motorcycle, race car and fine art all wrapped up into 12 months of eye candy. Just like the past 2 years all the profits will go toward buying toys for the boys and girls at the Detroit Children’s Hospital. This will be a limited sale so act fast to make sure you get one (or many) in time. Take a look through the samples below and continue to the CDf store to buy. A huge thanks goes out to all the designers and artist who contributed this year.

Buy it at the CDf store now!!

Slavche Tanevski’s Ankonian Concept

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Category : Concept Car, Student Work

Tags: ankonian, slavche tanevski

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Slavche Tanevski, a Macedonian student studying at the Munich University of Applied Sciences, has created this unique and stunning Lamborghini Ankonian concept for the theme “Raw Materials”. The term “Ankonian” comes from the name of a type of bull with black hair; quite fitting for this ferocious beast of a concept. Carrying over the Reventon’s angular styling theme, Tanevski updated it by adding smooth surfaces to the mix, as if the soft body of the beast was shielded by armor.

Focusing on the emotional aspect (using the terms “underground” and “hard core” as a basis) the vehicle does away with the recent trend of making everything green: this is a pure sports supercar designed to own the road, using a gripping proportion that emphasizes the silhouette and extremities of the vehicle.

For more information and visuals of the project’s development, including sketches, research, and clay model mock-ups, visit Tanevski’s Deviant Art page, as well as the great write-up by our friends over at CarDesign.ru.

Thanks to Slavche for the images & info!

Aston Martin Volare Student Design Concept

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Category : Student Work

Tags: aston martin, student, volare

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Designer James Trim, a recent graduate from Coventry University, sent along images of his latest creation to us: the Aston Martin Volare concept. The vehicle, a two-seater electric, retains Aston’s traditional engine sound and iconic silhouette in efforts to maintain the legacy of the vehicle’s family lineage of sexy supercars.

Styling-wise, Trim has brought to the Volare an updated look for Aston: crips lines, solid front grille, and unique “flexible” fenders that reveal daytime running lights when their shape is altered. Aston is, in most respects, a highly conservative car company. What Trim has done is leveraged that while at the same time adding in updates that bring the brand into modern times without damaging the heritage with gawdy futurism.

Follow the link below for more sketches, images of the final model, and the full description of the vehicle.

[ Thanks, James!]

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Design Study: Fiat Sentiero Student Concept

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Category : Student Work

Tags: fiat, student

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Industrial Design student Dragos Prodan has created an A-BAT for Fiat. The concept, dubbed the Sentiero, is a part of Prodan’s final work as a graduate of George Enescu University in Romania.

Citing the possibility for Fiat to expand its line-up into utilitarian vehicles, Prodan looked at the company’s design & styling legacy to create the vehicle. The compact European pick-up offers storage and utility options galore, cuddled by the strong styling aspects that Prodan wishes would help give the vehicle its own identity.

While the styling does have that Italian flavor there are a few instances of German-infused cues, such as the giant Audi-like grill and headlamps. The strong undercut line on the side of the body creates a bit of an awkward intersection over the rear fender but does give it something fresh as a styling graphic. There is a deliberate mix of hard chamfers and soft curves, which give it the appearance of wind passing over the utilitarian truck’s body.

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More images can be found on Diseno-art.com

Mihai Aron’s Lamborghini Alcaldes

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Category : Student Work

Tags: alcaldes, lamborghini

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3D modeler/designer Mihai Aron has been creating industrial designs that mimic folded paper, translating the look into vehicles and products. His latest is a Lamborghini concept, dubbed the Alcaldes (“a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town”, thank you TheFreeDictionary), is a sexy beast in the style of many modern Lambos: edgy, threatening, and glossy black.

The amount of jaggies around specific areas (like the wheel arches) can be a little overboard, but the vehicle definitely has that Lambo stance.

Take a look at the full spread of images of the concept in his portfolio.

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HeliCARpter!

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Category : Student Work

Tags: helicopter, student

That there is a half-car/half-helicopter hybrid concept developed by ZEEP Design. Have flying cars finally arrived? Well, no. However ZEEP has created a concept that is very much a Transformers 3-worthy addition, converting from a car to a helicopter and back. The rear proppeller utilizes magic to descend and become the rear tire as the front “hub” spins forward. The design is extremely basic and geometric, consisting of little more than some extruded shapes and fancy kinematics.

Impractical? Yes. Cool? Possibly.

We’ll reserve judgement until flying cars become a reality… in the year two thousannnnnnnd!

[Images courtesy zeepdesign.com]

Alias Student Community Page

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Category : Student Work, tools, Websites

Tags: alias, autodesk, student

Never the company to ignore students, Autodesk’s ALIAS division has created and ran a web community for students. The site contains downloads, demos, career opportunities and preparation, students blogs and community message boards.

Whew.

If you’re a student looking to better your ALIAS skills, or just to connect with other designers, take a look.

Find it here: Autodesk Student Community

Cleveland Institute of Art Spring Show Pt 2

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Category : Design, Events, Student Work

Tags: cia, Design, sketches, spring show, student

Here is round 2 from the CIA Spring Show. Enjoy!!

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I DRAW CARS, and so can you!

Designer Updates Pontiac Solstice

It’s Here!! 2011 Rendered Hope Calendar

Slavche Tanevski’s Ankonian Concept

Aston Martin Volare Student Design Concept

Design Study: Fiat Sentiero Student Concept

Mihai Aron’s Lamborghini Alcaldes

HeliCARpter!

Alias Student Community Page

Cleveland Institute of Art Spring Show Pt 2

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