I recently attended a car show and came a cross a 50′s Ford Pickup and while looking at the front end it hit me – It’s the new Ford Edge. Many people are on the fence with this extravagant front end. But you can see here that there is a history for it and it does look great on the road. The new Edge just began arriving on Michigan lots last week. Now you can tell people why the grill looks the way it does.
There is something nice about drawing on a white board. No high quality expectations of line quality and always has a nice looseness to it. What better table then to have at home to sit around and talk design. Imagine the ideas that will appear and disappear over a few cocktails. Sweet as a Nut is a UK-based company that applies artwork to coffee and side table tops, from roses to tapes to whiteboards. You can choose from one of their designs or you can contact them to create your own. This is a great high end look to an otherwise low end product. 
[thanks to Design Milk for the find]
You have to love Photo Chops and all the questions they can conjure up. The team over at Auto Express have illustrated a possible Mini Canyon Concept to compete against the newly unveiled Range Rover Evoque. This doesn’t seem too far off. Mini is expanding its lineup and they need to pay off the new Countryman. Mini is also looking to get back into the World Rally Cup. This vehicle would fit perfect.
It will be fun to watch who else gets inspired from the new Evoque. It has been quite awhile since there was a sporty 2 door SUV.Could this be the return of the Chevy Blazer Extreme? What other cool 2 door SUV’s would you want back?
The (mis)advantage of being a car designer who happens to write about games is that though I’m overly-ambitious about racing games, I’m also overly-critical. I prefer my car games being purposefully arcade-y or realistic simulations; it’s Mario Kart or Forza, and nothing in-between.
With Gran Turismo 5 finally, finally, FINALLY being released this Fall, it was the perfect time go see what I would hope would be a near-finished product at E3. And, if anything, Sony certainly threw in the kitchen sink when presenting it to me.
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You’d think they’d have learned by now, but our friends at RoundAbout Show asked us to be on yet again!
“Why were you on the show,” you ask? Well, I was asked to be a part of it to discuss all things E3, from the gadgets and games to the car-influenced gaming that I had the opportunity to try out.
Click above to listen or watch, or go to the podcast page here:
http://www.roundaboutshow.com/home/2010/6/27/roab-41-the-body-episode.html
… and nevermind my often flailing arms. It can be hard to showcase what Kinect does over the air.
[Special thanks to Eric, Craig, Ben, Michelle, and Colin for having me on!]
A few weeks ago, we featured formfreu.de as our Web of the Week. This blog has generated quite a buzz in design circles, most notably for its amazing photos and great attention to detail. Formfreu is the brainchild of German designers Thomas Sälzle and Markus Haub. They recently took a quick time out to talk to Car Design Fetish about their process, their vision, and what drives them as designers…
At this years Ward’s Auto Interior Conference held in Dearborn the other day J Mays was the key note speaker and brought a little something special to our shores. The Ford Start Concept was on hand for the first time in the states after its debut at the Beijing Auto Show a few weeks ago. This concept would definitely give Mini and the Fiat 500 a run for their money. Look past the fuzzy cell phone pics and hit the jump for some fetish thoughts.
Whether you’re a student, a seasoned designer or just an enthusiast, FORMFREU.DE is a site you simply must see. This German blog is chock full of beautiful photographs, mainly of automotive details. The portrait format is a curious choice, but the content is beyond amazing. Bottom line, these guys get it. They have a deep understanding of the importance of detail. We’ll try to arrange an interview with them. In the meantime, I suggest you click on the banner above — and prepare to be blown away!
The Volt is getting ever so close to the real thing. Here it is parked at a GM engineers house waiting to be plugged in. I must say the car is starting to grow on me. The styling is nothing ground breaking but it does have a fresh proportion on the road. It is also quite refreshing to see it in a different color. Only a few more months to go until the GM “Savior” is released…..
