Our good friend Michele Leonello is working on a Copic marker tutorial! Once it’s complete, we’ll post it here on CDF. In the meantime, check out Michele’s online portfolio at Leonello Art & Design.
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Our friends over at Autoline After Hours are hosting the CCS Chair of Transportation Design, Larry Erickson, on their show this evening. Erickson, former Chief Designer at Ford, will be discussing some of CCS’s successes, what the current state of Design is, and the battle between Design and fuel efficiency.
The show starts at 7PM EST.
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DeLorean (approx 53 min B&W/Color)
This is an excellent 1981 documentary by Pennebaker Hegedus Films. Following John Z. DeLorean as he jets across the world from New Orleans to Belfast to Geneva and many places in between, we get an unvarnished, first-hand look at the incredible challenges that any new automobile venture must face.
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Birth of the Avanti (approx 31 min B&W/Color)
One morning, Art Center graduate Tom Kellogg was awoken by an unexpected phone call. A voice on the other end said, “Theese eese Raymond Loewy. Would you like to design a sport car with me?” Not sure of what to say, Kellogg simply answered, “Yes.” And thus began one of the most interesting collaborations in auto design history. Birth of the Avanti takes an in-depth look at the design process and personalities that gave life to this timeless classic – through the eyes of one of its key contributors.
Here is the audio version of RoundAbout episode #28 — and yes, it contains 100% more CDF! Enjoy.
http://www.roundaboutshow.com/home/2010/3/21/roab-28-the-pet-episode.html
Follow Jason on his bicycle tour of the old Detroit Grand Prix circuit – no, not the Belle Isle one, the old old one! That’s right. The round-the-houses nightmare that the drivers loved to hate… click here!
Wow! Dali did such a fine job on the RoundAbout Show that they’ve decided to have us back! So once again, the show will feature 100% more CDF. This time, the RoundAbout crew will be subjected to the obscure knowledge of Jason White. Not sure if they’ll be game for discussing vintage Formula One or plastic sports cars, but either way, it should be fun. You can watch the episode live on Friday, March 19th at 6PM ET by clicking here. BTW, I will be wearing my blue velvet blazer for the occasion…
CDF made an appearance on the latest episode (#26, if you’re keeping track) of the RoundAbout show, a podcast about cars, car culture, and news. The gang at RoAb approaches automotive news from a more light-hearted, entertaining angle, so when we were asked to appear on this week’s episode speaking about the “unique” automotive design at the recent Geneva Motor Show we couldn’t say no.
Have a listen, or the Sbarro concept car will come and get you.
The Geneva Motor Show reminded us that just as “less is more,” the inverse is just as, if not more true: more is definitely less. Aston Martin takes a tiny Toyota iQ and decks it out in full luxury garb and yet: somehow worse. Mansory adheres flashy pieces of golden chrome to a blue Rolls-Royce and creates a monstrosity. And the Sbarro Autobau is an abomination worse than Pontiac could have ever dreamed. Plus researchers come up with an ingenious solution to identifying potholes as asphalt disintegrates in our Blind Spot, and our Stupid Car Trick is a vomit-inducing exercise as a 15-year-old gets a brand new Camaro SS.
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Play RoundAbout Episode 26
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Featuring: Colin Bird, Zach Bowman, Dali Dimovski, Eric Trytko
Two weeks ago, we reviewed Lap of the Gods, arguably one of the best F1 videos ever produced. Now, Terrific Stuff brings us The Saga of Formula One – Volume 1, a cornucopia of footage, interviews and anecdotes. Alain Boisnard’s films and the voice of Bob Constanduros comprise two programs:
Every time I see the front of Cobo Hall (what I like to call the Q*bert facade), the first thing that comes to my mind is the image above: Nelson Piquet slamming down through the gears as he approaches Washington Boulevard. After several sharp turns and a quick trip through the tunnel, he unleashes the full fury of his Honda V6 along the Detroit River. Everything is running smoothly. Then, out of nowhere, WHAM! A slower car trips up Piquet, sending him into a barrier. The voice of F1, Murray Walker, quips, “Oh, well. It can happen to the best, can’t it! We’ll turn a blind eye to that one, Nelson!”