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How do they make those one-off concept cars?
Top Gear go to Turin and watch a Ford Concept car being crafted. How do they make those one-off concept cars? - RobiNZ Personal Blog
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Google Earth reveals Kiwi art
This story from the local paper reveals a new use for Google Earth. Dane Hawker decided to take a look at where he goes fishing and found a huge sculpture on nearby farmland. Is there a catalogue of “Google Earth Art” in other locations? Internet sleuths crack art puzzle -
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Syd Mead on Blade Runner & more
When I was studying Product Design our tutor, Lance, was a Syd Mead fan. We spent a lot of time “studying” Blade Runner and the design work of it’s “Visual Futurist” Syd Mead. That film is a favourite of mine to this day. Syd Mead was also the “Visual
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Drawn! to Illustration, you will be when you see this blog
Drawn! is a multi-author blog devoted to illustration, art, cartooning and drawing with some inspiring content. Thanks to it I found Le Building which is a delightful short film animation directed by five directors: Marco Nguyen, Pierre Perifel, Xavier Ramonede, Olivier Staphylas and Remi Zaarour. A funny, slightly risque, black
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Google honors Frank Lloyd Wright
Nice Via: Joel Orr's Blog who saw it first!
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New Zelaand - Better by Design
Better by Design Better by Design is a movement to build New Zealand's awareness of and expertise in design-led business. Our mission is to help New Zealand companies make world class design a bigger differentiator for their products and services in export markets. We've got good
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Yume No Chikara - Honda Dreams
Yume No Chikara – Another unusual, but endearing, Honda advert about “the power of dreams”. Currently featuring on the Honda UK Website View the video only: Honda Dream - Wieden & Kennedy - Creative News - Brand Republic
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Online Automobile Illustration/Rendering Studio Tutorials
Ever wondered how those concept car renderings are done? www.cardesignnews.com site has step by step studio tutorials. In the latest Wayne Westerman shows marker & air marker techniques but they can be used with software like Photoshop/PhotoPaint – with much easier undo! Tutorials - Automobile Rendering with Marker
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Boeing to use 3DL Sail technology to "spin" composite aircraft fuselages
Boeing are planning to develop principles and technology created by North Sails for 3DL yacht sails to "spin" composite aircraft fuselage sections for the 7E7 aircraft. While composite aircraft fuselage are used for military (small, largely hand made and very expensive) and use of components in passenger aircraft
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Cool Volkswagen Touareg Ad
Smith & Foulkes take Volkswagen's Touareg through a hand-drawn obstacle course containing roadbumps, falling rocks and swamps. Very cool. Volkswagen's new Touareg ~ 'boards - Screening Room via adjab.com
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New Chief Designer at BMW
Top Gear Interview with Adrian van Hooydonk: Chief Car Designer at BMW
Saab 9–7x: What is Saab-like?
Bob Lutz defends the the Saab 9–7X SUV as “Saab-like”