243 results for “Car classic”

Alumni Panels at Car Classic Celebrate “Iconic Design: 70 Years of ArtCenter Influence”

Alumni Panels at Car Classic Celebrate Iconic Design: 70 Years of ArtCenter Influence An event that capped a weekend-long alumni celebration thatattracted 600 alumni back to ArtCenter, last months Car Classicdubbed Iconic Design: 70 Years of ArtCenter Influencebrought together several generations o...

Snap! ArtCenter's Formula-E Race Car Competition Uses Rubber Bands to Propel Teamwork Forward

SNAP! ARTCENTER’S FORMULA-E RACE CAR COMPETITION USES RUBBER BANDS TO PROPEL TEAMWORK FORWARD Imagine taking a 16-foot rubber band, stretching it taut and then twisting it and stuffing it into a carbon tube or another contraption—with wheels attached—created to look like a foot-lo...

Alumnus and Concept Artist Nick Pugh's Xeno 3 is a Custom Car from the Future

Alumnus and Concept Artist Nick Pugh's Xeno 3 is a Custom Car from the Future What if the ultimate custom car was based not on a vehicle from the past but rather on a futuristic design? That was the idea behind Xeno 3, a Personal Concept Car built by alumnus and former faculty Nick Pugh (BS 90 Tran...

Oilstainlab founders Iliya and Nikita Bridan bring retro boldness to car design

Transportation Design alumni and faculty Iliya and Nikita Bridan power up with their Half11 race car.

ArtCenter alumni reflect on the future of car design and AI at ‘Beyond Supersonic’ panels

ArtCenter remembers Tsutomo "Tom" Matano, car designer and "father of the Miata"

ARTCENTER REMEMBERS ALUMNUS TSUTOMO "TOM" MATANO, INFLUENTIAL MAZDA DESIGNER In addition to being an automotive designer, the "father of the Miata" was also an educator and a mentor  ArtCenter recently marked the passing of alumnus Tsutomu “Tom” Matano (BS 74), one of the Col...

Sculpting Reality: Fine art student Filip Kostic deploys VR to ask big questions and create new meanings

Sculpting Reality: Fine art student Filip Kostic deploys VR to ask big questions and create new meanings Artists tools have evolved throughout history, perpetually expanding the possibilities for expression. And whether its Michelangelos frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel or James Turrel...

Move Over, Siri, and Let Nan Wang's Cartner Do the Driving

Media Design Practices students created "video sketches" that explored what the car experience might look like in 2025, with concepts ranging from intelligent A.I. companions to claustrophobia-inducing augmented realities.

Prolific Prodigy: Winnie Cheung

Automotive News dubbed Winnie Cheung, who studied transportation design at the College, as a "car design prodigy" in selecting her to be included in its 40 under 40 list of the industry's early achievers.

Future Road Trip: Autospaces 2025 to Explore the Changing Automotive Landscape

Students from a variety of the College's departments, including Transportation Design, Interaction Design and Media Design Practices, explore how the car experience will change by 2025 in a Jaguar Landrover sponsored project.

ArtCenter Celebrates 20th Anniversary of its South Campus with 'Beyond Supersonic'

"Beyond Supersonic" celebrated the 20th anniversary of South Campus by unveiling several new spaces, including the Mullin Transportation Design Center; a Design Invitational car show; an Art Market; panel discussions; and more.

Creative Drive: Christine Park

An artist who gravitated to the College when she discovered car design, Transportation Design alumna Christine Park's career has taken her from being a student intern at GM to her current role as a lead exterior designer for Cadillac.

Designing Cars Fit For Bond, James Bond: Meet Automotive Designer Alex Alexiev

Designing Cars Fit for Bond, James Bond: Meet Automotive Designer Alex Alexiev ArtCenter: What are you working on right now? Alex Alexiev(BS 12 Transportation Design) Designer,McLaren: I was working on the interior for the McLarens brand new car the 720S, which launched in Geneva. Currently, Im w...

Episode 12: Chris Kraus on Writing Through a Mask

Change Lab Episode 12: Chris Kraus on Writing Through a Mask Chris Kraus is the rare writer to capture both the literary imagination and the pop culture zeitgeist. When her 1998 novel, I Love Dick, was re-issued in 2006, it was embraced as a feminist classic by a new generation. Among her admirers ...

Episode 19: Fiat Chrysler Design Head Ralph Gilles on Vehicles that Move Us Emotionally and Physically

Change Lab Podcast Episode 19 Fiat Chrysler Design Head Ralph Gilles on Vehicles that Move Us Emotionally Three years ago, Ralph Gilles was named Global Head of Design at Fiat Chrysler, a post responsible for steering design across the companys entire brand portfolio. In practical terms, Gilles h...

From the Heart: Meet Transportation Designer Luciano Bove

From the Heart: Meet Transportation Designer Luciano Bove ArtCenter: You recently managed the Renault Design Academy India internship what was the purpose of the project? Luciano Bove (BS Transportation Design 98) Design Manager, Renault: It was a new way of recruiting young car designers. We rece...

Change Lab Podcast 28: Recent Alum Vicente Magaña on Solving the Riddle of Mass Transit in California

Change Lab Podcast Episode 28 Recent Alum Vicente Magaa on Solving the Riddle of Mass Transit in California ArtCenters Transportation Design program has a type and, at first glance, Vicente Magaa seems to fit it perfectly. Lifelong obsession with cars? Check. A childhood spent sketching every ty...

Michelle Christensen and Jason Wilbur

Their hearts beat for style and performance, and for each other.

4x4 Gallery: Four alumni whose contributions span half a century

This edition of the 4x4 Gallery features recent work by alumni whose contributions as design innovators span half a century. Yves Bhar Since forming San Francisco-based Fuseproject in 1999, Swiss-born multidisciplinary designer Yves Bhar (BFA 91 Product Design) has produced triumphs in efficiency...

A Fine Art Fairytale: Meet Artist, Costume Designer John Coulter

A Fine Art Fairytale: Meet Artist, Costume Designer John Coulter ArtCenter: What are you working on right now? John Coulter (BFA 93 Illustration) Disney fine artist costume designer: Im costuming a Phantom of the Opera musical to be performed in Italy this summer. And at the same time, Im always w...

The Science of Fiction: Meet Concept Artist Haimeng Cao

The Science of Fiction: Meet Concept Artist Haimeng Cao ArtCenter: How would you describe your work? Haimeng Cao (BFA 18 Illustration), Concept Artist, Framestore: I create highly detailed science fictional city landscapes for clients like Blizzard Entertainment, NetEase Games and Framestore. My de...

It's About the Journey: Meet Artist Phil Lachapelle

It's About the Journey: Meet Artist Phil Lachapelle ArtCenter: You attended ArtCenter from 1965 to 1967, what was transportation design like at the time?Phil Lachapelle (Transportation): There was a recession and very few jobs at GM, Ford, Chrysler and American Motors. I was told that it would be t...

Space Exploration: Meet Designer Sean Chen

Space Exploration: Meet Designer Sean Chen AC: What are you working on right now?Sean Chen (BS 15 Environmental Design) architectural designer, Gensler: Mixed-use projects, including waterfront park design in Wuhan, China. AC: How do you define success?SC: Being able to find balance between work a...

Change Lab Episode 24: Jeff Goodby on Creating Mass Intimacy through Advertising

Change Lab Podcast Episode 24 Jeff Goodby on Creating Mass Intimacy through Advertising Jeff Goodby is an advertising legend, whose humanity and humility have propelled him to the peak of a profession not necessarily known for either. Imagine an ad man as clever and visionary as Don Draper, minus ...

Transportation Design alum Jenny Ha creates first impressions at Lucid Motors

Discover how ArtCenter alum Jenny Ha brings form, function, and emotion together as senior manager of exterior design at Lucid Motors, shaping the Lucid Air and Gravity into standout EVs.