MotorWeek has posted a great video detailing Art Center’s Transportation Design Department.
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Category Archives: Transportation Design
Shiro Nakamura Among Most Creative People in Business 2010
Transportation Design alumnus was recently named number four on Fast Company’s “The 100 Most Creative People in Business in 2010” list. Chief Creative Officer at Nissan, Nakamura is famous for being hands-on in his creative endeavors.
For more on Nakamura, check out our Outer Circle interview, in which we spoke to him about the future of transportation design.
Congrats, Shiro!
Go for a Green Ride in the Mazda Tanken
Paying homage to the American landscape, Transportation Design student Anthony Sims has created a low-emission concept car that generates power from a hybrid engine. Called the Mazda Tanken, the vehicle features a 4-cylinder engine that charges the vehicle’s batteries with electric motors.
Learn more: Mazda Tanken: Hybrid SUV pays homage to versatile American milieu
Hyundai Concept Vehicle Aims for a Green Ride
Transportation Design student Shane Baxley has developed the “Aebulle,” a vehicle concept for Hyundai that runs on an electric engine to provide a sustainable drive to the rider. Keeping the rider safe like a butterfly in a cocoon, the three-wheeler delivers the mobility and speed of a motorcycle. Very cool stuff.
Read more, and view more images: Hyundai Aebulle Concept offers a safe and sustainable ride
In Case You Missed It
As you know, there’s always something going on when it comes to Art Center alumni, students and faculty. Some of the latest:
- Catch the final days of Illustration alum Edwin Ushiro’s solo show, At Night, Lights Fell and Loved Ones returned Home, at Sloan Fine Art in New York. Arrested Motion
- The Armory Center for the Arts presents Stitches, a group exhibition exploring contemporary art approaches to the techniques of sewing, knitting and weaving. Participating artists include Art Center Admissions staff member Nicola Vruwink. Armory Center for the Arts
- Illustration alum Nathan Ota discusses painting, graffiti and spray paint. Graphics.com
- Schools are working to develop creative MBAs. The Independent
- Alum Mack King TRANS ’67 received honorable mention for a mixed media illustration at the Fine Arts Show featuring Cumberland County Artists at the Plateau Creative Arts Center in Fairfield Glade, Tenn. The catch? Mack says it was a homework assignment that he created at Art Center years ago! The Art Guild at Fairfield Glade
(Image: The Secret Life of a Rustling Brush by Edwin Ushiro)
Making the Bus Sexy
The words “bus” and “sexy” are rarely used together, but according to Art Center’s Director of Advanced Mobility Research Geoff Wardle, the bus actually can be … well, sexy.
People need to feel “that they have the same level of control over their journey by using the bus as they would if they … took their car right to the outside of their workplace,” says Wardle. “That is where designers need to focus their attention … (They should) consider the whole experience, not just the bus.”
Wardle was recently interviewed as part of Big Think, a global forum connecting people and ideas. Check out his thoughts on the bus and other transportation and sustainability issues here.
In Case You Missed It…
As you know, there’s always something going on when it comes to Art Center alumni, students and faculty. Some of the latest:
- Photography alum Lara Rossignol talks about her time at Art Center. Steve Huff Photo
- Check out Product Design student Jaewoo Kim’s handmade case for the Samsung P3. Anything But Ipod
- Will alum Henrik Fisker’s new automotive designs be a success? Delaware Online
- Bronze sculptor and Advertising alum Malcolm Alexander talks about his life’s journey. Arizona Daily Star
- Former faculty member Buzz Spector recently joined the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts as dean of the College and Graduate School of Art at Washington University in St. Louis. Washington University in St. Louis Newroom
- Who would Advertising alum David Arnold invite to a dinner party? Del Mar Times
- Illustration alumnus Mike Shinoda to be honored by Asian American group East West Players at their April gala. BroadwayWorld.com
(Photo by Lara Rossignol)
Citroëns Invade Hillside Campus
Did you happen to notice a caravan of Citroëns making their way through Pasadena to Hillside Campus last Saturday? It was the SoCal Citroën Club, who enjoyed a campus tour led by Transportation Design Chair Stewart Reed.
From Clunkbucket: “There were more Citroëns than drivers on a Saturday morning. The task at hand was a good one. Settle into the plush appointments behind the steering wheel of a 1969 and-one-half Citroën iD21F Safari Wagon and drive.”
Read more about the outing and see great photos of the event at Clunkbucket.
Alumnus Designs Hackable Solar Electric Car
Product Design alumnus Yves Béhar unveiled design plans for a “hackable” solar-powered electric car at last week’s Greener Gadgets conference in NYC. The affordable car will have a standard base frame, with user-customizable components. While Béhar and his design studio Fuse Project are not new to transportation design, this project covers new ground for the studio: it’s designed for the developing world. Read more about this interesting project at Inhabitat.
In Case You Missed It…
As you know, there’s always something going on when it comes to Art Center alumni, students and faculty. Some of the latest:
Did you know that the “Godfather of Paparazzi,” Ron Galella, is an alum? the {warehouse} magazine- Illustration alumnus Tavis Coburn created a series of incredibly cool posters for last week’s BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards. (Pictured) /Film
- The New York Times takes at look at the 2010 Acura ZDX, created by Transportation Design alum Michelle Christensen four years ago, while she was still a student here. Also integral to the project were several alums: project leader Damon Schell TRAN ’99, interior designer Michael Wiedeman TRAN ’97 and color and trim designer Kimberly Marte ENVL ’99. New York Times
- More on the upcoming Williamson Gallery DreamWorlds exhibit. Pasadena Star-News
- Illustration alum Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad recently unveiled the FireBreather, a custom 2010 Camaro created for the upcoming supernatural thriller Jinn, which Zaheer is directing. AutoBlog
- Photographer, alumnus and faculty member David Sotelo braves downtown L.A.’s shuttered El Dorado Hotel. GOOD
- Faculty member Annette Weisser’s latest exhibit, The End of the World, opens Friday at Reception Gallery in Berlin. reception-berlin.de