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Tony Catignani
shares his views on design
As program leader of transport design at Umeå Institute of Design, Tony Catignani has good idea of what
it takes to succeed in design. Read his thoughts and advice here.
RenderDemo releases
training DVDs
Footwear design has
traditionally been a popular destination for graduates of automotive design
courses. RenderDemo are a new company offering DVDs explaining some of the
skills used.
Volvo shows a video
of their vision of the trucking future
We want to show you an interesting concept from
Volvo Trucks.
Created to showcase some ideas on the future, it has more than a few interesting features.
Andrew Sheffield
gives us his thoughts on design
A former student of Coventry University and the Royal College of Art, with
many years experience on advanced design projects, Andrew Sheffield takes time
out to answer some questions.
Designer at Pinifarina, David
Beasley gives us his thoughts on design
In this short interview with David Beasley, we take a look at what motivates
him, as well as what he thinks it takes to become a successful car designer.
DesignerTechniques V3.0
Welcome to the new improved DesignerTechniques! It has taken some time to put
together, but now that its here we hope that you are all pleased with our new
look.
Miles Waterhouse shows us a
SpeedPainting Technique
An interesting technique that produces some very original results. Miles shows
us one of his methods for inventive and loose ideation sketching.
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2009-07-02
Welcome to the new improved DesignerTechniques! So what's changed? Well first of all is the new wider
format, which will ensure we can supply you with larger, better images. Of
course we have also taken the opportunity to freshen the look, and update our
logo. The functionality of the site has also been improved, especially with
our updated gallery system, enabling us to include a lot more of your work.
We hope you enjoy the changes, and certainly want to hear your thoughts on
how we could further improve the site. Just send a mail to,
suggestions@designertechniques.com
For those new to DesignerTechniques, our aim is to offer a leading database
of information for those hoping to create a career in Automotive Design. We
feature amongst other things tutorials, designer interviews, product
reviews, a visitors gallery and various useful downloads. We hope the site
will prove a useful source of inspiration and ideas.