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Vehicle Design: Aesthetic Principles in Transportation Design
Vehicle Design guides readers through the methods and processes designers use to create and develop some of the most stunning vehicles on the road. Written by Jordan Meadows, a designer who worked on the 2015 Ford Mustang, the book contains interviews with design directors at firms including Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Hyundai Motor Group, and Ford Motor Company, amongst other professionals. Case studies from Ford, Mazda, and Jeep illustrate the production process from research to execution with more than 245 color behind-the-scenes images in order to help readers create vehicles drivers will cherish.
222 pages, Hardcover
Published October 9, 2017
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November 1, 2025
The title is a bit misleading, it is not just about vehicle aesthetics but rather a brief overview of the entire process of automotive/transportation design from initial design brief through final production. If you are looking for a book about automotive styling, design principles, sketching, form development, etc, this is NOT that book.
This book is a textbook aimed at automotive/product designers probably at the freshman college level. It is not very heavy on text but very heavily illustrated throughout. It covers basic principles and terminology used in the design process. Photos include mostly samples of design process activities including background research, concept sketching, form development, model-making, evaluation, technology, and more.
The author is very experienced in the field and provides a lot of useful insight including a number of interviews with automotive designers and executives.
Overall, this is a very useful and informative book, especially for industrial/product designers. Being a textbook by Routledge it is much more expensive than it should be.
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This book is a textbook aimed at automotive/product designers probably at the freshman college level. It is not very heavy on text but very heavily illustrated throughout. It covers basic principles and terminology used in the design process. Photos include mostly samples of design process activities including background research, concept sketching, form development, model-making, evaluation, technology, and more.
The author is very experienced in the field and provides a lot of useful insight including a number of interviews with automotive designers and executives.
Overall, this is a very useful and informative book, especially for industrial/product designers. Being a textbook by Routledge it is much more expensive than it should be.
Actual photos of book contents at Amazon
Displaying 1 of 1 review