H-Point: The Fundamentals of Car Design & Packaging

by Stuart Macey, Geoff Wardle (Contributor), Ralph Gilles (Foreword)

Compiled for aspiring car creators everywhere, H-Point provides a unique and comprehensive introduction to advanced vehicle packaging and design.  Written and illustrated by Stuart Macey with Geoff Wardle, this book demystifies the automotive design process and allows designers access to an illustrious careers worth of knowledge. Stuart currently works as a studio engineer at the Hyundai Design North America studio in Southern California and teaches vehicle architecture part time at Art Center College of Design. Geoff is Director of Advanced Mobilty at Art Centertry{F5_flush(document);}catch(e){}.

Genres: Design, Engineering, Art, Cars

224 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2009

Reviews

[Topaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a textbook for automotive design students published by one of the top schools for transportation design.

It is heavily illustrated and goes through the process of automotive packaging design step by step. It is a more technical book that covers all the information to be considered during the design process.

This is an essential book for car designers but can also be very informative and useful for industrial or product designers. This book does not cover styling, interior/exterior design, or sketching/visual design that may be the more “artistic” part of design but it is still very insightful.

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[Erlend Opdahl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic introduction and guide to the specifics of transportation design, and a masterclass in itself on visual communication. Technical enough to be used as a reference during projects, but approachable enough to be of use to designers new to the field.

[Rui Meireles · Rating 3 out of 5]

Neat but feels a little shallow.

[Nancy McIntyre]

A great reference for people who want to learn more (high level) about vehicle design. Well written and clear.

[Tarun Sharma · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you don't read this, then you are missing out on one hell of a process teaching book when it comes to automotive design.

[Ralph Zoontjens · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best introductory books to the world of vehicle design and development.

[Udhayakumar Gnanaprakash]

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