SPEED HERO Blog — car design

Logic of Vision

As a reader you might be sick of hearing about it; my distaste for the vision available in new vehicles. I continue to feel strong about this topic. It's recently rehashed with my new career as a professional driving instructor.

You'll notice I barely move my hands, feet or body around, but my eyes and head is moving constantly! Driving is all about vision, I use my eyes to make safe driving decisions."
This is a quote from actual lessons with students. These young, fresh, road scholars sponge up information, excited for the opportunity to...


Proportional

I've been meaning to make this post for a long time. Lately I've been having trouble sharing my ideas, but who cares: here's one. I've got a beef to pick. I want to be a car designer, I've longed for this career since being a tiny child. My beef, paid for Tuesday, gladly - is with most modern FWD cars. There's a common mis-proportion that is seriously unacceptable, turning probably very nice sketches into the ugly girls that make the pretty ones look prettier. I guess they serve a purpose in that sense, but a little plastic surgery wouldn't hurt...


Now that I'm Famous......

I'll be requesting green olives on my tooth picks no matter the occasion or use. Few years ago I was developing my obsession with World Cars; vehicles that can be easily used no matter their location in the world. This is more than an afternoon, but a lifetime of abuse and repair. I decided to design my own called the Litoria, oddly enough someone came knocking on my inbox this morning: Arunas from All...