How to Design Cars Like a Pro - by Tony Lewin & Ryan Borroff (Paperback)

About the Book

This comprehensive new edition of How to Design Cars Like a Pro provides an in depth look at modern automotive design.

Book Synopsis

This comprehensive new edition of How to Design Cars Like a Pro provides an in-depth look at modern automotive design. Interviews with leading automobile designers from Ford, BMW, GM Jaguar, Nissan and others, analyses of past and present trends, studies of individual models and concepts, and much more combine to reveal the fascinating mix of art and science that goes into creating automobiles. This book is a must-have for professional designers, as well as for automotive enthusiasts.

From the Back Cover

This comprehensive new edition of "How to Design Cars Like a Pro "goes behind the studio doors to provide an in-depth look at modern automotive design. Interviews with leading automobile designers, analyses of past and present trends, studies of individual models and concepts, and much more combine to reveal the fascinating mix of art and science that goes into creating today's cars. Packed with full-color photography and illustrations, this book is a must-have for professional designers, design students, and automotive enthusiasts. Contents include: - Foreword by Jaguar design director Ian Callum - Exclusive interviews with designers from manufacturers including Aston Martin, Renault, BMW, Kia, PSA Peugeot-Citroen, and Land Rover - A wealth of information on automotive design past and present, including chapters on concept cars, history's greatest designers, the design process, and much more - Fifty of the greatest automobile designs covering more than a century of automotive history - Explorations of the future of the automobile in a rapidly changing world - Design technique tutorials by top industry professionals - Artwork by top students from design schools around the world - An authoritative glossary of design terms created by David Browne, course director for automotive design at Coventry University in the United Kingdom - Directory listings of design colleges and courses, global car brands, and design directors around the world "How to Design Cars Like a Pro" gives you all the tools you need to understand car design, get started on sketching, and produce professional results.

About the Author

Tony Lewin is a lifelong automotive commentator and industry analyst and has spent most of his career testing cars, analyzing them, and reporting on the ups and downs of the global enterprises that build them. He has been a regular writer and editor for Automotive News Europe and launched several pioneering titles for The Financial Times as well as contributing regular columns for other national and international publications. Today, Lewin divides his time between journalism, books, and translation work. His titles for Motorbooks include BMW Century, How to Design Cars Like a Pro, The Complete Book of BMW, and Speed Read: Car Design. He also translated Junkyard: Behind the Gates at California's Secretive European-Car Salvage Yard for Motorbooks. He lives in East Sussex, England.

Ryan Borroff is an automotive design writer, journalist and psychologist. He is a contributing writer and editor to print media, including Interior Motives magazine, the car design magazine he conceived and created in 2001. Borroff has organized and chaired various design-related conferences and awards competitions around the world. He lives in London.