Automotive design, new and old, celebrated and ridiculed
Friday, April 25, 2008
Lets Nip this in the Bud
I'm starting to see a design element pop up on new cars that is mighty ugly. Extrenious chrome doo-dads clipped to the side of the car, just forward of the front door. The '08 Ford Focus, already challenged in the eye candy department, forced to wear this f-shaped thing as if it was f'ing pretty. And the poor Saturn Vue, also a bit of a mash-up, had to have one more thing added on, some vent looking things.
One of the things I keep hearing about design, is when you think you are done, try taking something away, and see if it added anything. I hate to see the thing they took off these ugly ducks.
By day, a well meaning book designer. Walks to and from work, affording lots of time to think about what is driving by. Weekends, divides attention between 1965 Falcon Squire, 2008 Mini Cooper, and a helluva lot of yard work.
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