Recently, I watched the documentary, "Objectified" by Gary Hustwitz, for my object design class at AUarts. Now, before I watched it, I thought it was going to be boring garbage that reinforced basic principles that the majority of us knew already.
Now there's alot to unpack here, so lets go step by step.
The Lights: You may or may not agree, but this car, does not have a traditional "face". To accomplish this, I subverted the light production of 2 cone headlights, and relied instead upon a single fluorescent tube with diagonal reflectors behind it. This design would not only provide a substantial blanket of light for visibility, but also give other drivers a better idea for the shape of oncoming cars in fog. If you are interested in the further light Idea, I have provided a deconstructed, and constructed model.
The fact that cars had faces always bothered me, so now with a design that not only removes that factor, but looks more futuristic than many cars, I can be happy with my transport.
Boy was I wrong.
It turned out to be an insightful look into the various deign processes of Western and European design. In particular, a designer by the name of Jonathan Ive, was going on about how design is about simplifying the functions of parts, and lessening the parts needed for those functions. I didn't think much of it at first, but it ended up resonating with me. During the rest of the documentary it had me thinking, "could that be simpler?", about every object shown. Very impactful.
Now, there's a second half to this. Another designer in the video, Chris Bangle, made commentary about something every child notices. Faces on cars. He droned on about how the car's facial expression could affect the attitude of the road, and once again I found myself thinking about the features of cars that look like faces and "how they could be simpler".
So, as any reasonable person would do, instead of redesigning just the lights, I designed a whole new car.
Here she is.
Now there's alot to unpack here, so lets go step by step.
The windshield: Yes. Its huge. As apart of applying Jonathan Ive's theory to the problem proposed by Chris Bangle, I combined the front and back window with the skylight to create one single piece for the function of maximum vision.
Now Ive made a little side by side to show off the difference between this single pieced beauty and the unnecessary divided model that has stuck in the past.
The Lights: You may or may not agree, but this car, does not have a traditional "face". To accomplish this, I subverted the light production of 2 cone headlights, and relied instead upon a single fluorescent tube with diagonal reflectors behind it. This design would not only provide a substantial blanket of light for visibility, but also give other drivers a better idea for the shape of oncoming cars in fog. If you are interested in the further light Idea, I have provided a deconstructed, and constructed model.
The fact that cars had faces always bothered me, so now with a design that not only removes that factor, but looks more futuristic than many cars, I can be happy with my transport.
Overall, the documentary has left a lasting impression on my views of design. I am very excited to see what I might be able to accomplish with this information.
Yeah! So thanks Bryan, for making us watch that, and stay tuned to this blog for more of The Kitt Project!
Ps. There's a light for the license plate ;)
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