101. Senior Thesis Final Model and Turnaround

If you guys want to see process work, please click PART ONE or PART TWO. It will show you the process of how I got to where I was. ^^ And without further ado, here is the project that's been kicking my but for the past five months! Some turnarounds also. Forgive my cinematography skills. :) I'll try to upload a movie of the rest of the models later!

YOUTUBE TURNAROUNDS <--- also includes a look at my classmates' models.

Much love,
Dou

90. Senior Capstone Supplemental Studies (Rorschach)

Because my senior capstone is heavily tinged with the psychological aspect of the human psyche, it was very appropriate to use Rorschach tests as inspiration for design direction. I made about 45 and from that bunch I chose 25 that I felt were the most refined.

I'm not sure whether or not I will use these for potential overall silhouette design, or maybe the interior, but these Rorschachs will play a part of my final design.

I tried looking online for pictures of Rorschachs, but many of them were.... boring, so I had to do these myself, which definitely paid off. They're very simple to do, all you need is some black paint, water, a piece of paper, and a brush. Fold the paper in half hamberger or hotdog style, and then apply paint to one side. Once paint is applied, just fold the other half over and unfold, and voila! Adding a little water to the paint will allow you to get a watercolor texture, and can create a more overall polished design.

89. Senior Sketch Blitz 2 (Lancia Progress)

These are the sketches from my second sketch blitz. Now these were very fun just because many of them are proportionately very odd. I'm envisioning this car not to have wheels, because of my story that will go along with this.

BASIC STORY:

A revolutionary psychologist uses unconventional means to help his patients. He employs the use of a mind integration machine (virtual reality) and accompanies them on a path to learn more about them and to help them. He leads them on a journey in his Lancia, which is his own mental construct.

But why use a car in a mental journey? Cars are familiar to most, if not all people. Even the mental construct of a car can be a comforting image in an unstable mind. It establishes a familial point in a person's head and fits very well of the notion of taking a drive through a persons memories and psyche.

52. Autonomous Vehicle Sketch Blitz

This was a 50 count sketch blitz for my Design Communications class taught by Raphael Zammit.

I'll post later about the car, but basically my project this quarter is to design an interior and exterior for an autonomous 2-3 seater city vehicle. Since my project prompt stated that in a couple of years, the safety laws have changed dramatically to the positive response of new electric autonomous vehicle. Basically what that means is that I can change drastically the aesthetics of a car, make it smaller, with more economic use of space.

What would a car look like if it didn't need a steering wheel, seat belts, an IP, or a dash? If it was proven that autonomous vehicles were consistently safe, what could I take out, and how could I make the interior more conducive to everyday life? Maybe work on the go?

Sounds like a challenge, but definitely a fun challenge. Cheers!

Also saw the new Cars 2 trailer today. HOT.

50. Automotive Interior Sketches

Interior sketches. I'm not used to doing these, but these were actually quite fun! Our assignment for our regular trans studio was to do a variety of conventional interiors (middle) concept interiors (last) and seats (top).

Interiors are definitely more complex than exteriors, which is another aspect of trans that I haven't been keeping up on.

*goes to nap*

42. Sketch Blitz #2

Top image are some final directions for my city cars, and the bottom two are both luxury sedans, although one might be changed into a sport coupe, just depends on how we're feeling. :) I was going to try to get maybe a one-person personal commuter, however, none of the options were really jiving... ^^ Final concepts should be up soon.

41. Sketch Blitz #1

Our assignment for descom was to do 50 sketches of vehicles, and since I hadn't drawn cars in a bit, I think they turned out relatively well. I promise in my next sketch blitz that some of the cars will tilt. XD I seem to have a tough time enough as it is trying to get some semblance of proportion.

The top two pics are supposed to be energy efficient, small electric cars, with the top most sketch being more environmentally friendly with a smaller footprint. The middle pages of cars are to hold about 2-4 people while the top picture probably will only carry 1-2 people. The bottom picture is a luxury car compilation. We're supposed to pick three different vehicle types and these are the ones that I'll be refining in the next week or so.

Automotive Interior

EDIT: Added another interior (city bus) concept above. Touchscreens = MAGIC!

... I'm not sure this interior makes that much sense, but since it's my first rendered one, I'm not going to be too hard on myself. XD