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Explore the world of car design during this one-week course, where you’ll delve into exciting approaches that are shaping the future of car design and creativity.
The car industry has seen rapid changes in how vehicles are designed: whilst the trend is to use digital technologies to create visuals, every great car design begins with an idea on paper.
This course is an opportunity to explore the creative process of car design away from a screen, develop your drawing skills and thinking around car design.
You’ll build confidence in getting your ideas down on paper and develop fundamental design skills, taking your ideas from sketches into perspective drawings that could be used by 3D modellers in the design process of designing a new car.
This course is ideal if you’re interested in cars and how they are designed, or are thinking of further studies in product design, industrial design, or transport design.
It’s also for anyone with a keen interest in drawing looking for a creative challenge.
What You'll Study:
Dive into the world of tomorrow's transportation! We'll challenge your thinking about cars, exploring the realms of electric and autonomous vehicles, envisioning the future smart cities and the role your designs could play.
Sharpen your drawing skills specifically tailored for car design; from basic sketches to intricate perspective drawings, you'll develop the techniques necessary to bring your automotive visions to life.
You’ll develop your creative thinking to design your own car with a distinct personality, considering the way it should look, how it should be shaped and what features it should have.
You will design the interior and exterior of your concept car, and learn how form and style link to the function of a vehicle, understanding proportions and perspectives.
You’ll also work as a group to design a car from a set brief for a new type of car, developing your team-working and technical drawing skills to visualise a concept.
During this course, you will:
- learn how to design in different perspectives
- create car design concepts from your own inspiration and from a brief
- look at current car design concepts and discuss how their personality and style is driven by their brand DNA
- explore your car design from different points of view
- learn about style and function in automobile design
- discuss how a 3D modeller would interpret your plans
- present your project ideas to others
- consider the future of car design.
- You will be introduced to techniques through seminars, group demonstrations and discussion, feedback and tutorials.
By the end of the course you’ll be able to recognise the different stages of design development for a car and you’ll leave with sketches, concepts, perspective drawings and plans for your portfolio.
You’ll have gained confidence in presenting your ideas to others and developed a range of transferrable design and drawing skills.
Social Events:
We appoint NTU Student Ambassadors who host social events on Monday and Wednesday evening to help you make friends across the whole of our summer school programme for 15 – 17 year olds, which are free to attend.
Duke of Edinburgh:
This course can count as your Gold DofE Residential Award and is an amazing opportunity to make new friends and memories. It will be fun and gently challenging, allowing you to follow your passion and discover talents you never knew you had.
DofE participants must book both the course and accommodation on campus for this to count towards your Gold Award.
You must also attend the social events that are planned on Monday and Wednesday evenings, and you must plan and attend your own social activities with other participants on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Prices:
Course: £525.00 + (optional) Accommodation: £259.00
You can find out more about our facilities, tutors and how to book your place on the NTU website.