The Sketch Monkey opines on the new 33. Comparison versus original begins just before the @5 min mark:
Speaking of AI and the Grandaddy of electric cars- the Baker Electric, wonder how AI (if it had existed back then) would have cast this vehicle 100 years ago? Anybody have access to AI drawing programs? I'm thinking AI's knowledge base would be nearly empty that far back. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Where is the line drawn (see what i did there) between 'retro' and simply traditional design language? Are all 911s retro?
I struggle to sketch on the iPad and the available screen space inside the AI app is pretty small but here is a shot at it. Sketch Image Unavailable, Please Login Untouched AI output Image Unavailable, Please Login Prompt was “Black early century black electric car” I used black twice because it kept giving me white cars
Good start! I wonder how AI is going to handle a single headlight on a car or if those "lanterns" might evolve into turn signals and side marker lights? It may be that the AI kept giving you white cars because (aside from Stanley) White was the manufacturer of a leading Steam car back then.
A Singer 911 is certainly retro. I think current production Porsche 911s are evolved rather than retro - it's not like when Frank Stephenson was trying to revolutionize the Mini/MINI from the original design into a modernized incarnation with retro styling. All the best, Andrew.
Fuses – the most important part of an EV? By Michael Nash written 2015 Changing climate "In order for hybrids and EVs to become a viable option and compete with internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts, there are some significant technology advances to make in a relatively short space of time,” said Mudge He is certain that as the popularity of EVs and hybrids grows, there will be a greater need and demand for the vehicles to obtain higher power and speed, coupled with longer range. These factors present a number of challenges for companies, but to allow OEMs to address these, they must first choose the right fuse for the right application. Don’t scrimp OEMs have a choice of two main types of fuses. The first is supplied by companies like Eaton Bussmann, and is “designed specifically with the application in mind”, explained Mudge. It is also typically implemented into the system “early in the design cycle, to best protect all the equipment around the fuse”. The second type of fuse is a cheaper alternative, which comes “off the shelf” and is not capable of protecting certain applications. Mudge admitted that these are “great, but do not always offer the critical protection that fuses are designed for in their application.” To put things into perspective, using Eaton Bussmann’s fuses to protect all the necessary components of an EV or hybrid vehicle will cost around US$100. Using “off the shelf fuses” will allow OEMs to save “a few dollars,” said Mudge, but when the fuse is protecting a US$10,000 EV battery pack, it’s “critical” to spend a few extra dollars spent on a better fuse. Moving on up In short, the growing popularity of EVs and hybrid vehicles will ensure there is a “high growth market” for fuses, concluded Mudge. As for whether the rising demand will make the cost of components like electric motors drop dramatically, and therefore see the fuse selection become less critical, remains to be seen. I'd love to see a follow up article in 2023. I'll see what I can find. Did the fuse market expand in the past 8 years- how much? Did costs go up, down, or stagnate? Were OEMs affected by parts shortages? How did they combat if so? What technological advances were achieved in the fuse or automotive industry? All those super fast chargers didn't just pop up overnight.
Having a Google email account let me get these renders in a few minutes at https://app.vizcom.ai This is a photoshop I made using Onyx and Unica concept car sketches... https://i.imgur.com/sBbIrvg.jpg this is the refined setting in the app which has recognizable parts from others cars making it awful https://i.imgur.com/82lItvS.jpeg This is with the rendered setting which looks nice. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Pretty entertaining ... first pass Mark III + Riv = Olds 98 quarters & '68 Imperial front fender tips (separated by Eldo grille) ...?
I’ve been on the receiving end of that kind of critique. “I don’t hate it.” And I’m like, cool, so that’s a win?
At my next design job I’ll be researching AI visualization tools. Starting with inspiration images and going from there.
From Instagram designzofia QUICK PERSONAL PROJECT DONE IN @gravitysketch Sketch and rendered in @twinmotion3d In a few days I created a low-poly model, worked on the details by using stroke and ink tool and here is the result quickly rendered in Twinmotion - highly recommend it for quick visualization and animations. If you are car design professional and would like to collaborate with me in Gravity Sketh DM me : "GRAVITY" Image Unavailable, Please Login
The one that used to crack me up was: "I don't necessarily dislike it." Uh, OK, what the heck does THAT mean? talk about double negatives.
