I am working on a Large New Art Profile. Concepts for Design & Cars, Homes, Future Products. Syd Mead, is very inspirational. I need to get this book. Thank you very much for sharing this book.
Left you a too long comment on your Concepts Syd Mead post just now. Here's a tip for you. Pick up Automobile Quarterly Volume 13 #1. It will have a purple cover. And a Syd Mead print in the center. It has a 12 page section by him. Fabulous stuff. Easy to find under 20 bucks. Get two.
Yep, I have that AQ. He also did features in Vol 6/1 and 7/4. Look for those- cheap on eBay. One is a cover with the Alfa Carabo and the other is a Bugatti blue cover.
Somehow I just got Concepts for about 130 bucks on ebay. No kidding. Back cover has a deep dig in it, and I'm going to repair this vinyl area using white book glue and some rustoleum white satin paint. To match the texture of the rest of the surface I'll press a hardening clay onto the good section and get a relief embedded into it, then when the glue and paint are semi hard, press the clay into that section. I found that a little carpet cleaner on a rough towel really cleaned up the odd stains on the cover. (I see your circle stain) I noticed (you should take a close look) that areas on the pages were building up a fleck of tan fuzz on the whites and especially on the deep colors, and I used a flat gray eraser used to lighten pencil work by pressing it down and lifting it off worked perfectly (you keep rekneading the eraser to get a clean area) and instead of it's designated press down style uou use it like a regular eraser, and it took off all that powdery almost mold like flecking. And how about that amazing super heavy matte paper in Concepts? Thanks for the tip that Mead was at Ford at the time. You know, there are people you show books to that consider themselves snobs, and while turning the pages, instead of lifting from the edge of the page, they fit their thumb right next to the center spine and flick over the page leaving a ding in every page. I would love to show the book to this person, but just can't let them handle it!
Sorry to hear that. Good art should be available to everyone. I know these books keep getting more expensive. Keep your eye out in used book stores, you might get lucky!
This was some interesting insight on how a sketch gets turned into something more. Even without a tutorial, you can pick up a lot from just watching. Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for designing the Honda Element. I've never met a single person who's not wow'd by it. Even the most adamant boxy-car-haters have a real change of heart once they get in it. I'm not sure how you feel about it, but it's got a real loyal following and to this day, it's hard to find anything that is comparable in terms of looks and versatility.
I’m such a big fan of yours, some of my favorites being the Honda and Acura work you’ve done. This was a super easy to understand demo, I look forward to more great content. thank you!!
Very cool! Didn't know you had a youtube channel, too! Picking up some LeTourneau vibes on the giant-scale scraper and frame style. Obviously more refined styling than LeToruneau, but given the era, quite an interesting comparison. Also 7:01 is that a torque-balanced bogie/tandem?
