Category Archives: Photography

Flying Cars of Yesteryear

What if? What if we had been driving flying cars all along? Renaud Marion has a series of images that show vintage cars in ‘float mode’, parked casually on the streets. His series shows a classic collection of cars, all lovingly photoshopped to remove the wheels. A floating future would be sexy, indeed. “Our dreamsContinueContinue reading “Flying Cars of Yesteryear”

Volvo Concept C

A super refined concept car from Volvo, pointing at their future design direction. very well executed. I’ve always loved the no compromises approach of concept cars, which hold a level of sophistication and finesse that showcase the purity of a design. Via DesignBoom: Led by Thomas Ingenlath, Senior Vice President of design for Volvo.

Extinct Sporting Events

Perhaps some sports are best to be left in the past. From the Library of Congress’ Flickr page, some photos of “Auto Polo”, back when the automobile itself was still new. Pretty amazing images.

Detroit Auto Show At a Glance

As a former Michigander and a car design geek, early January always brings NAIAS, or the North American International Auto Show. Here’s a small sampling of some of the more stand-out cars of the show. Acura NSX Concept- Is the NSX really coming back? Acura says yes, with this hot hybrid. 2013 Ford Fusion- CreatedContinueContinue reading “Detroit Auto Show At a Glance”

Stunning

Unlike most industries, automotive design arguably already hit it’s zenith years ago. Though the features available in cars today are mind boggling, their pure forms are, frankly, pretty lame compared to some of the designs that erupted out of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. The Portland Art Museum is currently showing a traveling exhibit calledContinueContinue reading “Stunning”