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Category Archives: Designers

John M. Melberg’s Career—Part One

Cars, firetrucks, tractors, and flying machines.

April 26, 20117 CommentsAutomotive Design Guild, Car Design, Designers, Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild, GM Design Staff, John Mellberg, Vintage Studio ArtworkBy Gary Smith

Jeff Gold’s Rescued Studio Art Collection

A remarkable collection of original studio art.

March 14, 201110 CommentsArtwork and Books, Car Design, Homer LaGassey, Rescued from the Studio Trash, Vintage Studio ArtworkBy Gary Smith

Moonmen

Norm worked on the lunar rover. How cool is that?

March 1, 20111 CommentCar Design, Designers, Norman J. JamesBy Gary Smith

Chuck Jordan Memorial—Photos and Handout

Memorial service held in the honor of Charles M. Jordan at the General Motors Heritage Center in Detroit.

February 16, 20115 CommentsChuck Jordan, GM Design StaffBy Gary Smith

Peter Maier, Designer, Master Realist—Part One

Nobody I had ever encountered before could have possibly adequately prepared me for meeting Pete Maier.

February 10, 20115 CommentsArtwork and Books, Designers, Peter Maier, VideosBy Gary Smith

Chevrolet XP-898: Inspiration for two unique designs

What does John Z. DeLorean and Ron Will have in common?

January 8, 20117 CommentsCar Design, GM Brochures, GM Design Staff, Ron WillBy Gary Smith

Mott’s Spot Cartoons

Telepathic cars.

December 28, 20102 CommentsArtwork and Books, GM Design Staff, Mott's Spots, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

A Special Message about Chuck by Mark Jordan

He lived an amazing life, accomplished countless professional achievements, influenced and served as a role model to so many, and above all was a wonderfully great and loving Dad.

December 19, 201016 CommentsChuck Jordan, DesignersBy Gary Smith

Designing the New Studebaker

A Design Project by the League of Retired Automotive Designers.

December 2, 201010 CommentsCar Design, Designers, League of Retired DesignersBy Gary Smith

GM Designer Wayne Kady

Wayne»s first production studio assignment was in Cadillac working on the ’65s.

November 10, 20108 CommentsCar Design, Designers, GM Design Staff, Wayne KadyBy Gary Smith

Of Firebirds and Moonmen, Part Two

Firebird III Motorama Production Filming at the GM Mesa Proving Grounds.

November 4, 20104 CommentsArtwork and Books, Car Design, GM Design Staff, Motorama, Norman J. JamesBy Gary Smith

Of Firebirds and Moonmen, Part One

Those were the days.

October 26, 20106 CommentsArtwork and Books, Books, Car Design, GM Design Staff, Motorama, Norman J. JamesBy Gary Smith

Les 24 Heures De Choo Choo

*throptic, noun: a design or a devise created to look as if it serves a functional purpose, but in fact has no purpose other than to make the object on which it is attached to look esthetically better.

October 14, 20108 CommentsCar Design, Cartoons, Designers, Stan Mott, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

Salute to William L. Mitchell

GM Design Staff Impact Magazine, July 1977.

October 7, 20101 CommentBill Mitchell, Car Design, GM Design StaffBy Gary Smith

Art Center Experiences

Late nighters or all nighters were the norm.

August 5, 20104 CommentsCar Design, Colleges, Richard Nesbitt, StoriesBy Gary Smith

Cyclops’ Night Out

Featuring Cyclops, the Bongo family, and quite a number of other oddities.

July 15, 20101 CommentArtwork and Books, Cartoons, Stan Mott, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

An Interview with Bob Gurr—Making Dreams Come True

Making dreams come true.

June 15, 20104 CommentsCar Design, Designers, Ford Design, R.H. "Bob" GurrBy Gary Smith

Stan Mott—Modern Mechanics

Stan Mott kept us going with his outrageous cartoons and great artwork.

June 8, 20102 CommentsCartoons, Designers, Stan Mott, Stan MottBy Gary Smith

Automobile Design by Henry Gurr

R. Henry Gurr’s book played an important role in my interest in car design.

June 3, 201013 CommentsBooks, Car Design, R.H. "Bob" GurrBy Gary Smith

MacMinn’s LeMans Coupe

Interesting how the esthetics of aerodynamics have changed.

May 18, 20109 CommentsCar Design, Colleges, Strother MacMinnBy Gary Smith

Photos and Other Things of Interest

Lots of very interesting photos.

May 6, 20102 CommentsBuick, Designers, Ford Design, GM Design Staff, PeopleBy Gary Smith

Harry Bentley Bradley, Part 2

He inspires us to start sketching again just for the joy of it.

April 15, 20109 CommentsDesigners, Harry BradleyBy Gary Smith

Charles M. “Chuck” Jordan

Jordan likened this to “letting a tiger out of the cage—saying go!”

March 18, 20106 CommentsCar Design, Chuck Jordan, Designers, GM Design StaffBy Gary Smith

Harry Bentley Bradley, Part One

His illustration style is original and unmatched.

February 18, 20104 CommentsDesigners, Harry BradleyBy Gary Smith
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