The Transparent Car

 Vacuum forming is fast but not reliable. Also wasteful in materials. Using buck metal and clamps is much more reliable and can utilize all the acrylic sheets. Making Metal buck mould

  Skip to content thoughts on automotive design the basics of car design This page attempts to explain a few of the essential “rules” of vehicle design. You may be thinking that there are no rules, surely every designer is allowed to do whatever they like? Well obviously that is true, but cars have to adhere to laws and type approval regulations, which gives certain constraints. That still leaves room for a large amount of artistic expression. What I’m talking about here are mainly common aesthetic practices and traditions- which are complex (enough to perhaps be re-visited many times here). These aesthetic tastes vary across national cultures, but as cars are sold globally (or more accurately, brands are), and most certainly designed by globally influenced people, these cultural tastes are often purposely discarded in the design process. There are also constraints that are forced by economics, and manufacturing processes. All these change over time, or occasionally shift more radi...