Epic photo of a truly dominant race car. the Audi 200 quattro Trans Am.
thanks to the excellent Audi Motorsport Blog‘s FB page
Category Archives: design
photomanipulation….before photoshop.
I’m not a fan of Photoshop for photo modification, as i find it cumbersome and overused by people. That being said…there is something more primitively charming about photomanipulation BEFORE the advent of computer software aids. Does it make it any more acceptable? No, not really! But they are interesting to look at. Somewhere in the future…some kid is going to read (absorb?) an article like this about Photoshop and say “oh how primitive they were back then!”
src: the excellent brainpickings via the book “Faking It”
the machine age.
“The Machine Age” by artist unknown (circa 1916, although thought to be a Vorticist drawing)
This drawing is on sale at Young & Son for a price not listed.
Land of Lancia.
Tagged film, lancia fulvia, video
Silica-ESC.
The future of computing and net social interactions? I hope so! A visually interesting and conceptually weird and wonderful short video made by Vladimir Todorovic
when Chris Harris became rubbish.
Such a shame, as 2 years ago I used to watch Chris Harris’ reviews on Drivers Republic and thought they were utterly brilliant. Fast forward to his work with the current Drive channel on youtube—-and with each passing review, I find myself more bored, more annoyed, and frankly in view of tedious, self indulgent reviews which frankly go nowhere except gushing praise or annoyed disappointment.
(1) Chris Harris is exceedingly trying to be Jeremy Clarkson, and is failing miserably
(2) He takes 20 minutes (!!) to do this latest comparison. Talk about tedious and overbloated.
(3) Anyone who thinks the M135s engine sound better than the RS3 turbo 5-cylinder is on MASSIVE amounts of something…..or has gone deaf…or is paid to say so.
(4) On the BMW payroll? he used to be…probably still is.
(5) He enjoys the sound of his own voice, far more than I certainly do.
(6) Repetitive luddite nonsense…and yet he still prefers a torque converter Automatic gearbox….utter rubbish!
These days, I think Automotive ‘journalism’ has become very cumbersome and quite frankly past-its-sell-date….then again, motoring culture itself is expired. With every passing week I see new blogs and sites popping up—-all of which are the same stuff regurgitated through a big filter of bland. Several months before dropping the car-centric IEDEI for a more creative version, I had become progressively disenchanted by ‘petrolhead culture’ and its neverending cliches, stereotypes, and superficiality. Unfortunately, Chris Harris represents each one of those problems in a uniform package. Will I watch Top Gear when it comes back? Yes. Will I watch Chris Harris videos each Thursday? No.
Do i still love cars? Yes. Do I want to be an active member of online motoring culture? No.
Space Shuttle Through the streets of Los Angeles.
A wicked surreal scene of the Space Shuttle going through L.A streets! Lovely time-lapse video by the Los Angeles Times.
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all photos taken by Syed IEDEI
(Leica M8.1, CV 35mm f1.4 Nokton)
Mindrelic vs. Manhattan.
I really enjoyed these 2 time lapsed videos done by Mindrelic. The fact that he actually chose interesting music makes it even better. Beautiful! I never get tired of NYC.
book: Leica “Witness To A Century” (2012)
I ordered this book a while ago on pre-order, and it arrived this week. $22 from Amazon. An amazing and beautiful book for a very low price. Hardcover, by Alessandro Pasi (2012). Highly recommended beautiful short history of Leica with full page spread profiles of every significant camera produced in their illustrious history. This book does not read like a publicity book—-instead it is full of beautiful and iconic photography throughout their history. This is the 3rd edition of this book, revised to include the digital range through the recent M-Monochrom.
Yes I am a Leica fanboy these days and it is driven by my love of creating fotos. And there’s nothing you can do to stop me!
Being inspired to create is so much nicer than obsessing to appreciate.
neu Alpine to be co-developed with Caterham.
Just a few days ago, I speculated that Lotus was a possibility for co-developing the new Alpine Berlinette after Carlos Tavares’ statements in Autocar. A few days later, Autocar is reporting that Caterham will indeed be the expected partner to develop the new Alpine! Great news for those of us who have been awaiting news that this will be a lightweight true hommage to the original A110. The concept A110-50 stayed true to those beliefs in being lightweight and performance-oriented; and it seems the production Alpine will as well.
Apparently Caterham will also develop their own model alongside the new Alpine. Should be very interesting to see what comes out of this relationship. Here’s hoping for a lightweight, technologically advanced interpretation of what came before.
More news as it comes. Thank you to Michal and CollaVerglas for the tip to this update!
(below: chassis testing of the A110-50 concept)
Character: Recycling Typography.
Take old letters from neon signs, swap them for LEDs and place in nice, dark, mysterious locations. That’s what Aleksi Hautamäki has done with this Character series.
I am obsessed with fonts…and in another world, in another time, I would have devoted my life to finding the perfect font. However, in this one I am relegated to simple appreciation.
if you follow the link at the bottom, you can buy one of these light filled giant letters starting at 200 euros.
more info: character.fi
Progress of the Alpine resurrection.
Carlos Tavares (Renault CEO) has been talking some details about the resurrection of Alpine! It seems it will be a completely new car, and NOT the A110-50 that was shown several months ago. Should be very, very interesting.
My bet is that Lotus is going to be involved in this….as Lotus and Alpine have a history of collaboration.
from Autocar:
Carlos Tavares:
“We could have given our engineers €50 million and told them to make the best of it. But that would probably have produced a mediocre car because it’s not much money to play with. Alpine has a great history, and we want to make emotional cars that will be true to that.”
“He won’t yet reveal the mechanical layout but admits it is unlikely to be rear-engined, as the A110 was.”
“Convenience is an important part of modern packaging,” Tavares says, “but we are not inclined to compromise too much. This is a car that must appeal to the emotions. If you refine such a car too much, it loses its special character.”
The production Alpine will bear little relation to the Alpine concept from earlier this year that incorporated the styling of the DeZir concept on to a Mégane Trophy racer.
Enigmatica Mars.
“A series of suspended frames diminish in size down the length of the gallery acting as a canvas for the display of surface specific projected visual sequences.”
the stunning Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo Concept.
I love the Porsche Panamera. In fact it’s one of my favourite cars in the world. Bold, beautifully made, and quite simply the best sedan in the world! Now it has a really beautifully designed Wagon to go along with it. Well….assuming this design makes it to production in some form.
e-Hybrid V6 + electric motors. 416hp. 65mpg. LED lots-of-things. yellow brake calipers. Do the details really even matter anymore? LOOK AT IT! The interior is amazing, and the exterior is amazing. Being a Porsche, you can wager that it will be amazing to drive as well. Das wicked. Nostalgia is dead. Long live now!
src: porsche
minimalist fotos.
I always have time and space for minimalism….especially when it is as beautiful as these photos are.
see more here
ISAT Berlinette Project.
The greatest car in the world…well, ever….is being re-imagined by students and teachers of the ISAT (Institut Supérieur de l’Automobile et des Transports) of France and being presented at this week’s Paris Motor Show as a concept study! Renault’s recent glory of the A110-50 was a modernized NEW car, whereas this study takes great homage from the original, with mild reinterpretation of details (lights, fenders, etc). The result is difficult to see in this mystery-filled video teaser—–but I am very intrigued by what I see already! Good on ya, kids!
(advance apologies for the rubbish music….please turn the volume down!)
src: auto plus
Bentley Continental GT3.
Bentley is coming back to Le Mans! And would you just look at this beauty. The Bentley Continental GT3. Most excellent, sir.
I’m still trying to get over how i’ve posted 2 entries about the Bentley Continental in 1 week. Don’t get the wrong idea….i’m not that into the Continental….or Bentleys for that matter…but both photos are quite interesting I must say.
Is this an Audi R8 in disguise? i’m almost certain it is. Does this mean that Audi will be bringing the R8 to Le Mans after 2013? I would certainly assume so. Domination in different classes is sure to ensue….
a video of the big beast in action:
src: Audi Sport
Mercedes installation.
The Mercedes-Benz “Concept Coupe” incorporated into an art installation by Paul Cocksedge Studios.
Love the details on it. Next year is really going to be competitive in the small luxury sedan segment of the US market with this new MB A-Class sedan, Audi A3/S3, and rumoured BMW 1-series sedan.
This is a beautiful car, and it’s really great to see modern automotive design picking up steam. This will add a lot of excitement to the more conservative Mercedes lineup. I’m not sure it’s enough to talk me out of a next-generation S3…but it is pretty wicked. I really hope this car reaches production with the design elements intact.
src: MB
Bentley Continental GT……rallying!?
Well here’s something i’ve never seen! A luxurious, heavy, Hermes shopping bag-filled, leather wrapped interior Bentley Continental GT being given a rally stage work out by ex-Mini driver Kris Meeke! Fantastic!
Apparently this is being filmed for a future episode of Top Gear featuring James May. Why does this not surprise me?
src: WRC
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