Screen LibraryCar design : from the carriage to auto-mobility = von der Kutsche zur Auto-Mobilität /
"Cars were initially the result of pure craftsmanship, and as passenger cars were based on the concept of the carriage. As manufacturers moved away from metal-panelled wooden frames to an all-steel design, they hesitantly ventured to adopt new forms. Between the two World Wars North America had...
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Edition Axel Menges,
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| Publisher Address: | Stuttgart : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
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English German |
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"Cars were initially the result of pure craftsmanship, and as passenger cars were based on the concept of the carriage. As manufacturers moved away from metal-panelled wooden frames to an all-steel design, they hesitantly ventured to adopt new forms. Between the two World Wars North America had the world's largest fleet of cars; this also meant that their design became an increasingly important sales factor. Professsional automobile design was established. Containing many marvellous photographs and analytical texts, this book makes exciting reading for all those who love cars." --Publisher description. |
| Carrier Form: | 151 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-151). |
| ISBN: |
9783869050102 (hardcover) : 3869050101 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | TL240 |
| CLC: |
U489-09 U469.110.2-09 |
| Call Number: | U469.110.2-09/M537 |
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Machine generated contents note: 1.Origins. The technology determines the form -- 2.From 1900 until 1949. Technology comes to terms with form -- 3.From 1950 until today. The form determines the technology -- 4.Crazy technology leads to bizarre form -- 5.Form and technology go small -- 6.Form and technology are up to designers -- 6.1.Form and technology create images -- 6.2.Form and technology constitute a concept -- 6.3.Form and technology adapt to the wind -- 6.4.The form helps technology improve safety -- 7.Form and technology shape a car's look -- 7.1.The form is copied, though not the technology -- 7.2.Technology determines the form of the flanks -- 7.3.No technology, plenty of form with fast lines -- 7.4.Form as a wedge, technology follows suit -- 7.5.Technology opens to let in form -- 7.6.Technology and form make negative rear windows possible -- 7.7.The technology is different, the form is modeled on an American one -- 7.8.Technology delights in form Note continued: 7.9.Form and technology gleam on the rear -- 7.10.Technology and form in black create an optical illusion -- 7.11.Form needs color, technology does not -- 7.12.Form and technology must be in agreement. |