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Frank Stephenson argues aircraft designers should study marine hydrodynamics over standard aerodynamics
“Fish are much more efficient at creating aerodynamic shapes, or hydrodynamic shapes actually, than planes are. I think we're looking at the wrong direction. We should be looking under the sea as opposed to looking at standard aerodynamic shapes when we want to…”
Frank Stephenson says mass-market automakers suffer awful designer-engineer relationships unlike exotics
“The bread and butter companies have an awful relationship between the designers and the engineers, whereas the high flying, the exotics have a great relationship between the engineers and the designers.”
Frank Stephenson argues computers should never be used for initial design ideation
“So I think it's good to use computers, obviously, but I would never, ever believe in using a computer as a tool for creativity at the beginning. You can use it later, like I said, to give you variations and options and things like that, and maybe to speed up t…”
Stephenson: Great design makes consumers desire products they do not need
“You have to reach for the emotional factor that makes people want the car without really needing the car. And that emotional factor in design is, is vital. It's extremely important that you create a product that somebody necessarily doesn't need it, but wants …”
Stephenson: Design is the deciding factor in everyday car purchasing decisions
“If you're in the market for a budget car or everyday car, you're so many cars cover that well enough today that design tends to be the deciding factor when it comes to making that decision of what car I want.”
Stephenson: Gut instinct is only reliable after gaining substantial career experience
“People rely a lot of times on gut instinct, but they rely on it too soon in their careers And that is probably a mistake. I think when you feel that something is right that is a reliable guide when you've got pretty much the experience that what your gut insti…”
Stephenson: Automotive design language must evolve progressively to avoid diluting brand recognition
“You don't want to make big jumps in the design language because otherwise it becomes you know either diluted too quickly or indistinguishable or looks too much like somebody else's design language.”
Stephenson: Designers should sketch subconsciously and reserve critical judgment for afterward
“It's not sitting there trying to think where each line goes. It's basically letting your subconscious thoughts of the end product come out as they want to come out. You know, it's, you're watching it, you're being critical of it, obviously, but you're not ther…”
Stephenson: Aerodynamics do not significantly impact efficiency at standard road speeds
“We are limited to speeds on most roads where the aerodynamics don't play a huge part of the efficiency.”
Stephenson: Nature serves as a library of pre-tested design solutions
“All we have to do is peel back the layers and find out how they've managed to make something successful because obviously in, in, in nature, something's not well designed. It won't stick around for very long. So there are solutions in nature, which are surpris…”