Tag: Design

  • Celebrating the people behind design: 2025 Car Design News People Awards

    While we love seeing the final shape of beautiful cars on the road, we don’t always recognize that every great car starts with ideas, talent, and people. That’s where  Car Design News People Awards (CDN People Awards) come in, shining a spotlight on the individuals and teams responsible for the creativity, craftsmanship, and innovation behind…

    DESIGN STUDIO

  • Design smarter, faster: Covestro’s Imagio® material library now in Autodesk VRED

    We’ve got some exciting news for automotive and transportation designers: Covestro’s Imagio® digital sample library is now integrated directly into Autodesk VRED 2026.1. That means instant access to tens of thousands of photorealistic polycarbonate materials—where and when you need them. Designers don’t have to wait on physical samples or hunt through material catalogs, because they…

    DESIGN STUDIO

  • What’s new in Alias 2026: A new era of design, surfacing, and visualization

    The Alias 2026 release brings an exciting range of new tools and workflows that continue to redefine how designers and engineers create, collaborate, and visualize their ideas. With a focus on seamless visualization, smarter modeling tools, and workflow efficiency, Alias 2026 makes it easier than ever to bring your creative vision to life. VRED Renderer…

    DESIGN STUDIO

  • Hill Helicopters: The supercar of the skies

    When we first featured Hill Helicopter in 2020, it was a UK start-up focused on the vision of redefining helicopter design. Founded by Jason and Isabella Hill, the company’s HX50 was meant to disrupt the private helicopter market by moving beyond the over-engineered and under-designed reality of contemporary helicopters. In fact, the most well-known helicopter…

    STORIES & INSPIRATION

  • The Power of Brand: Autodesk’s first student Automotive Design competition

    Autodesk Automotive loves a good student design competition. We’ve talked about the APMA’s Project Arrow competition, the Domeble-Symetri Student Awards, and the student shows that Car Design News keeps an eye on, like the Coventry University’s Automotive and Transportation Design Show and the Royal College of Art’s post-graduate show – to name only a few.…

    News

  • D3D 30 Awards: Alias Control Puck recognized

    The D3D 30 is DEVELOP3D’s annual round-up of 30 new technologies. These technologies are chosen because they have are potentially the most impactful in the product development processes of D3D readers. Companies and technologies from around the world are chosen by the DEVELOP3D editorial team entirely on the basis of merit – no entry fee, no black-tie…

    PRODUCT NEWS

  • Mike Turner Masterclass – Alias 2024 series 02, episode 03: Variants and details

    Alias 2023 Masterclass We asked Mike to do some production testing on Alias 2024 during the development beta cycles to prove the software in production use. As a result, you may notice small variations in User Interface style and layout in these videos compared to the the released version of Alias 2024 – tools and…

    Advanced SKILLS

  • Creative Chameleons and the Domeble-Symetri Student Awards

    The Podcast Pierre-Paul Andriani, a Design Studio specialist at Autodesk sits down with Carl Lyttle, owner of Domeble for this Design Studio podcast. Domeble is a premium rights-managed stock library for photographic backplates, 360-degree domes, and VR environments. Carl is also the co-creator of the Domeble-Symetri Student Awards.  Carl Lyttle talks about his experiences and…

    STORIES & INSPIRATION

  • AIF 2024 Ideas in Motion — Sessions on demand

    All of the session recordings from AIF 2024 are now available for viewing on-demand! Visit the AIF 2024 site to see the keynote, design studio sessions and deep dives as well as sessions from the AIF. We will be bringing you recaps of the design studio sessions over the coming weeks as well as some…

    INDUSTRY NEWS

  • Alias and VRED 2025 releases

    We are excited to announce that the new releases of Autodesk Alias and Autodesk VRED 2025 are now available for subscribers and users to download. While the Alias 2025 release continues its focus on providing the best experience for users, there has been significant work done in several other areas as well: Watch the video…

    PRODUCT NEWS

  • A small world with BIG opportunities: Inside the world of digital sculpting with some of the best at Lucid, Ford, Oakley, and Apple

    Digital Sculptor, Digital Designer, Digital Modeler, 3D Modeler You may (or may not) have heard these terms before, but they all refer to a very specific – and elite – role in the world of design. Industrial, automotive, and conceptual design industries all rely on the technical skills, deep expertise, and artistic insights of the…

    STORIES & INSPIRATION

  • Learn Alias and VRED at home: Renew your license for Alias and VRED Learning Editions

    Alias and VRED Learning Editions Last year we announced the release of Alias and VRED Learning Editions. These special editions are meant to increase user access to our software, giving users the time to really learn the programs and finesse their skills. These licenses are tailored for individual use on private, non-commercial projects. We’ve set…

    PRODUCT NEWS

  • Mike Turner’s Alias 2024 S01, E04: Bonus — Reflections on designing in Alias 2024

    Alias 2024 Masterclass We asked Mike to do some production testing on Alias 2024 during the development beta cycles to prove the software in production use. As a result, you may notice small variations in User Interface style and layout in the released version of Alias 2024 – tools and icons may look a little…

    DESIGN STUDIO

  • Women in tech: A conversation with Silverdraft CEO Amy Gile

    Amy Gile’s natural curiosity has made for an interesting – and sometimes unexpected – career. Working in the entertainment industry as an actor and producer, Amy began to see a place where she could make a real difference: visual technology. With Dr. Srinidhi Varadarajan, Amy developed a supercomputer to support the demands of rendering, animation,…

    Podcast

  • Mike Turner’s Alias 2024 series 01, episode 02: Refining the form

    We asked Mike to do some production testing on Alias 2024 during the development beta cycles to prove the software in production use. As a result, you may notice small variations in User Interface style and layout in the released version of Alias 2024 – tools and icons may look a little different. Alias 2024…

    Advanced SKILLS