Critiquing YOUR Designs! Committing A Design CRIME Using A RULER! Ep. 6

World renowned car designer, Frank Stephenson, critiques his subscribers designs!
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Hi all,
Back again for another critique episode. Thanks to everyone who has submitted so far. As you can see, we are committed to making it through as many as we can.
Enjoy this months instalment!
Frank
#FrankStephenson #CritiquingYourDesigns

[@necromax13]

Imagine getting feedback from one world renowned person in their field, for free. This is so cool.

[@joshbuilds]

I've never heard of him till just a moment ago lol

[@McBurgle]

He designed some very famous cars

[@alexgavin7393]

@@joshbuilds yeah because his target audience is someone called funcking Joshua buildster

[@michaell.8687]

@@alexgavin7393 😂😂

[@norwegiantechnolover]

@@alexgavin7393 *isn't. Not trying to be a douche, but without the proper grammar, that comment of yours makes no sense.

[@TheStandardstory]

I think we need a video of frank showing cool things he has in his studio.

[@lamar2209]

i know right? Always love to see those modelcars

[@evillead1989]

He has very interesting watches I would like to know more about

[@opgamer9296]

yes

[@TheStandardstory]

@@lamar2209 I forgot now what video it was, there was a literal sniper (gun) in the background.

[@emilholmsten8600]

indeed

[@Loxris]

I don't know who this guy is, I don't even design cars, I was into architecture for a bit, but just after watching the first 4 minutes I can tell Frank is genuine about his advice, that's something that's hard to find on KZbin and Social Media in my opinion. Big props to you, you've earned my sub.

[@obscure8125]

bro 'I don't know' is ok but when you know who he is, only respect comes. ONE of the most iconic supercar McLaren P1(my fav) was designed by him not mentioning the other legendary cars like Ferrari FFX, F430 and so on.

[@all-timealien4483]

@@obscure8125 he designed the P1?

[@jehut1154]

@@all-timealien4483 yesss

[@eoghanlacey6384]

@@all-timealien4483 and the Mini Cooper

[@-Sirens-]

@@eoghanlacey6384 he designed the modern day redesign . The mini cooper was originally designed by Alec Issigonis back in the 50’s

[@ScienceAlliance]

9:45 love how the editor just uses clips they've probably kept on their hard drive for some time lol

[@BaenGeiwn]

8:00 "Maybe it's after the accident". Damn that got me bursting in laughter :D

[@renepiccolo2591]

Frank talking: 😐 Frank editing the video: 🤣🥳💯🥳🥳

[@lone_berserker]

I like to think of it as he has a cool and goofy grandson editing the videos.

[@huzzzer6083]

I don't think he edits his videos, maybe he gives ideas to his editor or something

[@mxz1691]

"eat dust b...i..t- we're not gonna say that word" that got me laughing, great video as always!

[@bigyikes5393]

💀

[@neonxrunner7820]

hahahhahah the very best moment of the video i died there hahahaha

[@zayhansdah]

Lol, I forgot it was there when I sent the email

[@ayrtttfilms7249]

@@zayhansdah lmaoo, btw cool designs!

[@mrblimbo1359]

Look who i found

[@realhkv4082]

The edits are lit as always

[@trodat07]

I just hope submitters won't start lying about their age in order to get more chances to be featured here...

[@syryx3502]

thanks for the idea

[@RAAZR-]

it's the internet.. they will

[@theMPrints]

..nah they can't except if they add the childish details to the designs.

[@MrSirFluffy]

What do you mean, I am 2 years old for real. goo goo gaga

[@ayrtttfilms7249]

@@MrSirFluffy Its time for your nap

[@lindvi0r]

Can we just appreciate the fact that almost anybody can have access to Frank's advice on their car designs in 2021? Also, huge respect for Frank paying it forward, this is what it's all about.

[@Scizzors512]

Someone like Frank Stephenson stepping down to critique other potential up-and-coming designers. Teaching the future! Respect man!

[@clorox1676]

It's actually really generous from Frank to spend his time doing this and I really hope people getting the critiques would appreciate his advice!

[@ArenderBros]

The second car feels like a futuristic and military car

[@channel_abc123_]

Yes reminds me of the HVY Nightshark

[@fantasyfan9320]

It’s shit

[@ArenderBros]

@@fantasyfan9320 no, they have their unique way of design, well if you say so, it could be that way

[@kaustavchakraborty8379]

I shouldn't say anything bad but from a practical perspective, it was made just too edgy. Even hardcore armoured cards/trucks need to dial down the edges . So it does look technical but the work looks really amateurish. The edginess needs some flow

[@joshsimpson1739]

i think it had some inspiration from the cybertruck

[@Hanschepu]

Frank! Ive never sent you a design, but honestly what you're doing here is amazing, someone with your experience and portfolio giving free advice! You sir are a Legend and thanks a lot for the invaluable information and guidance. truly appreciated

[@GoalOrientedLifting]

This why I love youtube. I can learn how a professional designer, with years of experience, think. And how he works. It's fantastic

[@Andrew-gq9vq]

Can you critique Mazda’s design language? At least the ND Miata

[@marcusmontes125]

I second this. Mazda's Kodo design is all about emotion and humanity in their design. Would love to hear Frank's thoughts.

[@colestacks3235]

I agree

[@simar7777777]

u should do sort of a "pimp my sketch" where you sketch on top of the sketches we send to you to show the right way to do it, would be a nice video

[@mattypow82]

On Zay's work the top two sketches look like a car was bought then modified. The lower one looks like the base model.

[@1i8m]

Those fantastic edits really caught me off guard

[@fragoulakys5651]

Tesla: I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that

[@TheRoughStar]

As an Architectural Designer, I relate to the design workflow. These are general starting pointers and they're all very useful. Specially when translating elements of forms and lines.

[@Real_MisterSir]

Very great video mr. Stephenson, I'm loving all the content you're providing! I have a question for you, as a car design student, I often find myself looking back at old design eras and styles, wishing we could bring back some of the flair that was made famous decades ago - but especially as students we are always told to never make something that "looks like the past" if you know what I mean. I agree that we as designers should always look to innovate and create something new and original, but at the same time I also really would like to dive into classic approaches to design and keep exploring them, because I truly believe that we haven't come anywhere close to discovering the full potential of any design styles / trends. What is your take on this? Do you often think to yourself "Man it would be great to design this type of car, but with a 50'ies styling or maybe an 80'ies" - not as a modern retro, but as a genuine new car that just makes use of the same philosophies that drove design styles back then. I think in general, having a look at how car design has evolved over the years is a very interesting topic, especially when we consider where design is heading towards in the future.

[@civicmaster5005]

Im not frank but yeah i think the same. Like cars today all look very mean and agressive and busy, only a few like the Fiat 500 and the Honda E break the rule. you look at cars from the 90s Like the EG and EK Civics, with their not perfect, but simple and good looking design and the RX7 with those very pretty curves that look timeless. They werent agressive looking cars, and in comparison japan is now doing the most extravagant and sharp looking thing they can come up with. This also happened with German and American cars, the only ones i see resisting the trend a bit are british cars, they always had beauty in their design. Anyways, im just wondering what happened in the middle, where cars were pretty and not HOLY SHIT COOL or OMG SO AGRESSIVE. Idk maybe im too fixated on this. Wish the simple lines of rhe 60’s or 90’s came back a little.

[@chevycoupev1052]

Personally i don't think design truly ages; saying "don't use a old design style" is like saying "don't use cubism in your paintings". I'd like to see ultra-light 60's le mans cars like the Porsche 917k and the Abarth 2000 sport spyder come back with fans to improve stability and cornering (modern tires, suspension and chassis are implicit), especially nowdays that everyone seems to try to be lamborghini but electric.

[@shankarwain4289]

BMW followed that meaning until the mid 2010s when they started including big ugly grills!

[@Mike-wp1mo]

The designs are great, but Frank's mullet is greater.

[@realbarries]

I'm honestly a fan of the second one. I like how clean it is, how straight and jagged it is. Its futuristic to me and I like it.

[@realbarries]

@no just no looks clean to me

[@thepropertychannel6368]

The simple fact that the man who designed the P1, (my personal favourite modern car design of all time) is actually an incredibly genuine and sincere seeming person makes it even better. All the best Frank, loving the content so far!

[@FrankStephensondesign]

Thank The! 👍

[@thepropertychannel6368]

@@FrankStephensondesign You're very welcome Sir. Have a good week 👍🏼

[@GSZ28]

Fazil's design looks like it belongs in a videogame! I like it.

[@jamesengland7461]

I would add that the worm's eye view on the last car is very well- drawn! Very dramatic and bold. I do think the design is too busy, but well- represented.

[@AntaresValdemar]

Fantastic insights. It's really helpful to see you break these designs down and highlight the specific design issues with each one, such as the visual flow, line tension, structural considerations etc. Hearing your comments on Zay's design, I would love to see more stuff on how to have a consistent design language across a vehicle, and what defines a good amount of complexity vs simplicity in a car design. Thanks for the videos!

[@jordanl1578]

12:38 had me rolling

[@degeneratephoenix8889]

I have no idea why this video was recommended to me, and I have no idea who Frank is. His critique comes off a little closed minded at first, as if he's basically telling us there's only one right way to do it, but he articulates his point well enough that you can understand that it's not closed mindedness, it's just him knowing how it would be seen by other people in the industry. It's the kind of feedback and criticism you can only get from someone who has clearly had decades of experience in their field. Thank you KZbin Recommendations for sending me this random gem. Also, that dancing CJ and those other edits. My man is cultured!

[@ekstrandfam3432]

I love your show! You make all of our days a little bit brighter. It’s because of these videos I started modeling cars and buildings. Thank you Frank 😃

[@HerrZenki]

I kinda resonate with the 2nd design. Im too concerned with the lines being straight and things being accurate. Imma try to freehand it

[@The007scorpion]

love Frank's authenticity and care, he really gives great advice from the heart... Great channel!!

[@norwegiantechnolover]

16:10 I would say the best view was the rear one. Really nice curvature around the rear end and all of the air vents, light etc on one side of the rear bumper were proportional to the ones on the other side of the rear bumper. The rear portion itself doesn't look "magnified" in contrast to the front, which I catch myself doing from time to time. Overall, that rear view was great.

[@cloutcat2951]

Hi Frank, thrilled to be this early to an upload! I absolutely love your videos and sketches. Thank you for giving me a greater appreciation for good design ✨

[@labonne_auto]

Hi Franck. It is great to see you dedicating time to the designers in the making. Keep up the good work.

[@sahilnavale6558]

It would be very nice to see your very first rough sketches and first professional sketches.

[@Felix-pr2hq]

I love this series! How and where can I submit my design?

[@FrankStephensondesign]

The info’s in the first critique video Felix.

[@micemincer]

No matter how good or not your drawing is - it's the design that's important ;)

[@FrankStephensondesign]

Try telling that to an investor.

[@level8473]

oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO you got burned by Frank himselffffff son, be proud

[@Jeemus.]

Are we going to see a critique of the GMA T.50 and T.50s? To me they seem to be some of the most classically beautiful yet radical designs to have come out in recent years

[@spectralspectra2282]

Man I love the edits, the editor is chillin, you know he loves what he's doing

[@REN92106]

Aside from having highly usefull information, the jokes are always on point. Thanks for all your work Frank!!

[@sickjohnson]

Super cool to see these creative designs and getting your take on them Frank!

[@PlayaJC]

CJ dancing next to cats killed me

[@lionelcregut1222]

you can go to a very expensive product design school, or you can get Expert teaching from Frank for free on youtube. Frank you are amazing and you have great teaching skills. I salute you Sir!

[@henriquen773]

Hi Frank, do you plan on having a design course? I think it would be great for beginners and perhaps ever more advanced designers!!

[@FrankStephensondesign]

Yep! And not the usual design course... 😉👍

[@silasfox]

I love these critiques!! You gave me a completely new admiration for car design!! And amazing editing spicing up for those transitions (catjam!!)

[@FrankStephensondesign]

👍

[@ryanwarners4341]

Love these videos! Helps me notice the mistakes I make when sketching might send one of my sketches sometime

[@aryamanjaiswal6043]

Great now that my boards are cancelled now I can focus on my designs . I will try to send it to you as well . Great

[@eshanjadhav265]

10th cbse .. Did the news for 10th icse came?

[@aryamanjaiswal6043]

@@eshanjadhav265 no I don't know . May be they might do it

[@amaandadan446]

you lucky boy! meanwhile 12th students are fearing for their life XD

[@abrahamg4128]

The more I watch this guy, the more I'm starting to understand what my teachers in architecture would teach more. Now, I am grateful for their teachings and what they are doing for me. Thank you Ms. Torres.

[@annenonime252]

10:56 this “pff!” tells everything 😆 Very big respect to Frank for his patience

[@konstantinoschristofi7300]

Best critique video s far!!! I am a beginner in car drawing and this was full of helpful info!!!

[@flyingdutchman773]

Can you make a video talking about your fav art materials - pens, paint etc

[@718Insomniac]

This was a blast to watch! Very informative.

[@Nomad_4304]

Thank you so much for another episode!

[@tchezao0248]

Hey Frank, thanks again for the great video! Awesome to see these. I am having lots of trouble with perspectives and making them exciting to see. Some help on perspectives and principles would be great. Thanks a lot

[@Malte21400]

Interesting what you said about straight lines looking concave. In antiquity, greek and roman temples were built with this in mind; The pillars were ever so slightly convex and if you look down the long side of the temple, the bottom and roofline (Stylobate & Cornice) were also curved inwards, making the whole temple look perfectly straight inside and out although it actually was kind of a geometric mess. two and a half thousand years later, designers still follow the same principle.

[@FrankStephensondesign]

Right on!

[@GregsMowing]

10:34 number plate 🤣

[@raghubirkullar9227]

Yo I didn't notice that 😂😂

[@zayhansdah]

lol, i forgot that was in it when i sent that

[@caio3568]

I never drawed a car in my life, but youtube algorythm bringing me here gave me the urge to make him one. Lmao.

[@Hc4697]

This guy giving out here few lessons that’s amazing

[@jakobahlgrimm6909]

I think we all agree that frank would be the best art teacher. Imagine being in university and having him as teacher.

[@customregina9383]

No-one is gonna talk about Zay's Drawing style? Looks so confident. For me, he feels comfortable with each floatiness quick lines on the sketches. I wish I could draw like that someday 🥺

[@lungshenli]

World Renowned car designer, wears a watch likely worth more than the house I'm sitting in, uses a BIC pen. Interestingly the first thing one of the older students told me on the open day I visited the local Design School was that they uses these too.

[@Gravehopper187]

I just found your channel. I am an artist. I love cars, but I don’t know a lot about them. This is so cool and unique. I love your content! Keep it up!!

[@mays1364]

fazil could be a designer for jeep today

[@BaenGeiwn]

This is the first episode of this series I watched. Highly entertaining and very informative! Thank you for this content, Frank (if I may)! I remember drawing a sketch of a BMW 6 series model back when the 6 series didn't yet exist, sometime around the turn of the century. I did a web search trying to find some contact info on where to send my drawing. Managed to find an email and send the pic. A few days later came a reply saying along the lines of "we thank you for your interest in our automobiles and your nice sketch but in the future please refrain from sending them via email as it is not secure". I never ended up sending more but it was a nice enough experience anyway.

[@asdeEducation]

Awesome video! Fun to watch even for people like me who are not car designers just enthusiast

[@minecraftrotisseriechicken]

This is like a masterclass

[@yahyamuamer1]

Hi Frank, curious what drew you towards the watch that you wear?

[@FrankStephensondesign]

The design.

[@allanredhill8682]

I dont even like cars - however what the guy is talking about can easily be translated to character development and design in general. Especially the thing about conflicting design choices and "living" lines/strokes. Cool dude

[@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524]

I'm a powertrain guy but this is absolutely brilliant. Wonderfully constructive video.

[@dnhug]

Loved the video! Thanks Frank!

[@dipling.pitzler7650]

I would congratulate Zay on his 3-D drawing skills/ way of thinking instead of only criticizing details, the former is far more important for a designer than the later which mostly can be picked up later. The purpose of a mentor should be recognizing talent, in this case by pointing the obvious out and being encouraging. The skill needed for side/front views compared to convincing 3/4 views is like comparing mini golf with a Golf- tournament. Not to say the contender efforts are to be dismissed, IMO they have some good LM/ Xantia vibes to them.

[@FrankStephensondesign]

Wrong. You need to put metal into fire to harden it. Thick skin and strong mind muscle can only be developed when put under load and strain. Your way runs a strong tendency to create sub-par and average talent.

[@alZiiHardstylez]

I like his desk doodads :)

[@coolskeleton9560]

I barely know about cars but Frank explains it very nice, lovely and calm

[@lilherm_thetrog]

Those transitions are legendary

[@jakubkrcma]

Breathtaking!

[@jerrybailey5797]

Great video Frank l'll have to send a couple of mine in , not so much as a designer but in general. it's interesting to hear another person's point of view

[@nicholasjensen8016]

Using a ruler is a design crime! cyber-truck: why are you all looking at me?

[@eduardovazquez9356]

I like how he said. "Let's look at what your designs adds and co tributes to the world of electric vehicles."

[@rivandifarrentanaya6903]

Really shocked me when you start screaming 😂😂

[@stephentroyer3831]

So awesome to see both constructive criticism and encouragement from a professional

[@alessiofe]

Best series on the Internet!

[@8p8c50]

Once upon a time I drew a sketch of my future Honda CRX vision... in about 2 years they made a CRZ that looks pretty the same - it was a mind blow for me.

[@jalpat2272]

it mean you must be very spot on guessing cars general design around 2008-2012.

[@eeeduck8484]

im sure alot of people can grow from franks critiques

[@10millionUSDDrey]

I learn a lot from these videos not even trying to design, just me drawing

[@Sherif51087]

Love your Rebellion Watch!

[@jod4719]

"it says eat... dust... b, i..... t c- we're not gonna say that word"

[@zayhansdah]

lol

[@Eddygeek18]

Strange the second and last i thought looked awesome. The message from the last one is that there is no message. I like that message lol

[@eliseiodagiu5519]

I believe many of your viewers including I, would like to see a short explanation of how lines change direction based on the change in perspective. I believe this would be a good lesson for those trying out a different perspective and looking for some guidance. Thanks for the great content as always! Good Day Mr. Frank.

[@manuelibarragarcia4736]

Frank, can you critique de new HUMMER EV? And can you talk about the traditional brands designing thinking in the chinese market

[@user-ec6kt2fg7m]

Editor going all in!

[@FacuGonz3]

The SUV was cool, it was like a mix between Land Rover and Lamborghini.

[@sany678]

Editor is doing a great job

[@thoughtfox2409]

What i dislike about hiding the structural elements of the vehicle is that it could get more difficult to cut the A/B/C/D Pillars in case of an accident, were the firedepartment often has to make a cabrio out of a normal car to get people out. And the more hidden and put away those things are, the harder it gets to rescue people... But thats probably what the engineers have to worry about after you desinged the car, i guess?

[@FrankStephensondesign]

As long as the car design complies with homologation requirements T, it’s all good.

[@aaronhutt274]

Love the Spitfire and Mustang on your shelf

[@richardike2342]

Highly informative critiques. The rear 3 quarter view of the last Car looks like it was inspired by the Bugatti Bolide.

[@michelefranco2012]

Hi Frank, i saw you were in the jury of an italian magazine, in a design contest in wich I participated too. Will there be a video on that?

[@s1nner_]

I'm saving this video for the future

[@mr2octavio]

Nice of you to do this videos