How To Become A Car Designer - One Path to Living the Dream!

This video covers the process of how to become a car designer. It does so by interviewing a student of one of the world’s top automotive design schools, Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California in the United States. If you have ever asked yourself, how can I become a car designer, this is the video you have been waiting for.
The student is Abhi. At the time of recording he was just about to start his 3rd term at Art Center. In the film, Abhi discusses what life is like at Art Center, the work load, and how hard the program is.
While this is just one road to how to become a car designer, it is a common one. You need to commit to the process, stay focused and work each day on your drawing skills. Get feedback from qualified professionals and continue to work on your portfolio. When the time comes to present your work for admission to a top design school, you want to make sure you have the right balance of projects and are showing your creative skills in the best light.
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The video looks back to 2017 when Abhi first started his creative journey and his transition to get serious about wanting to become a car designer. It looks at his early sketch work and how working with a professional automotive design tutor set him on a course for success.
Together, Abhi and his tutor did a series of projects together that were entered into competitions here in the US. The competitions included a General Motors sponsored project to design a flagship Cadillac of the future. This was Abhi’s first foray into the world of high school design competition.
The film walks you through each contest entry, what the goals were and what were the results. The second competition Abhi entered was the Chrysler Drive for Design competition. Here Abhi created a design for a Lania Rally Car. This was also his first attempt at creating a final presentation rendering.
The next competition was the Dunning Competition. Here Abhi created a sleek Alfa Romeo Speedster that was chosen as one of the winners. He was supposed to go to Detroit and take part in a summer scholarship program at the College for Creative Studies, another leading automotive design school. This was converted to an on-line course.
The following year Abhi again entered the Chrysler Drive for Design competition creating a modular Jeep design. The project was also met with success. These projects allowed Abhi to create a top portfolio. His portfolio not only got him into 3 top design schools, but him him scholarships to each as well. This is an amazing achievement.
Abhi was able to take his passion for cars and automotive design, combine it with his talent and create an opportunity for himself that is truly rare. The video covers all the trials and tribulations of getting into a top design school like Art Center. As Abhi states, “it was all worth it in the end”.
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