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Design and Technology at Siggraph 2008

From 11-15 August over 28,000 artists, research scientists, developers, filmmakers, and academics from around the world gathered in Los Angeles for the 35th Siggraph Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques. The Siggraph conference includes courses and technical paper presentations, new technologies demos, an art gallery, computer animation festival, and an exhibition by software and hardware vendors. While the New Tech Demos and the technical programs are focussed on technologies that designers will have to wait several years for, several automotive software and hardware suppliers announced new shipping products at Siggraph.

General Motors Europe opens new Design Center

Being a car designer is often percieved as a glamourous occupation, but few people realise that this typically means working in some of the least inspiring places. Wolfsburg, Detroit and Birmingham are just a few of the locations that are home to some of the largest populations of car designers around the world. GM Europe's location in Russelsheim, Germany is also one of the less glamourous locations but the new design center building opened this week aims to redress the otherwise rather industrial feel of the place where tomorrow's Opels and Saabs are created.

Fisker Atlantic: Project Nina arrives early UPDATED

Fisker Atlantic - formerly Project Nina Fisker Atlantic is the baby Karma – know as Project Nina – and we have the first leaked photo ahead of a New York Motor Show debut. Update: We’ve now got official photos of the Fisker Atlantic in the gallery below. We now know that the baby Fisker Karma we’ve known until now as ‘Project Nina’ will be the Fisker Atlantic, and now we also know what it looks like thanks to a Czech Auto Forum.