Video: GM Europe's Mark Adams answers Twitter questions, gives tips to aspiring designers

GM Europe's vice president of design Mark Adams has given aspiring designers tips to stand out from the crowd with their portfolios in a Twitter Q&A session.

In the video session Adams offered advice to one participant who asked, "If there was one piece of advice you would give to someone wanting to become a designer, what would it be and why?".

With portfolios, he explained, it's not just about the talent, it's about having the ability to convey your thought process along the way.

"If you've got that, and you've got the energy and dynamism to be a car designer, it's a great place to be," he said.

Adams was also grilled on other subjects including the future Astra and Corsa models and, to his amusement, whether the Adam was named after him.

The only thing we're not sure about is the background of decaying picture frames. 

By Rufus Thompson