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Toyota car design contest for kids makes us smile and wonder 'what if'

Toyota has held its eighth annual dream car art contest, inviting entries from children aged 15 or younger from all around the world to imagine their dream car. Entries have poured in, all on paper as digital methods aren't allowed. However, Toyota has turned the work of the 90 finalists into six-second Vine videos.

Infiniti G37 – UK Prices and details

The Infiniti G37 Range of Saloon, Coupe and Convertible launched in the UK (Coupe pictured) So far we’ve had the Infiniti G37 Convertible Specifications; details on the Infiniti FX37 and FX50 – a full sized SUV – and the Infiniti EX37 – a compact SUV / Crossover. Today comes news on the G37 Range, which includes Saloon, Coupe and Convertible models. We already brought you a heap of information on the Infiniti G37 Convertible a couple of weeks ago, so we’ll bring that up to date by adding stuff on the Saloon and Coupe.

Webinars: Visualization & Digital Effect Creation with Autodesk

Car Design News hosted Visualization & Digital Effect Creation with Autodesk on February 9, 2011. This webinar explored how effective communication is key to 'selling' a particular design internally, and provided information on how to get your vision across using Autodesk Showcase, with an emphasis on materials, cross-sections and environments. We all know that a beautifully-rendered image captures the emotion of a design idea; convincing animations and digital effects place the product in a realistic environment and depict consumer interaction, making the design credible and relevant to the target consumer.