Concept Design

The Dork Group presents Concept Design

Concept Design

Conceptual design is a type of art that focuses on hypothetical functionality. It is the creation and exploration of new ideas, distinguished from conceptual art, as emphasizing utilitarian, function ideas. It generally differs from design in that it illustrates the potential design for an idea. Conceptual design is a subset of concept art, wherein a novel idea or product is created instead of a visual representation which would directly be used in a final product.

As a young child I remember going through old Popular Mechanics that my grandfather had around his house and falling completely in love with the concept vehicles they had of the future. Sleek and smooth lines, and the bold designs of how we were to travel in the days ahead. Being much older I still have that tingling sensation whenever I see concepts on how beautiful travelling vehicles can be.

Unfortunately, for myself during the late 1970's, 1980's and the early 1990's design went through what I would like to describe as the dark ages. It seems that nothing could break this box we all drove in for decades. Patrick Swayze in Point Break referred to it as metal coffins (https://youtu.be/xAeHFKaL5zA) and I don't think he was wrong with that description. It was a depressing time to be a young man and driving. Especially for those of us who grew up looking at brilliant and beautiful concepts of days past, and how they saw our future. Granted, there were a few gems during this time period, but they were few and far between.

And so on...

Thankfully, with the aid of computers and excellent graphic software - design has made its way back into our lives, and I for one couldn't be happier. I am seeing design coming out of the box and I hope that it stays that way. I also hope that the autonomous car age will never take driving away from the driver. But, I believe we'll be discussing the autonomous car in future publications a little more extensively.

Anyway, I will get right to it and present some really cool concepts I have come across recently. 

Long live the driver!

WW2 RatRod

From Freelance Designer lucashernanlopez81 

1- go to a airplane graveyard with an engine, wheels and tools.

2- find a P-51 Mustang

3- leave the graveyard in this...

ANKHER ATV

From Freelance Designer lucashernanlopez81 

This is a idea who its main goal is to bring ATV vehicles a more aesthetic appearance, improving weight and stability.

Avenue Rocket

Designer Sabino Leerentveld 

VOO DOO

Designer Kip Kubisz 

CURVA 1190

Designer Mirco Sapio 

Banshee

Designer Rick Stefani 

Aluminum perimeter frame subcompact two seater.

INFINITI CONCEPT

The INFINITI CONCEPT Vision Gran Turismo is a project that started as an ambitious global competition to design a pure INFINITI GT car.

INFINITI CONCEPT Vision Gran Turismo: Unveiled

Alpine Vision GT

Alpine Vision Gran Turismo the French sports car brand par excellence, is back. On track, it was the A450’s victory in the European Endurance Championship that put a smile back on enthusiasts’ faces in 2013. On the road, it is the market launch of a breathtaking sports car in 2016 that has instantly stirred the interest of the public and the impatience of future customers.

Alpine Vision Gran Turismo: Unveiled

From the casual freelance designer - to the biggest names in the industry - concept design has always been a big influence and changed our world for what I think has been for the better. Concept design has inspired us and pushed us further than we can imagine. I look forward to the future of design and embrace it fully. 

I thank you for visiting today and wish you all the best of who you are and what you do. 

I will see you all soon.

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Tune Out

Jay-Z - Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris

We're gonna skate to one song and one song only.

[Jay-Z:]

So I ball so hard muhf*ckas wanna fine me

first ni**as gotta find me

What’s 50 grand to a muhf*cka like me

Can you please remind me?

Ball so hard, this sh*t crazy

Y’all don’t know that don’t sh*t phase me

The Nets could go 0-82 and I look at you like this sh*t gravy

Ball so hard, this sh*t weird

We ain’t even s’pose to be here,

Ball so hard, since we here

It’s only right that we be fair

Psycho, I’m liable to go Michael

Take your pick, Jackson, Tyson, Jordan, Game 6

Ball so hard, got a broke clock, Rolleys that don’t tick tock

Audemars that’s losing time, hidden behind all these big rocks

Ball so hard, I’m shocked too,

I’m supposed to be locked up too

you escaped what I’ve escaped

You’d be in Paris getting f*cked up too

Ball so hard, let’s get faded, Le Meurice for like 6 days

Gold bottles, scold models, spillin’ Ace on my sick J’s

So ball so hard, bitch behave, just might let you meet Ye,

Chi towns D. Rose, I’m movin’ the Nets to BK

Ball so hard muhf*ckas wanna fine me

That sh*t cray

[Kanye West]

She said Ye can we get married at the mall?

I said look you need to crawl ‘fore you ball

Come and meet me in the bathroom stall

And show me why you deserve to have it all

Ball so hard

That sh*t cray (that sh*t cray), ain’t it Jay?

Ball so hard

What she order (what she order), fish filet

Ball so hard

Your whip so cold (whip so cold), this old thing

Ball so hard

Act like you’ll never be around muhf*ckas like this again

Bougie girl, grab her hand

F*ck that b*tch she don’t wanna dance

Excuse my French but I’m in France (I’m just sayin’)

Prince William’s ain’t do it right if you ask me

Cause I was him I would have married Kate & Ashley

What's Gucci my ni**a?

What's Louis my killa?

What's drugs my deala?

What's that jacket, Margiela?

Doctors say I’m the illest

Cause I’m suffering from realness

Got my ni**as in Paris

And they going gorillas, huh!

[(Chazz) & Jimmy]

I don't even know what that means.

(No one knows what it means, but it's provocative)

No, it's not, it's gross

(It gets the people going!)

[Jay-Z]

Ball so hard muhf*ckas wanna fine me

Ball so hard muhf*ckas wanna fine me

[Kanye West]

You are now watching the throne

Don’t let me get in my zone 

These other ni**as is lyin’

Actin’ like the summer ain’t mine

[Jay-Z]

I got that hot b*tch in my home

[Kanye West]

You know how many hot b*tches I own?

Don’t let me get in my zone 

The stars is in the building

They hands is to the ceiling

I know I’m bout to kill it

How you know, I got that feeling

You are now watching the throne

Don’t let me into my zone 

[Jay-Z & Kanye West]

I’m definitely in my zone

Kanye West - Heard 'Em Say ft. Adam Levine

Wake up Mr. West... 

[Kanye West]

Uh, Yeah, Uh, yeah, uh, yeah, uh, yeah

[Piano drops]

And I heard 'em say, nothin ever promised tomorrow today.

From the Chi, like Tim its the Hard-a-way,

So this is in the name of love, like Robert says

Before you ask me to get a job today, can I at least get a raise on a minimum wage?

And I know the government administered AIDS,

So I guess we just pray like the minister say,

Allah o Akbar and throw em some hot cars,

Things we see on the screen are not ours,

But these ni**as from the hood so these dreams not far,

Where I'm from, the dope boys is the rock stars,

But they can't cop cars without seein' cop cars,

I guess they want us all behind bars.

I know it.

[Chorus (Adam Levine)]

Uh, And I heard 'em say, nothin ever promised tomorrow today.

(ooooooooo)

And I heard 'em say, nothin ever promised tomorrow today.

(Nothing's ever promised tomorrow today.)

But we'll find a way

(And nothing lasts forever but be honest babe, it hurts but it may be the only way)

[Kanye]

They say people in your life are seasons,

And anything that happen is for a reason,

And ni**as guns a clappin and keep to squeezin',

And Gran (Grandma) keep prayin' and keep believin',

And Jesus and one day that ya see him,

Till they walk in his footsteps and try to be him,

The devil is alive I feel him breathin',

Claimin' money is the key so keep on dreamin',

And put them lottery tickets just to tease us,

My aunt Pam can't put those cigarettes down,

Now my lil cousin smokin those cigarettes now,

His job trying to claim that he too ni**erish now,

Is it cuz his skin blacker than licorice now?

I can't figure it out...

Im Stickin around....

[Chorus (Adam Levine)]

Uh, And I heard 'em say, nothin ever promised tomorrow today.

(ooooooooo)

And I heard 'em say, nothin ever promised tomorrow today.

(Nothing's ever promised tomorrow today.)

But we'll find a way

(And nothing lasts forever but be honest babe, it hurts but it may be the only way)

(Cuz every worthless word we get more far away, and nothing's ever promised tomorrow today,

And nothing lasts forever but be honest babe, it hurts but it may be the only way)