The Next Generation of Car Designers

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At the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, instructors Tisha Johnson and Blair Taylor explain why car design has changed so little in the last 20 years. Kurt talks with students Ben Messmer and Lili Melikian about the prototypes they’re working on. And Jim Heimann weighs in on the future of car design.

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