For LFS I use my own version of XP (based on XP SP3 X86) but if my rig were more modern I'd install Windows 7 x64, just like in my laptop.

Quote from logitekg25 :

very nice choice can you make a quick sketch of the general shape you think it will be? i am curious

It's impossible to know the general shape right now because that's what I'm gonna do for the next 2 months, sketching research, but I'll post some progress
Lesson today was cancelled so I still have 1 more week

Quote from logitekg25 :

take a spin down brandsoftheworld.com and take a browse, but i think you should do.....ummmm, i have no idea

I did. That's a good place for downloading vectorial logos
Finally will be nVidia (99% sure)

I've prepared the first step of the project for nVidia and Lacoste, so tomorrow I'll discuss with the teacher, but I like nVidia.
Thanks a lot to everyone for your help, even if I didn't choose any suggested brand here they helped me to think and make my final decision

Quote from brandons48 :

What about Kawazaki?


Could be a bit like the Xbow.


But green..

That was my first idea and the project I wanted to do, but teachers told me is too predictable (actually it is, your description is exactly what I'd have done).

I think I'll leave the idea of the KTM style and go for Lacoste, maybe the result is not as exciting but the project is more interesting

PD: Also thinking about Zalman, but only people who like computers know about it...

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Quote from Electrik Kar :

Not that good, compared to what?

To the living being which would substitute humans I don't know, that's just one of the millions of ideas and theories that came to my mind before posting

Quote from james12s :

Bought this off a guy at work last night, so i dont have to use the kart tracks helemts when i go karting

Where is the nVidia logo :smash:

Quote from AndroidXP :

...The technology is mostly there - the hard part is getting someone to make the effort and spend the money to do it..

Then is when the thread "What if money did not exist?" makes sense

More on topic, I don't see why people is so scared about the end of the Earth and the humanity as we know it, it's maybe the best thing that can happen to the universe, we're not that good

So when can we move there :ufo:

BTW is LFS or Scavier considered a company?

In case I go for a compuer cases brand I'd probably choose LianLi and design something clean and elegant, that option is still in my mind. I love the Antec 12 Hundred though

Alstom is not bad, not a common name but not a bad option.
TAG is a nice proposal also, with the same problem though.

Since Monday is almost here and I have not found a brand that I really want to chose I accept any kind of brand from know. The final decision will be taken with my pillow

Congrats

Quote from Equinox :

...Swarovski have a car?!? Damn

Yeah, almost useless, but they do

I know, but my car would be inspired in the armed ones... Actually I don't care if is related to war or not, is just theacher's advise to avoid that relation.
Thing I don't like about acrobatic planes is that they're not aggressive, would be a retro style car instead

Nice. I'm starting to like Curtis Pitts, the only problem is that those kind of brands are not quite popular, almost no one knows them, but I'll think seriously about it...

Ok, thinking again about airplanes and keeping in mind for a commercial airplane company the car should be a bus or a van and combat airpalnes companies are not allowed, are there any stunt airplanes company out there? :static:

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It's true that Gillette uses airplanes on their adverts but I always wonder why Eaven using Gillette razors myself for some reason I don't see a Gillette car attractive... but I'll think about it

Rolex has been taken. Cartier and yacth brands are too luxury maybe, I think a car for them should be a big sedan or an expensive coupe like Bentley Continental...

Quote from mhartma5 :

Moen

Could be a nice car from there, but for a clean and minimalistic design I have other brands in mind

Quote from BlueFlame :

What about Boeing or Lockheed? You could make a pretty sweet car from these.

Lockheed was in my mind until I spoke with the teachers and told me it's related to war (F22, F117, etc...) Boeing would be a kind of bus instead of a radical car just for fun because of the commercial aircrafts, and in case I design something inspired in their miitary stuff is the same problem with Lockheed...

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Quote from tinvek :

if you were to think about a watch manufacturer try breitling as they already are connected with aerobatic planes so it could give you a few more design hints to play with.

That's a nice idea, I'll investigate

Quote from tinvek :

since this isn't a real world commision why not turn the whole project around and first design the car you want to design and then find a brand that fits it afterwards and tweak the design if needed.

That's not the point of the project. I have to take the values of a brand and be able to transmite them into the car.

Quote from tinvek :

...on a less serious note how about LEGO

That's a really good brand for a project like this, but my Korean mate chose it last year

Quote from Equinox :

Bang & Olufsen (Audio systems - http://www.bang-olufsen.com/)

Amazing stuff there, I love it, but I think a car like the want I'd like to design does not fit at all... A car for that brand could be cool though

Quote from Equinox :

Swarovski Crystal (Crystals etc. - http://www.swarovski.com/Web_GB/en/index)

They already have a car

Quote from danowat :

Durex?

First brand that came to my mind Not enough serious and not viable at all

Quote from aoun :

Logitech?, Microsoft?...

Thought about both. The problem with Logitech is that they produce high end and expensive stuff but also generic, cheap and crappy, so a Logitech car should be a car for everyone. I find Microsoft kind of boring

Quote from JJ72 :

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LOL :banghead:

Quote from JJ72 :

...a watch maker. (actually swatch did involve in the smart car)

I don't know too much about watch makers and don't like them at all (I use my phone for checking the time )

Quote from JJ72 :

Or from a totally different concept, where car is a daily accessory or furniture, maybe a philippe s+arck car? or a droog design car (would be very cool).

That guy who made that useless juice squeezer? In case I choose a brand with that kind of design would be LianLi probably

Quote from aoun :

Apple iCar

Easiest idea ever. Is the example that every teacher uses for the lesson. Besides I hate Apple

Quote from ATC Quicksilver :

Lynx (Axe)

Do you mean this Lynx or Lynx is the way you call Axe in your country? I'll think about it...

Quote from ATC Quicksilver :

...Monster or Red Bull.

Red Bull is too "frayed" but Monster was suggested by a friend and I liked it. I'll keep it in mind.

Quote from JJ72 :

not as good as the IKEA car.

I've seen that before. Would not be the car I have in mind..

Quote from Crashgate3 :

How about Saitek, the joystick manufacturer?

I consider Saitek as a low end and cheap gaming accessories brand but the idea is really nice. I'll check what other companies are producing similar products

Quote from DevilDare :

iDrive

Is that the Apple car?

Thanks a lot for your ideas, feel free to add even more. I have to make my decision for next Monday and prepare an initial research

Well, I'm studying transportation design and I have to start with a new project. It consists on designing a car for a brand which has never produced a car before. I feel like to design a car like the KTM Xbox or Ariel Atom, but the only brands in which a car like this fits are motorbike or combat airplanes companies. Theachers told me is better to avoid them, since a Ducati car, for example, is too predictable because everyone can imagine a car with Xbow style, in red and golden rims; and combat airplanes are "related to war" so is not a good idea for some sensitive people.

I did the same last year and I chose Razer, but I'm not happy at all with the result so I wouldn't mind to choose another brand related to computers and take it like a second attempt.

Organizations and architectural companies or designers are also possible to choose.

So, if you can give me some ideas could be great. Please don't take this like a small and useless homework for school because a good, professional, realistic and viable project can give a me a job in the future

I have some ideas in mind but before deciding I'd like to hear other alternatives

Thx

Have you heard about Zeitgeist? Watch it You can skip the first part and watch directly Zeitgeist Addendum

There are many of them here, in Spanish though, but with the screenshots should be enough

http://www.maxituning.es:8080/ ... toriales-del-foro-t18377/

I just need them for driving and sometimes during the lessons if I can not see the whiteboard properly, otherwise I never use them.