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42.jpg Studebaker: Iconic & Immediate As part the League of Retired Automotive Designers, John Houlihan got involved in the project to design a new-model Studebaker based on today's technology and styling. Sponsored by his alma mater, the University of Notre Dame Design Department, and hosted by the Studebaker Museum in South Bend Indiana, John felt particularly drawn to the idea.  "Studebaker: Iconic & Immediate" Story - 8.5x11 PDF File (684.72kb)  "Studebaker: Iconic & Immediate" Story - A4 PDF File (679.29kb)


37.jpg New Access to Outer Space Orbital Expeditions® makes access to outer space easier than ever before. They provide support services and consulting for manned and unmanned payloads for government, research and commercial clients. As third-party integrators they bring together scientists requiring payload integration with civilian rocket launch producers creating low-cost spaceflights.  "New Access to Outer Space" Story - 8.5x11 PDF File (344.31kb)  "New Access to Outer Space" Story - A4 PDF File (343.12kb)


35.jpg The Wizard of Whiz Canadian designer Jean-Françios Jacques of Météore Design has a passion for making users come together as one with their products. From among Jacques’ many innovative designs he recently won Grand Prize from the Palm enRoute Awards in Mobility Design for the On-Track airport electric scooter. The Palm enRoute awards honor ingenious ideas designed to take flight.  The Wizard of Whiz" Story - 8.5x11 PDF File (373.35kb)  "The Wizard of Whiz" Story - A4 PDF File (367.89kb)


30.jpg Cobalt Makes the Differential Dale Speakes is a designer and prototype fabricator in the Pacific Northwest. He’s spent years on the racing circuit, building cars and managing racing teams.  "Cobalt Makes the Differential" Story - 8.5x11 PDF File (346.44kb)  "Cobalt Makes the Differential" Story - A4 PDF File (354.33kb)


25.jpg Flying the Beige Skies of Mars NASA put out the request: Can anyone design a flyer to be carried to Mars in a payload capsule, then separate in two, becoming both a low flying intelligence gathering plane and a circling communications station?  "Flying the Beige Skies of Mars" Story - 8.5x11 PDF File (279.16kb)  "Flying the Beige Skies of Mars" Story - A4 PDF File (287.27kb)