Opel/Vauxhall Ampera
This is a small part of the project for an
online competition. I have learned a lot by
doing it because there was some amount
of pressure on my shoulders. This improved
my time-management and also I was able to
generate ideas or work much faster. Follow
the full project in the Automotive section
Cadillac ULTRA 3D model
“Twenty years from now you will be more
disappointed by the things that you didn't
do than by the ones you did do. So throw
off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe
harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.” - H. Jackson
Brown Jr.
Source: http://www.goodreads.com
Auto interior: Photoshop
“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The
rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in
the square holes. The ones who see things
differently. They're not fond of rules. And
they have no respect for the status quo. You
can quote them, disagree with them, glorify
or vilify them. About the only thing you
can't dois ignore them. Because they change
things. They push the human race forward. And
while some may see them as the crazy ones, we
see genius. Because the people who are crazy
enough to think they can change the world,
are the ones who do.” ― Apple Inc.
Alfa USA
“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that
resonates with inspiration or fuels your
imagination. Devour old films, new films, music,
books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams,
random conversations, architecture, bridges,
street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water,
light and shadows. Select only things to steal
from that speak directly to your soul. If you
do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic.
Authenticity is invaluable; originality is
nonexistent. And don’t bother concealing your
thievery – celebrate it if you feel like it.”
-Jim Jarmusch
First Clay model
“Design is a means toward accomplishing the
end goals of serving markets and generating
profits. Furthermore, design is an element
in social responsibility. Good design allows
“form to complement performance.” The way
things look is not irrelevant to the way
things work: how they work is how they should
look.” Thomas F. Schutte
Solo Micro car
“Good design should make a product useful
— It must serve a defined purpose, in both
primary and additional functions. The most
important task of design is to optimise the
utility of a product’s usability.”
Dieter Rams

LAURENTIU BRADEA | Design Chef

I like to think of design as a high luxury dish. In my opinion passion develops just like a recipe. Think about a chef in his kitchen. He is always looking for the best ingredients and new ways to come up with an improved result.
In our case -designers- the ingredients would be ‘emotion’ ‘desire’ ‘motivation’ ‘creativity’ ‘knowledge’ ‘initiation’ etc.

I am a motivated and ambitious second year student, starting the third year Automotive and Transport Design at Coventry University. My studies focus on Auto Design; using hand drawing, Photoshop rendering techniques and Alias (3D) tools to create and develop new forms, ideas and concepts.

Most of my skills have been developed while working on group projects or by setting myself new challenges. Currently I am looking for different experiences; job placements in the design field. Working on real briefs would broaden my knowledge and feed me with so much more confidence, motivation and also curiosity, ultimately training my creativity and pushing me to think "outside of the box". That is a bonus!

For a more detailed profile I have attached my CV down below.

Laurentiu Bradea CV (.pdf)

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15 July 2012

Finishing My Website

Finishing the Website is such a relief! I have encountered many issues but I never gave up. I am highly motivated to keep updating it and possibly start other similar projects.

25-30 June 2012

New Designers

New Designers is UK’s most important graduate exhibition showcasing the work of over 3,500 most talented new graduates. It was a valuable experience which filled me up with inspiration and an insight of different design fields.(47 hours work experience)

15 June 2012

Starting From Scratch...

Today I just started building my Website. My only help for the next couple weeks will be Youtube and various articles. I am really enthusiastic about this!