New Project Progress

Just a quick one... The new project is going well. Its aa very interestingly paced process, there seems to be a week for every phase of this phase of the development, which is rather good, actually. It is nice to have this set deadline every week so there is NO flexibilty in when things get done. There is no "Ill do it over the weekend". By the end offriday Ill have put down how I think it ought to look (a certainty it will change though and quite significantly) and some features I think will be cool, cheap, marketable addditions/features. This is another kicker with this project, there is very little groundwork on which to build. Usually (as with the last one) some packaging phase has been done, marketing has put down a wedge of stipulations and there is a company brief and a theme to help direct your ideas...not so here. Martin who is putting down the engineering concepts and innovations for this project is working very closely with me (I'm doing the ergonomics and styling of interior and exterior) in determining what things look like and how things work. It wouldn't work so well if he wasnt as enthusiastic as he is, there is a respect and interest in design and he will adapt and swap things around to suit my design, which, in turn, I'm finding the engineering so innovative I'm more than happy to adapt my solutions to the increased practicality and uniqueness(?) of the vehicle. It means I'm having to be very flexible in adapting ideas, which is good practice I guess. It also means I'm having a rather large input on how this vehicle gets made from the very start, its a good feeling. Its got pleanty of time to go tits up though yet!

I've got a shape, some features I'm pushing for and a feel I'm rather happy with. Certain areas are far from sorted but all I need for Friday is a shape and a direction. I've got 3 (!) huge whiteboards on which to scrawl too and its ggreat but its attracting too much attention so I reckon I ought to be more secretive!... This is a chhhheeeeeeeeaaaaap car so it wont be the sexyest thing on wheels but Im going to make it as desirable as poss, whilst providing something new... It'll be interesting, thats for sure.