James Stands Out At Automotive Design Degree Show

"It took just seconds to note the stunning standard of design work on display at Coventry University's 2016 Industrial Design Degree Show", reports Head of Careers Mr Mark Woodward.

"I had been invited to the show by Class of 2005 former Bablake pupil James Langton, at school a key 1st XI footballer but now one of the first names on the team sheet for Old Wheatleyans RFC.

James, who enjoyed an internship last summer at Concept Group International, has just completed his Automotive and Transport Design degree, the leading undergraduate course of its kind in the UK. He took great pride in showing me not only his own final project but also the impressive work of his peers spread across three rooms of Coventry University's Maurice Foss building. 

James' project, an impressive, innovative Modular Snowsports Rescue Vehicle, designed with Alias Automotive and Keyshot 4 software, has a very viable niche market and clearly not only impressed me but also the show's moderators as it is one of 12 projects to be nominated for the 2016 Steve Olney Memorial Award. 

Surely on his way to a first class degree, James has also recently received confirmation that his project animations, a very dynamic element of his work, are to be part of the New Designers show in London later this year alongside some of his peers' work. 

James is delighted with the overall reaction to his project and reflecting on his degree says: 'The excitement of bringing 2D sketches to life as 3D models, surface by surface, is easily my greatest design experience during the course. Creating the Alias model has always been the highlight of all my projects and the most satisfying element.'

The expertise and imagination on show at this year's Automotive and Transport show were clearly outstanding, and the standard of the students on this prime degree increases year on year. It was interesting to see the marked emphasis on autonomy in the transport designed and the attention to eco-friendly fuelling. As well as rating the innovation, animation and professionalism of James' outstanding project so highly, I was very impressed with David Kirrane's hydrogen-powered exploration vehicle for the Icelandic tourism trade and award-winning designer Dastinas Steponenas' super yacht. There was also an exceptional display for a JLR backed group project based around the film 'Alien'.

The Industrial Design Show was open to the public for three days following a family and friends viewing and a key industry night, where those students not already snapped up by employers, had a chance to pitch for employment. James is looking forward to working with Jaguar Land Rover in the near future and it is exciting to imagine what he and his peers will be able to bring to the market in the next decade."

To see James' Alias modelling portfolio on Issuu, please click here.

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