Ford Motor Company

Take Five with J Mays. Welcome to the Zoo!

UPDATE: Zootopia wins the 2017 Oscar & the Golden Globe for Best Animated Picture! When the need arose for automotive designs for the animals in the movie, J Mays was the natural choice. Here's the AutoDesignO exclusive interview with Mr. Mays.

Tags: ACCD, Animation, Art Center, Art Center College of Design, Award, Best Animated Picture, Cars, Design, Disney, Exclusive interview, Ford Motor Company, Golden Globe, J Mays, John Lasseter, Pixar, Zootopia|

A Nine-Drive: Freeman Thomas Interview

Great things are done with small teams, a skunkworks. I’ve always worked in a small team from my times working at Porsche and then Volkswagen / Audi - always small teams. So, what I think it does is it pares down all the fat. Everybody becomes accountable.

Tags: AutoDesignO, Beetle, Ford, Ford Motor Company, Frank Lloyd Wright, Freeman Thomas, John Grafman, Lincoln, Pebble Beach Concours, Verve concept, VW Concept 1|