Articles in Design

Photo of the day: Inside the Batmobile
Cutaway BMW 3.0 CSL
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Ten 500cc Grand Prix bike number plates you could actually read
Back in the 70s, 80s and early 1990s a black number on a yellow background meant you were an elite racer, riding a 500cc prototype grand prix motorcycle in the premier category.
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Seventeen classic racing logos from the 2013 Australian F1 Grand Prix
We snapped these luscious logos whilst wandering around the Formula 1 and support paddocks at the 2013 Rolex Australian Grand Prix. Enjoy
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Fifteen classic Formula 1 TV commercials
Shell celebrated its 50th anniversary in racing with one of the most creative TV/cinema commercials with Ferrari. For us ‘retro’ists. It was $4m well spent. Let’s take a look at some other classic Formula 1 …

Stroke of genius: The racing art of Rob Ijbema
“Painting is like time travel,” says prolific Dutch artist Rob Ijbema. In a sport measured in thousandths of a second, where speed is king, it’s strange yet fitting that some traditions still exist today – …

Video: Retromobile Classic Car show
A snapshot from the recent Retromobile car show from Paris
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Illustration: 1971 Formula 1 Grid
Check this cool illustration of the 1971 F1 grid. You can see a high res version below.
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Illustration: Ferrari 312S
Flat V12
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