Chris Bangle and the Lateral Thinking of Car Design<\/strong><\/span> His book, Reading Between the Lines of Car Design<\/em>, is a recommended read for anyone who\u2019s a passionate observer of automotive styling. It delivers exactly what the title promises, in an engaging and relaxed tone: over the course of roughly 240 pages, it offers not only an overview of the different phases in design history but also a sharp look at clich\u00e9s and trends, interspersed with personal anecdotes and chapters dedicated to both iconic figures and lesser-known names\u2014each presented with remarkable clarity and insight in just a few well-chosen words.
\nOriginal, at times controversial and unapologetically unconventional, Chris Bangle is just the right person to talk about car design in a direct and sharp tone\u2014laying out, with the right touch of irony and clear awareness, everything many people think but few dare to say.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Chris](\"https:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025062602_BangleBook.jpg\")
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\nAnd that\u2019s perhaps the book\u2019s greatest strength: each of the 102 topics is explored over just two pages, accompanied by lively, hand-drawn sketches by the author himself that enhance the informal tone of a work refreshingly free of rhetoric.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>