LAUNCHPAD ACADEMY’S

DIPLOMA IN CAR DESIGN

BATCH STARTING FROM 1Oth MAY 2014
COURSE PROSPECTUS 2014

LIVE – INSTRUCTOR LED

Online Diploma Course

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http://cardesign.explara.com/
“To make YOU a successful CAR Designer”
Hi!
Do you dream of being the next Battista Pininfarina? Walter De’Silva? Chris Bangle? Or Shiro Nakamura?!? Yes?? Then we’re here to help
your dreams take the flight. But do you know how to become a car designer? Well, car design as a discipline is rapidly evolving and the
future of mobility offers great new possibilities. The work of a car designer combines artistry with some technical and scientific know-
how since finished designs must incorporate aesthetic and functional concerns. The minimum requirement for most auto design jobs is a
bachelor's degree in a related field, although some designers have master's degrees. A professional portfolio and an internship will
definitely boost your chances to secure a job after graduation. But how do you prepare for it??

Sketching a car is indeed difficult if you haven’t done it before. It takes months to be able to sketch properly and requires a lot of patience.
But, there is no going forward unless you can’t put down your ideas effectively on a piece of paper. DIPLOMA in CAR DESIGN is a course
that offers you a real design training, under specialized industry professionals, with an aim to help you realise your dream to design
innovative solutions of a concept car for the city of near future. The course is committed to providing quality professional tuition and
guidance, covering the main things you need to know about car sketching & design.

The aim of this course is to you give you the groundwork so that you can improve beyond all recognition and start producing professional
looking work. Welcome to Launchpad Academy! We can help you achieve your dreams.
Course Objectives
DIPLOMA in CAR DESIGN course is designed to help you with the following:

• Understand automotive terminology.

• Develop a creative thinking process with tutoring support focused on trying to solve future transportation problems.

• Develop a fundamental approach to improve your sketching ability.

• Grow a structured thinking methodology and mind-set for drawing cars and continuous improvement through practice.

• Learn how to work in both traditional and digital mediums.

• Work on a project from scratch to completion.

• And most importantly how to present your work.

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What sets us apart?
• The first course of its type in India.

• A teaching team that includes design professionals with many years of experience in product, automotive and transport design business with a strong
background & passion in both transportation design practice and education.

• Strong associations with the industry that will help convert your passion for car design into a career as an automotive designer.

• Best students who successfully complete the course will get a paid internship in design studios.

• The only programme in the country that provides a practical hands-on training and with a curriculum crafted by specialized professionals from design
studios of Nissan, Ashok Leyland, GM, Tata Motors, TVS Motors, Tata Elxsi.

• Unique access to many professional designers who serve as part-time faculty and guest speakers.

• Learn where to start, how to practice, know a few secrets and further develop your sketching skills.

• Students who complete the weekly assignments, online tests and finish their final projects successfully will be awarded the Diploma in Car Design by
Launchpad Academy.

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"We emphasise learning through discovery, practice,
critical reflection and experimentation with ideas"
How will this enhance my career prospects?
• Students get admissions into design schools or get selected to transportation design jobs on the basis of the quality of their portfolio,
statement of interest and admission application.

• Our students gain fluency in drawing and both physical and digital skills, while also develop a good understanding of things such as
vehicle architecture, materials and process, and aerodynamics.

• You’ll step out after finishing this course knowing how to sketch your concepts, use various design mediums to advance them to the
next level, and sell your concept to future colleges & employers through awesome verbal and visual presentation skills.

• Our program will provide you with the intensive technical and creative training you need to thrive in any transportation (automotive)
industry.

• The course is not a car-design-only program. The course approach enables students to explore many areas of the transportation
(automotive) design industry and find their niche in designing all types of transportation, from boats and motorcycles to trucks and
planes.

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 “Developing and enhancing students employability and
delivering a serious competitive advantage in the job market”
Course Structure
Section 1 – INTRODUCTION Section 4 – CAR CONSTRUCTION
• Historical perspective on automotive design • Structure – Learn guidelines for creating realistic looking cars that are well proportioned
• History of Car design & Case histories • Maintaining perspective
• Design process • Front and rear views
• Automotive design – body styles, layout, proportions, themes • Top down views
• Quick thumbnail sketching
Section 2 – DESIGN COMMUNICATION
• Experimenting with volumes and proportion
• An intro to sketching as communicating tool
• Drawing classification – Ideation sketches, Exploratory sketches, Explanatory Section 5 – RENDERING
sketches, Persuasive sketches • Approach rendering with proper methodologies for execution
• Design Research and Inspirations • Rendering Exercise 1 – Pencil/Pen shading
• Rendering Exercise 2 – Marker Rendering
Section 3 – SKETCHING
• Rendering Exercise 3 – Reflective surfaces
• Sketching exercises – training your arms and hands to acquire consistency in your
• Rendering Exercise 4 – Contrast, Highlights, Colour
line work
• Rendering Exercise 5 – Digital Methods
• Applying Sketching techniques – lines, circles, ellipses
• Perspective sketching – 1-point, 2-point & 3-point Section 6 – CONCEPT CAR PROJECT & PRESENTATION
• Geometry – cubes, cylinders, spheres • Create a car for a city of the near future and present your concept through drawings,
• Understand the importance of primitive shapes and their direct relationship to collages, sketches and renderings – The final combination of all the previous lessons
complex forms • Portfolio preparation to document both course progress in mastering “car sketching” as
• Wheel sketching well as demonstrate the capacity for creativity and design.

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About the Faculty
Mr. Sathiyaseelan Gangasalam, is Head of Styling - Ashok Leyland. He has an M.Des Degree from IDC, IIT Delhi. He has
consulted and led teams in automotive styling at Tata Motors, Tata Elxsi, TVS and General Motors before joining Ashok Leyland.

He is passionate about teaching Design to young minds.

Associate Faculty ABOUT LAUNCHPAD ACADEMY

Vishal Hemanth V. is a passionate product Launchpad Academy provides world-class training and skill development
designer keen on revolutionizing design courses to students and professionals especially in Mechanical, Automotive
education in India. and Aerospace Domain.

He has an M.Des. Degree from IISc, The core team of Launchpad Academy are alumni of prestigious institutions
Bangalore and has worked with technology like IISc, NID and IITs and who have come together with professional
and healthcare start-ups helping them bring experiences in Transportation Design, Medical Product Design, Furniture
their products ideas to life. Design, Construction & Defense Industry R&D.
 Start Date:
10th May 2014
Duration:
3 months of live online training + 1 month of project
Class hours:

4-month intensive 06:00PM – 08:00PM IST

Class Days:

online program Saturdays & Sundays only

Course fee (Students):
(3 months of training + 1 month of project & portfolio preparation)

Rs.9999/- (Inclusive of all taxes)

Course fee (Professionals):

Rs.14999/- (Inclusive of all taxes)

Discounted Group fee (for minimum 5 registering at a time):

Rs.8999/- (Inclusive of all taxes) per student.

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Course Materials
Students will be sent a Special Course Kit worth Rs.1500/- which include:
• Professional Sketch Pencils
• Preferred ball-point BIC Pens
• Professional Fine-liner pens
• Design Markers
• Professional Marker Pad
• Comprehensive Printed Course Material
• Exclusive Practice Templates

MARKER PAD

PENCILS TEMPLATES
Who will find this course useful??
To be able to learn to sketch and render your own ideas, be it a product or a car, with correct looking perspective and
proportion can be difficult and frustrating. But it is one of the most primary skills that one must know, to crisply and
effectively present their idea. Almost your whole career in the design industry depends on it. People who are likely to
benefit from this course are:

• Students and professionals who are keen to start a career in Automotive Design
• Car enthusiasts & professional car modifiers
• Students / Professionals who are passionate about cars and want to learn to sketch and design them
• Students aspiring to get through CEED, NID, NIFT and other design exams
• Students of design degree programs
• Freelancers in design
• Multimedia and animation students

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Student Testimonials
Arjun Moger, Student, Malnad College of Engineering

“The workshop was fantastic. Thanks for putting up a amazing course. In a short amount of time my CAR Sketches have
improved a lot and I am more confident of my sketching and Rendering skills.”

Ratan Prabhu, Engineer, Toyota Kirloskar Motors

“Good experience to learn from Industry experts. Helped me a lot in my career.”

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COURSE REGISTRATION
PAYMENT MODES & DETAILS
Online Payment Modes
• Method 1 - Online Payment – STUDENT: Rs. 9999/- | PROFESSIONAL: Rs. 14999/-
• Please go to this link to register and make the payment – http://cardesign.explara.com/

• Method 2 - Internet Banking – STUDENT: Rs. 9999/- | PROFESSIONAL: Rs. 14999/-

• Please use this payment option in case you want to do an NEFT transfer into our account. The account details are as given
below:
• Account Name: Roshan
• Account No: 007801523031
• Bank details: ICICI Bank, Malleshwaram Branch
• IFSC CODE: ICICI0000078

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Direct Payment Modes
• Method 1 - Direct Bank Deposit – STUDENT: Rs. 9999/- | PROFESSIONAL: Rs. 14999/-
• This payment option will be available only at an ICICI Bank near you during their work timings. Please use this payment option in
case you want to directly deposit the registration/course fee into our account. The account details are as given below:
• Account Name: Roshan
• Account No: 007801523031
• Bank details: ICICI Bank, Malleshwaram Branch
• IFSC CODE: ICICI0000078

• Method 2 – Payment by Cheque/DD – STUDENT: Rs. 9999/- | PROFESSIONAL: Rs. 14999/-

• This payment option will be available only at our office based in Bangalore. You can directly come at our office and pay your
fees either in cash / cheque / DD drawn in favour of “Launchpad Education”.
• Our address is:
• Launchpad Academy, #331, 2nd Floor, 3rd Stage, 4th Block, Basaveshwaranagar Main Road, Bangalore-560079
FAQs
Are these classes conducted via LIVE video
streaming?
Yes, the classes are conducted via LIVE Video
Streaming, where you can interact with the instructor
by speaking, chatting and sharing your screen. You
can go through our sample class recording and
understand the quality of instruction and the way the
class is conducted.
What are the minimum system requirements?
To attend the online training session, the following is
required:
For PC-based participants:
• Internet Explorer 7.0 or newer, Mozilla Firefox 4.0 or
newer or Google Chrome 5.0 or newer (JavaScript
enabled)
• Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
• Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection
• Dual-core 2.4GHz CPU or faster with 2GB of RAM
(recommended)
For Mac-based participants:
• Safari 3.0 or newer, Firefox 4.0 or newer or Google
Chrome 5.0 or newer (JavaScript enabled)
• Mac OS X 10.6 – Snow Leopard or newer
• Intel processor (1GB of RAM or better
recommended)
• Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection
Participants will need a fast Internet connection, a
microphone and speakers. (A headset is recommended.)
What if I miss a class?
You needn’t worry at all! After each class, we send the class
recordings to our students, so that you can always refer back
at your own pace. You can also reschedule the class to a
different batch.
How will I get support?
Our expert support ensures that you get your queries
answered, either through emails or phone calls (phone
support available only between 10am-8pm).
What if I have doubts before or after the class?
If you have doubts before the class, feel free to ask your
doubts from the instructors taking the LIVE session. And if
you have doubts after the class gets over, you can get them
cleared from our support team either through e-mail or
phone calls.
How will I do the practical's?
You will be given weekly assignments, case studies and
quizzes. You can do the practical's at your own pace, which
will require 2-3 hours each week.
What internet speed is required to attend the LIVE classes?
1Mbps of internet speed is recommended to attend the LIVE
classes. However, we have seen people attending the
classes from a much slower internet.
How can a student access the online class in the event of
an Internet disconnects? Does the student lose that day's
class lecture forever?
You can go through the class recording or you also have
option of attending the same class in a different batch. In no
event you will lose a lecture forever. We also have an expert
support team, so in case you need any clarification on
concepts or help, the support team can help you by online or
phone (phone support available only between 10am-8pm).
Do you provide any Certification? If yes, what is the
Certification process?
Yes, we provide our own Certification. At the end of your
course, you will work on individual projects. Once you have
successfully completed the project (and reviewed by our
expert faculty), you will be awarded a certificate with a
performance-based grading. If your project is not approved
in 1st attempt, you can take extra assistance for any of your
doubts to understand the concepts better and reattempt the
Project free of cost. Certification is provided only upon
successful completion of the project.
Do you also provide any course material?
Apart from the class videos, we also provide printed
materials and PPTs related to the topics. We will also send
you a stationary kit worth Rs.1500/- with pens, markers and
materials.
What if I have more queries?
Just give us a CALL at +91 9632027594 OR shoot us an
email at info@launchpadacademy.in
 Enquiry?
Questions??
Please get in touch with us!
email : info@launchpadacademy.in | mobile : Roshan: +91 96320 27594 , Vishal: +91 98455 01241

office : #331, 2nd Floor, 3rd Stage, 4th Block,

Basaveshwaranagar Main Road, Bangalore-560079

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