Tag Archives: Bill Porter

Studio Cartoons

To have worked in an environment with so many creative designers was an extraordinary experience. For one reason or another sometimes that creativity needed to vent in the form of cartoons. There were several designers that were very gifted at … Continue reading

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Designing an Icon: Creativity and the American Automobile

The Designing and Icon Exhibition is being held at the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture, University of Houston, Entrance 18, 4200 Elgin Street, Houston, Texas. This exhibition highlights the creativity of the American automobile designers of the  1960s and 70s, … Continue reading

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1961 Pontiac Sedan vs. Streamliner

by Bill Porter When I first went into Pontiac production studio in the winter of 1959 I had just come from over a year’s experience in Bob McLean’s Styling Research Studio, working alongside Norm James and Stefan Hapsburg, a couple … Continue reading

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Sketches of Optimism From Detroit’s Glory Days

Illustrations accompanying the New York Times article published August 26, 2007. It was about the show entitled Designing an Icon, Creativity, and the American Automobile that was held at the Louisville Visual Art Association in Kentucky. Bill Porter was interviewed … Continue reading

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