One single thing

If you want to be great, practice.

Yes that's the post for today!! Don't just read it. Aim to implement and follow it.

Do this single thing and you won't have to read any other blog post, article or book to succeed!!

Start now!!

Practice !!!

5 simple steps to have a productive day.

simple steps that can help you have a productive day.

1. Plan ahead.
Planning the day well in advance or the night before works great. This works because it untangles planning and action.


2. Make a routine.
Very similar to first point. Having a routine for all routine tasks helps in separating the action from planning. Frees you from day to day decision. Be it in what to study or what to work on next. Clearly maps your path.

3. Mix and match.
Working on one thing hours on is not going to cut it. Imagine how monotonous Sachin's batting would have been if he just used one shot all the time. Similarly, mixing different subjects or different activities in your work life goes a long way in keeping you alert and productive.

4. Not just work.
Work and no play is a bad combination. So Work and play. Don't just do serious stuff. Do the trivial stuff. Mix essential tasks with fun but non essential tasks. Life will be much more easier.

5. Process is important.
"Karam kiyae ja, fal ki chinta mat kar" says Bhagvat Gita. The process is important. The journey is the core. So make it a point to enjoy it. Destination will eventually arrive.

Most successful students and professionals use one or combinations of these steps. Why are you waiting for?

Best way to learn Catia through self learning

there are few lessons i would like to share.

1. Before beginning the software yourself, if possible see someone do something in the cad program. He/she might do something complicated. Learning that is not important, just observe what he is doing, soak in the big steps. like from where to start. How much you soak is not important either just seeing someone do something gets you started.

2. Begin with some small and easy thing. i began my solid modeling by drawing glass, dish, bricks, rod.

3. Don't use all the feature at once experiment and during initial tries don't bother about the steps.

4. Once you have dug and drawn something in your cad program, its time to move to the next stage. In this stage you get to the help section of the software. Follow the step by step tutorials provided. If you have done the first 3 steps this one step will enable you to learn more about the tool.

I have seen that jumping directly to this tutorials is not very quick way to grasp the software. If i do the first two stage this tutorials are easy yo follow and i learn and soak more. The previous two actions work like creating the soil soft and when i do the actual tutorial it seems fit in.

This rule can be applied to any software that you decide to learn and master it. 






 

Dilip Chhabria.......... The inspiration !!!!!

He is qualified in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California, U.S. and worked with General Motors USA in their Design Centre. He also started his own auto accessory business and became one of the largest auto accessory manufacturers in India.

His company made the first prototype for the Aston Martin Vanquish which appeared in the James Bond movie Die Another Day
In 2006, Chhabria announced DCStar, tie-up between Eximstar (an ETA group company) and Dilip Chhabria Design Pvt Ltd. The company, to be set up in Dubai, will customize cars and other vehicles to suit customers' requirements. He has designed Vanity Van for many stars such as Sanjay Dutt , Shah Rukh Khan . He also designed the car used in the movie Tarzan: The Wonder Car directed by Abbas Mastan. In 2010 he designed a special version of Tata Nano.
He also runs a special Automobile Designing Institute called as DC - DYP in association with Dr D Y Patil University in Maharashtra.

Car Designers Speak Out at International Forum .....................At Last! Inner Thoughts on Design Revealed

Six of the world's great designers gathered for a presentation on car design, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Jean Jennings, publisher of Automobile magazine. We were there, and took notes. The following quotes reveal some of what these talented artists are really thinking.

Olivier Boulay, Head of Design, Mitsubishi Motors

The Mitsubishi Colt (sold in Japan and Europe) is "urban and chic... beautiful because it's ugly and ugly because its beautiful."

Chris Bangle, Director of BMW Group Design, BMW AG

"A great airplane designer once said 'pretty planes fly faster.' And then came the Stealth, proving the paradigm wrong." (Was that Cadillac's justification for its controversial Art & Science design theme?)

David Lyon, Executive Director of Design, General Motors

"Design must fulfil dreams and desires, represent the quality of life in the 2000's. There is a role for emotions, not just technology". Lyon also said, when explaining how Cadillac's new designs were influenced by the need to make the cars acceptable in Europe, "the European view of America is... computers, aerospace, the military."

Shiro Nakamura, Director of Design, Nissan Motor Corporation

On the disparity between high-performance automobiles and modern speed limits: "We are painting dreams bigger than life. Humans need that."

On the other hand...

"Today's young people are less interested in cars and speed. They want to relax and will use the car for this purpose. The Nissan Cube (a small, box-like car with a flexible interior) allows young folks to get together and share time with each other."

Ed Golden, Design Director, Cars, Ford North America

Talking about retro-design: "People are asking for something they can identify with."

Chris Bangle, BMW

"Retro is like Hamlet; same words, same writer, yet audiences still like it." Also... "the absence of an alternative makes retro acceptable."

Nakamura again

"Retro represents a frustration among designers forced to work to a management business case."

Olivier Boulay to Ed Golden of Ford

"The original Mustang and your new Mustang are great designs. Everything in between was crap."

More from Boulay

"The Porsche 911 has always been an old lady. But it's a great race car with heritage... and many curved surfaces."

Ford's Ed Golden:

"Automobile journalists and consumers are at the polar ends of satisfaction. But journalists have a very powerful influence." (Your Guide's reaction to that one: right on both counts.)

Nakamura's comments regarding the influence of culture on automotive design

About American culture: "The US has always been just a cowboy."
About Japanese culture: "You are born, you live, you die, you move on."

Favorite car designs

David Lyon of General Motors: "The Phantom Corsair (a late 30's concept car)... reminds me of a flying saucer."

                                              Olivier Boulay of Mitsubishi: "The Mini."

                                    David McKinnon of DaimlerChrysler: "Ferrari Lusso."

                                                   Ed Golden of Ford: "Jaguar E-Type."

                                            Shiro Nakamura of Nissan: "Shelby Cobra."