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Casper Kessels

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Designer, Autonomy at Rivian. I mostly write about automotive UX design on theturnsignalblog.com. Other stuff I have built: enzoslegacy.com cardesignhistory.com

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Looking Out - The Podcast Design Podcast · Updated Bi-monthly · Connecting the dots across mobility, design, and culture. The partner show to Looking Out - The Newsletter.

Yes, that’s right kids: theres a new episode of Looking Out - The Podcast!

It’d have to be something pretty special to bring Joe and I out of semiretirement and the interior of the Ferrari Luce is nothing if not… um… special…

Find us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

open.spotify.com/episode/5yZW...

05.03.2026 08:21 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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Enzo's Legacy - Explore The Model History of Ferrari Explore the rich history of Ferrari with Enzo's Legacy, an interactive timeline showcasing every model in Ferrari's iconic history.

Does he have a Vignale? Because other 250 Europas are stunning!

www.enzoslegacy.com?make=Ferrari...

19.02.2026 17:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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I've joined Rivian! I'll be working as Lead Designer focused on Autonomy and I couldn't be more excited to help shape the future of driving! Just arrived in the Bay Area so say hi if you're around!

13.01.2026 03:59 👍 15 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0
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3 years ago, I didn't see a single BYD in Brazil. Now they're everywhere. BYD uses Android without Google services, and interestingly, every Uber driver I've talked to has been to "a guy" who unlocked the system to sideload Waze and other apps instead of using CarPlay or AA.

04.01.2026 17:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I salute the gentleman who is keeping his 164 alive in Brazil

03.01.2026 17:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
THE ALFA – One of the Rarest Alfa Romeos and the Man who Raced it
THE ALFA – One of the Rarest Alfa Romeos and the Man who Raced it YouTube video by By Design

This deserves 305,879,123 more views, wowowowowowowow

youtu.be/f22vd9nfCOU

24.12.2025 06:03 👍 22 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 5

A simulator study measuring cognitive load does not say much about safety. It’s super hard and expensive to actually study this, and explaining why is difficult because people have strong feelings about it.

Touch screens probably impact safety but there is no good research yet about it.

18.12.2025 10:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Yesterday, I noticed a table view with a hover highlight that just felt "flickery." Sure, it worked. It's even what we expect. But inspired by Amber Case and her "Calm Technology" manifesto, I wondered if there was a way to make this simple, even trivial, interaction feel more analogue and calm.

07.12.2025 17:31 👍 20 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
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Having fun with shaders!

24.11.2025 19:55 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Language learning apps never properly match my level or pace, so I spent an evening vibe coding a Portuguese verb-conjugation trainer tailored to how I learn.
Wild how fast you can build something that works better than existing apps.

13.11.2025 19:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Perhaps lock it behind a subscription!

28.10.2025 11:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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60 euros for what?! Why stop there, why not make the seat optional as well! It's only a 70K car...

28.10.2025 10:36 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Today I learned that carmakers can’t agree on which way the seat icons should face. BMW is so confused they use both directions in the same system. Obviously the only correct way is how Tesla and Rivian do it!

24.10.2025 14:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Interesting! What do you use for your normal training?

23.09.2025 19:02 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Have you tried maximalist shoes before? What is your view on them?

23.09.2025 16:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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You know you are in Germany when there are rules on how to hang towels

19.09.2025 14:47 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Audi Concept C, with a refreshingly well-designed interior

www.topgear.com/car-news/fir...

09.09.2025 20:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The crowd favorite

09.09.2025 19:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

By that logic, Mercedes must be using AI then

09.09.2025 10:06 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It’s a very desperate attempt to make it not look like a 3rd (or 4th?) facelift. Awful.

09.09.2025 10:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

They probably started planning this only like 10 years ago so how could they have known that people don’t want this

16.08.2025 16:46 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Is Voice Interaction a Solution to Driver Distraction? Diving into the research behind in-car voice interaction

I nerded out on this some time ago:
www.theturnsignalblog.com/is-voice-int...

17.07.2025 14:56 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sure, if they make a mistake, it will cause high cognitive load and it's annoying. But there is no link between accident rate and high cognitive load. The article saying they cause 'serious, life-threatening dangers' is total BS

17.07.2025 14:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I don't say this often, but this article is complete bullshit. Quoting studies that include both hands-free and handheld phones is totally meaningless. It's been pretty well studied that cognitive load is not the same as driver distraction and that it's probable that voice assistants improve safety

17.07.2025 14:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hope you’ll share the final result!

16.07.2025 20:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

oh they are lovely, hard to pick a favorite! Inter works really well, will you use it or the Porsche font?

16.07.2025 08:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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My experiment with generative UI continues, now adding theme customization!

11.07.2025 17:55 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Frame of preference A story of early Mac settings told by 10 emulators.

I wrote something new! It’s a UI design history essay about Mac’s Control Panel, and it uses emulation in some… maybe new and maybe interesting ways?

aresluna.org/frame-of-pre...

08.07.2025 23:37 👍 331 🔁 90 💬 24 📌 29

Congrats!

08.07.2025 16:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The perfect city car? 🤔 The (Nio) Firefly is already what the VW ID Polo wants to be
The perfect city car? 🤔 The (Nio) Firefly is already what the VW ID Polo wants to be YouTube video by Autogefühl

Check the full review here:
youtu.be/jpzoPsZdcjs?...

07.07.2025 17:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0