The making of the Autonomous Cars road sign
We receive the task to develop a sign for driverless cars: “We need a sign that could actually be placed on a road. The same sign may also be used to mark the cars themselves, similar to the existing Child and Ladies’ Shoe ones.”
Designers upload ideas into the studio’s Brain Storage.
![autonomous car sign process 01](autonomous-car-sign-process-01.gif)
The art director chooses the most promising one.
![autonomous car sign process 02](autonomous-car-sign-process-02.gif)
Developing the sign. Trying options with different location and number of the waves.
![autonomous car sign process 03](autonomous-car-sign-process-03.gif)
The art director suggests to develop the design with the waves in perspective.
Drawing.
![autonomous car sign process 04](autonomous-car-sign-process-04.gif)
Art director: The lines are weak and lack energy. This sign would have looked well in 1980.
Trying to draw the waves by hand instead of simply tracing a circle.
![autonomous car sign process 05](autonomous-car-sign-process-05.gif)
Still, looks like a horse on a spring.
Making some more effort to draw the waves freehand and also trying a couple of options without the perspective. Attempting to make the car look more modern.
![autonomous car sign process 06](autonomous-car-sign-process-06.gif)
Art director: Number 7 is getting close. Try to search for a better silhouette of the car and the headlights. Right now it looks like a crappy Soviet car.
Tracing various modern cars, looking at common features and drawing a neutral silhouette.
![autonomous car sign process 07](autonomous-car-sign-process-07.gif)
Art director: OK.
Trying the result on all the signs.