The Book of

cosmic motors

OVERVIEW

Client: Cosmic Motors LLC  |   Time:  2003 – 2007   |   Credit: Creator, Writer, Designer, Photographer, Producer

 

Cosmic Motors is Daniel’s first book, and was released in 2007 by California publisher Design Studio Press.

The picture book invites on 176 pages to explore vehicle designs of a far away galaxy called Galaxion, where futuristic concepts exist in everyday life. Nine different spaceships, pods, race cars, giant trains, warships and balloons from various planets of the Galaxion system are shown, entirely made up from Daniel’s imagination. Each chapter shows the design process of each vehicle, from the first ideation sketches to the stunningly detailed 3-D models to the final photo-realistic full spread renderings, with explanations in English and German. The book was re-release in Japanese in 2009 by Tokyo publisher Born Digital.

Cosmic Motors sold to great success world-wide, topping genre-specific charts on Amazon, and established Daniel as a pioneer in digital concept design and visualization. Both softcover and hardcover editions are currently sold out, with pending reprints. Selected images are available as signed fine-art prints exclusively here.

DESIGN

 

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Barbarella, F1, Star Wars and James Bond in a blender.

Top Gear

I am fascinated by Daniel’s mastery of detail that is complemented by a thorough facility in three-dimensional realization of his stunning designs.

Syd Mead, Visual Futurist

Daniel Simon is a gift to us all. He gives us a technically fantastic future, a passion, and emotion to strive for … truly amazing.

Chris Bangle, Former Director of Design BMW

Daniel Simon has taken concept design to the next level with this book. This is what no-excuses concept design looks like.

Ryan Church, Art Director Star Wars