Freak of nature

The animals I selected were a deer and a cat.  I selected these animals because they were similar in color so it wouldn't look too unnatural.  The most challenging part was matching them up to make it look real and the easiest part was choosing which animals to use. I think my creation looks pretty realistic, not too bad for my first try.  The colors match fairly well, there is a difference but doesn't look too different. I have never used an editing software before, this was my first time ever using one.     

Promotional poster

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Automobile Design

• To design a car it usually takes about 3 years, sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. The phase they usually start off with is the sketching phase.  The sketching phase is just them drawing a bunch of different pictures of the car. 

•  Design is called problem solving because the people have fine arts degrees, but what they are doing isn't fine arts. They have criteria that they need to meet and draw their design based on it. It is essentially solving a problem. 

•  The feasibility stage is when the workers need to put the sketches on a "package" and match them up with something that maintains the theme. This is the biggest stage.

•  I think that designing an automobile would interest me more than the other jobs in the automotive industry, such as automotive technicians, but I don't really think it would be my first job choice considering I don't really care how my car is made as long as it runs and it works good.  Designing an automobile might be fun but like I said it doesn't interest me that much to be considered a "dream job" or anything.  

Automobile Body Styles

Coupe:

 


   Coupes are often the sporty variants of saloon cars, with 2 doors. The coupe body style varies from car maker to car maker, and now there are even four-door coupes like the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class. The name ‘coupe' comes from the French verb ‘couper', which means ‘to cut'. An example of a two-door coupe is the Audi A5.  The Audi A5 is a compact executive car produced by the German automobile manufacturer Audi since 2007.

image:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Audi_A5_Coup%C3%A9_2.0_TFSI_quattro_S_tronic_Gletscherwei%C3%9F_Facelift.JPG

Convertible:






    A convertible, or cabriolet, is a body style with a fold-able or retractable roof.  These cars often have canvas or vinyl roofs, though nowadays these are also made of plastic, aluminium or steel. Convertibles are usually two-door cars. An example of such a car is the BMW Z4. the BMW Z4 is a rear-wheel drive sports car by the German car maker BMW.  First generation production started in 2002 at BMW USA's Greer, South Carolina plant, with production of both roadster and coupe forms.

Image:  http://cdn.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Blacked-Out-Track-Ready-BMW-Z4-Build-2.jpg


SUV:

 


   An SUV, or Sports Utility Vehicle, is similar to an estate, but usually bigger and higher off the ground. SUVs are often four-wheel-drive and are designed for both on- and off-road use. Some have the towing capacity of a pickup, and offer the passenger carrying capacity of a minivan or large sedan. An example of an SUV is the Ford Endeavour.

Image: http://www.india.ford.com/suvs/endeavour


Crossover:



 

   A crossover is a vehicle built on a car platform but often with features of an SUV like increased ground clearance and a higher seating position. Crossovers are typically designed only for light off-roading. An example of a crossover is the Fiat Avventura.

Image: http://i.ndtvimg.com/i/2014-03/fiat-avventura_625x300_61395388218.jpg


Pickup:





   A pickup is a light motor vehicle with an open rear cargo area known as a ‘bed'. These are extremely popular in the US, and feature factory-built integrated beds. The term also applies to coupe utility vehicles, where they are based on a car chassis or a dedicated platform. Pickups are sometimes called ‘Utes'.  They are often available with two or four doors for the passenger compartment.  An example of a pickup is the Tata Xenon, which features a double-cab design.

Image: http://www.themotorreport.com.au/content/image/2/0/2015_tata_xenon_dc4x2_review_00a-0209-900x480.jpg

Jobs in the Automotive industry

  According to the "ten best jobs in the automotive industry" article the jobs I would enjoy most would be either the F1 Safety car driver or the race car driver.  I would enjoy these the most because there's not much work involved, maybe a little bit of fitness every week but nothing real extreme.  It wouldn't be hard jobs at all, it's just driving cars.  In my opinion I wouldn't be smart enough to do engine repairs or anything like that so if I were to get a job in the automotive industry it would have to be something simple like test driving or being a race car driver.  Race car drivers would have some stress like trying to win and things but it wouldn't be too difficult driving a car.  My least favorite job would be a skunk works engineer.  a skunk works engineer would be my least favorite because In all honesty I don't have the skills to make cars.    

Certification in the Automotive Industry

• The NATEF is an organization that was founded to improve the quality of automotive technician training programs nationwide at schools. NATEF's primary focus is to examine the structure, resources, and quality of training programs and evaluates them against the standards established by the industry. 

•  SGS is an organization that was founded to help every person in the automotive industry improve performance and reduce risk. The primary focus of SGS is on the design, construction, and operation of motor vehicle inspection solutions all over the world. 

•  The ASE is an organization that was founded to improve the quality of vehicle repair and service by testing and certifying automotive professionals. Their primary focus is to promote excellence in automotive repair and service.

Careers in the automotive industry

Questions for the article:

1.   High-tech systems unheard of 30 years ago are now standard equipment on much of the nation’s fleet of vehicles: stability and traction control systems, adaptive cruise control and variable valve timing, just to name a few.
2.  Young people should have skills in math, science, communications and technical skills for a career as an automotive technician.
3.  Some advantages in obtaining an education as an automotive technicians versus other high-tech educational options are; automotive technicians can begin their career after just two years of education, which allows students to get out in the real world sooner- and with less college debt.
4.  Statistics forecasts automotive repair and maintenance industry is expected to add 237, 500 new jobs and have a 30 percent growth rate through 2020.
5.  The automotive technician career is fairly immune to the outsourcing of jobs picking up steam- first manufacturing jobs, now computer programming, customer call-center work, and accounting services all going overseas.
6.  Four positions that an automotive technician can hold in the industry are; with schools and colleges as an instructor, work in the technical services, high performance rebuilding and machining, and work in parts distribution and wholesaling.
7.  The automotive technician role is sometimes called the "portal career" because so many people have started their career in the automotive aftermarket as an automotive technician.

Video:

1.  Some aspects of being in the automotive industry I think I would enjoy would be working out problems for them or doing measurements because I'm good at doing math. 
2.  Some things I found interesting about the video are there are so many things that you are expected to know and be able to do as an automotive technician suck as, plumbing services, electrical stuff, etc.  Another thing that I found interesting was the communication skills because you would often be talking to people in the public.
3.  Life long learning is an important aspect of being an automotive technician because the technology and electronics are always changing.  Everybody has seen it, each year with a new car, there are tons of new technology involved with it, and the technician needs to learn about all the new things quickly in order to make the changes.
4.  Some skills or characteristics that an automotive technician should have are, communication skills, math and science skills, and the motivation to learn.