Publisher's Synopsis
Design fans, car enthusiasts, CG addicts and science-fiction aficionados can enjoy Simon's parallel world through hyper-real renderings, drawings and photography of fictional drivers, managers and beautiful women. At a stunning size of 12" x 14" and with full spread images spanning 24" in width, this book will open the doors to a parallel history of racing. Daniel Simon designed for Bugatti, Lotus, Formula 1 and penned unforgettable vehicles for Hollywood movies like Tron: Legacy and Oblivion. This is his second book after Cosmic Motors. All vehicles and characters are explained through the carefully written story of racer Vic Cooper, who time-travels to the past and the future to compete in the most challenging motor races between 1916 and 2615. This is episode 1, the year 2027, written in English, French and German. The foreword has been written by Belgian racing legend Jacky Ickx, who raced in the 1960s, '70s and '80s for many famed teams such as Ferrari, McLaren, Porsche, Brabham and Lotus. He is the only driver to have won in Formula One, Can-Am, Le Mans, and the Paris-Dakar rally. Highly sought after in the entertainment industry, German native, Daniel Simon is a fierce vehicle designer. Having worked on films such as Oblivion, Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi, Tron Prometheus and Captain America, to name a few, he continues to fascinate and inspire designers. He has 70K Facebook followers and 48K Instagram followers . His first book with Design Studio Press, Cosmic Motors, has been optioned to be a feature film with Skydance Media, led by John Lasseter.
