Future Probe
Inpired by my research of electric-powered sports car history, I designed a poster and exhibited in the cafeteria wall of Art Center College of Design. Next to the poster, I invited viewers to voice their opinion on a sticker. People want a well-engineered EV car that is beautiful and have an identity from gas cars, but they are skeptical.

Geek and Chic Probe
Inspired by the interview with Rex Parker, I set out to discover how the sport car lover
rate car design. Included in the rating system are hybrids, hydrogen, full EV, I.C.E. cars, concept cars, super cars, and known sports cars. The importance of this was to start a dialogue, not the actual ranking of the poster. Enthusiasts like quirky, but when asked if they would buy it, hesitation occured. Depending on their experience, one would favor a distinct shape. Ben, a retired Air Force pilot, favors cars that more resembled streamlined jets. Hybrid cars and electric cars were generally labeled near the geek area. Overall interest towards hybrid and EV car design was not favorable.

The Sound Probe
With Ryan Hur, I conducted a sound experiment. I played five different engine sounds: V8 Mustang, Turbo Supra, Tesla (EV Car), Boeing 747, and Honda Civic. I asked the question:
WHAT SOUND EMOTIONALLY RESONATES WITH YOU? The language he used to describe the sounds was SCREAMS, and CLEAN to the jet sound. I realized that there is new vocabulary describing new sounds of performance. As a result, this inspired my new lexicons for the electric performance car driver.