Alberto Cruz Gomez has come up with a solution of tackling the mounting problem of car accidents, which are taking its toil especially in the arena of metropolitans. UNO is the name given by him for the (conceptual) vehicle; it utilizes a hybrid system with hydrogen propulsion cells and independent electrical engines on each one of its two wheels.

His similar yet another concept is also worth mentioning here, he has christened it as ARUZ. It is not only an urban car, but also is a new way of enjoying the pleasure of driving. The control and direction uses a preset computer route system, providing the freedom to engage in different other activities while getting to your final destination, all assisted by the control system located in the driving wheel. Cool enough, ain’t it?

Hey it’s not finished yet, more coming up, after a slight jump.

1. Alberto, please introduce your self to our readers?

Alberto: I have an ample experience in products, packaging, urban furniture and transportation designing. And have participated in workshops with recognized industrial designers to improve drawing and modeling techniques.

2. How are you able to amalgamate modern and futuristic aesthetics together in your design?

Alberto: I try to integrate organic design, the elements that exist in nature. I’m also inspired by all kinds of events which are part of the human being, for example fine arts like dance and painting.

3. Is there any form of evolution in your work?

Alberto: Certainly, this type of inspiration has helped me to design vehicles that satisfy the needs of people, for instance, in the context of transportation. It has also helped me in growing as a person and as a professional.

4. If you had to point to the most impressive feature about your concepts what would it be?

Alberto: Simple - functional and constant lines. All my vehicles have a line of beginning and of end. I always look for aesthetics as well as functionality all my designs.

5. You have received awards like Design Biennial Mexico (2005), Interior Motives Awards (2006), Michelin Challenge Design (2007) to name a few, how has recognition like these benefited your career so far?

Alberto: They have helped me to know several types of design, it has allowed me to be able to put to test my skills and it is a motivation to continue forward to be able to show my work and of what I can be capable for the solution of problems.

With these contests I would like to show that Mexican designs have the aptitude to generate ideas that are in benefit of a better world.

6. Designing is all about creativity so we cannot say that the genre follows a particular trend, how far am I correct in holding such an assertion?

Alberto: I believe that designs can have several trends but there is one that I think every designer must devote themselves to and that is design sustainable. This would not only improve our environment but can also offer different creative solutions to every problem.

7. What is innovation to you - design, technology or the creative processes itself?

Alberto: For me, creative process is the first step for innovation, then the design and finally technology.

8. What can we expect to see in future with respect to your concepts?

Alberto: I will search for the new technological applications in vehicles before any other designer sews comfort of the users. And very soon I will be designing air, maritime vehicles and intelligent systems for terrestrial navigation.

9. Any idea or message you’d like to leave that every person must remember about this interview?

Alberto: Remember, one can attain anything with effort, hard work and motivation.

Charles Eames’s phrase has inspired me very much inside my professional development,

“The details ploughs not the details. They make the design.”

And another from Ludwing Mies van der Rohe

“To chair is to very difficult object. To skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous “.

10. Finally, we would like to have your thoughts on automotto.org?

Alberto: A platform where you can express your ideas, see concepts and know different news and events that happen in the world, it´s cool.

Quick bits:

Your favorite is: Mustang, Lamborghini, DB9 and Alfa Romeo Brera?
Alberto: The one that I like is Brera of Alfa Romeo.

What are a few of your favorite development tools and why?
Alberto: I like the shaped one in clay, I prefers to develop prototypes, the use of glass fiber, between other materials. These materials allow me to express my ideas in 3D.

In the computer aided design I use Blender 3D, Sketchup, rhinoceros and alias sketch book pro since they are of easy learning and can obtain very good results.

What is the must-have gizmo in your life that you can’t live without?
Alberto: My ipod, my pen and paper and certainly my coca cola.

Your definition of design would be?
Alberto: It is the way in which you can solve problems or satisfy the needs of users, it is everything what surrounds us, it is with what we live everyday.

If you were a historical person, who’d you want to be and why?
Alberto: I would like to be Joan Miro because he was one of the painters who could make your dreams real by means of his works. His way of perceiving the world is fantastic and he is very much expressive with respect to his ideas.

Thank you Alberto for sparing out time in doing an interview with us, it is greatly appreciated.
I’d also like to wish you luck for all your future endeavors.244614