For a long time, car design was considerred to be anonymous, the designers stood in the shadow of the perception of the brand, even though their design can be found on the roads in millions. "Design Motion" maps the development of car design in the context of industrial design and captures the social history of a profession - based on a comprehensive introduction and the career biographies of over 200 selected designers who contributed to the design of cars in the USA, Europe, and Japan between 1890 and 1990. The diversity of shapes is evident from many pictures.