Uji Terkuma Harry - talented Nigerian

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Today in the Fans Corner, Uji Terkuma Harry. Young and talented Nigerian speaking of his ambitions.

D2D: Please introduce yourself to our fans.
UJI: I am Uji Terkuma Harry, a 20 year old prospective automotive designer from Nigeria. Currently, I am
       undergoing a B.A Program in Fine and Applied Art at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. I am studying
       Fine and Applied Art because there is no automotive design school in my country and could not the get
       resources to attend the Automotive Design schools outside Africa.


D2D: When did you realised that you are interested in designing cars?
UJI: My interest in Automotive Design did not start up all of a sudden. It was an evolution that started at the
       age of three as a mere interest in drawing cars and imagining new and seemingly better looking cars for
       the comics I made.
       At the age of ten, a sibling informed me of an anonymous Nigerian designer, (whom I later discovered to
       be Jelani Aliyu), who is paid for designing cars. This was my first time hearing of such profession. This
       inspired me to place Car Design as my ambition.

D2D: Are you designing anything else, beside cars?
UJI: I design other things apart from cars. I love designing shoes, motorbikes, aircraft and electronic gadget. I
       am also a Graphic Designer.

D2D: Who is your favorite car designer?
UJI: My favorite car designer is Giorgietto Guigiaro of Italdesign. This is because of his great positive 
       influence on the styling of cars for a period of over 50 years.

D2D: Can you pick top 3 car designs of all time?
UJI: Wow. That is a tough one. I love the Chrysler Airflow for introducing the aerodynamic culture in 
        automotive styling/design. I love the Jaguar E-type for creating a perfect harmony of emotion with speed. 
        I also admire the Lotus Espirit for popularizing the aesthetics of the Folded Paper automotive styling era.

D2D: What are your ambitions in the future?
UJI: I hope to get a quality training at any Car Design School.

D2D: And where would you like to work one day?
UJI: I would love to work in a Car Design Studio that values creativity and equally giving cognizance to the 
       Design DNA of clients.

D2D: What is your message to other amateur car designers?
UJI: Whatever I say is also applied to me because I not yet a professional automotive designer. Anyone who 
        desires to make it in the Car Design industry should develop a good skill of sketching; A strong desire 
        for anything automotive; A strong attitude of Humility and Inquisitiveness; A knowledge of automotive 
        engineering; And a good knowledge of Aesthetic trends, both present and future.
We bring you some of his sketches, which expose his true talent:
















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