Car "Faces": Cute vs. Angry

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An interesting post on Boing Boing about how cars are designed to have "angry" faces, i.e. the headlights and grill on the front of the vehicle are arranged to appear intimidating.

A famous exception to this trend is the Volkswagen Beetle, which I've mentioned before has similar proportions to a baby's face: a high forehead, low-set eyes and mouth, and lots of soft, fat curves.