Concept Design

Nicole Vrabel

Concept designers bring stories to life, envisioning every design element — from props and scenery to costumes and characters, they help design everything an audience visually experiences.

With a curriculum developed by CCS’s Dean of Undergraduate Studies and veteran Concept Designer Tim Flattery (credited in films such as Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel, Bumblebee and The Hunger Games), Concept Design at CCS (part of the Entertainment Arts major) is an intimate, competitive program that takes a deep dive into the field, including conceptual skills, 2D and 3D execution, and designing hardware, architecture, characters and environments.

  • What am I?

Numbers that matter

DEGREE

CCS is one of very few colleges in the world that offers a degree in concept design

ALUMNI

alumni have worked on 30+ films in the comic universe – many of which included concept design

BIG SCREEN

concept artists help visualize the written script for a movie or game – this includes characters, weapons, environments, architecture, etc.

TEACH

top concept artists teach remotely and in person from Hollywood and Detroit, including program chair Tim Flattery

A CREATIVE COMMUNITY

Tim Flattery

'87 Concept Design
Concept Artist

Ed Natividad

'91 Concept Design
Concept Designer

  • Tim Flattery

    '87 | Concept Design
    Concept Artist

  • Ed Natividad

    '91 | Concept Design
    Concept Designer
Make ● Play ● Think

CAREER CHOICES

  • Concept Artist

  • Character Artist

  • Creative Visualization Designer

  • Environment Artist

Want to learn more?

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