CONCEPT DESIGN:
Works from Seven Los Angeles Entertainment Designers

Foreword by Francis Ford Coppola

Preview! We have made a slide show of almost half of the pages in the book. The slide show does not show any of our sixteen wide format 12"x 17" foldout pages, we have to keep something a surprise. Hope you enjoy the show, each slide is of the book folded open to a two page spread. To preview the slide show, click here. To preview the static gallery, click here.

What others are saying about Concept Design

Making Images

"Creative illustration is an art. To bring to life worlds that have been, may have been or may never be requires the elaborate skill that describes creative illustrators. It is the visualization of a point of view, unique to each artist. This volume celebrates those skills, those ambitions, those windows into history, those pictorial journeys into dreamscapes and provides example for reflection and comparison with the ordinary. I commend those who pursue this exotic combination of intelligence, curiosity and at end, practice skill in bringing close these fantastic visions.”

Syd Mead
visual futurist
www.sydmead.com

"Beautifully presented and filled with wonderful art and designs, this is the book that I've wished I had years ago. I think students and professionals alike will find this book inspirational.”

Doug Chiang
design director
Star Wars Episodes I and II
www.dchiang.com

“This isn’t art for art’s sake; it’s art for thought’s sake.

See, how with a flick of the wrist the concept artists in this tantalizing new book spit out fine ideas, and then proceed to ‘sell’ those ideas using great design, rare intelligence and innovative manipulation of their tools.

Look deeper, and one can see the flow of the paint and the point of the pencil —traditional skills interlock seamlessly with the digital surface of these images. It’s been my good fortune to work with many of these artists. Now I want to work with the rest of them.”

Alex McDowell
production designer
The Crow, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fight Club, Minority Report, The Cat in The Hat

"An inspiring work featuring art from the most gifted designers in the entertainment industry. This book is a must for anyone seriously working in the creative professions. It sets a new standard in design education."

Imre Molnar
Dean of the College College for Creative Studies (CCS) Detroit

Description

In the Fall of 2001, a group of seven conceptual designers gathered together in Los Angeles to begin work on a new creative experience. At the heart of their coming together was a desire to create and explore new images and ideas in a creative environment apart from their normal design jobs. A presentation of the efforts of this group is available in the form of the first Concept Design art annual.

Concept Design contains nearly 300 original color works by the seven contributing designers. In addition to the 84 Concept Design pieces, support sketches and roughs appear throughout the book. Each piece is accompanied by text detailing the design ideas and/or illustration techniques used. Concept Design is printed with quality as our primary focus. The book is 9” x 12” in a vertical format with eight fold-out pages which allow for the printing of sixteen large horizontal images. No images cross the binding of the book, breaking the image.

Bios

To read the bios of the contributing designers of Concept Design and see samples of their past works please click on the name of the designer.

- Harald Belker
- Steve Burg
- James Clyne
- Mark Goerner
- Neville Page
- Nick Pugh
- Scott Robertson

Product Details

• Hardcover or Paperback: 128 pages
• Dimensions: 9 x 12 inches
• Illustrated: more than 300 illustrations
• Publisher: Design Studio Press
• ISBN: 0-9726676-1-X hardcover; 0-9726676-0-1 paperback