Do not confuse the term with ''conceptual'' design!
See also Concept Art

Concept design is a product of work (or task) of a '''concept designer'''.

A concept designer (also known as "visual futurist") is designer who designs product that are not intended for immediate production. Most of them never come to realization. If they are realized, it often happens many (even hundreds of) years after the author's death and they often differ from the original concept design, especially when it comes to details. A good examples of concept design (and of concept architecture as well - architecture is just another design field) are part of the '''Venus project''' [http://www.thevenusproject.com/]. Another good example is the '''Star Trek''' project - impressive work of various concept designers over decades has been resulting not only in extremely popular movies and the palette of television serials but in a complete "alternative future world". Most of the concepts, developed for the project, including spaceship drives etc. will probably see the light of day in the future, since the authors and designers, besides the pure imagination, borrowed ideas from serious science (mostly physics) - and were very careful to avoid situations that would be against the known laws of physics (as the true science fiction should be). Another great and much older examples of concept design are some works of the legendary Leonardo Da Vinci (the Aerial Screw flying machine, the Paddleboat, Scythed Chariots...)

To be a successful concept designer one needs a solid technical and scientific background on one side plus an impressive artistic talent in order to produce quality and aesthetically pleasing sketches, quality photorealistic illustrations and even animations. Many of today's concept designers use 3D CG programs in addition to their natural talent to draw and paint, in order to achieve the extreme photorealism.

Concept designers work mainly for the entertainment industry (movies, comics, games...), mostly on the subjects of science fiction and fantasy. They design everything, from handheld weapons to costumes to furniture to spaceships to architecture (even whole cities) to impressive background environments. When participating in a serious science fiction project, it is often crucial not only to take care of the visual aspect of a product but only on its inner workings and principles. For example, a scene, taking place on a planet with four moons and at -150°C is different from our everyday experiences, and the job of a concept designer is to join his/her own imagination and scientific + technical knowledge and try to predict, what it would be like. You can not just put the moons randomly all over the sky, you have to know a little bit of astronomy to place them correctly. You can not travel faster than light, so you have to find a possible way to get around that technical problem (for example by creating a sub-space bubble)... How would you steer a futuristic car, running at over 500 km/h and levitating on an air mattress, centimeters over the steel road surface? You obviously can not do it by a conventional steering mechanism, so you have to think of something that would be convincing. Ok, it would be still a close guess, but it must be physically possible. Science fiction should not contain elements that are contrary to known scientific laws, so a concept designer has to be a creative person with lot of imagination but also with lot of technical and scientific basic (not necessarily expert) knowledge. That's where the profession of concept designer fits in perfectly.

Besides the entertainment industry there are concept designers working for various, serious scientific and research institutions, like NASA etc.

Concept designer, specialized in architecture and urban development is also known as a '''concept architect''' (again, it is very important not to confuse it with ''conceptual'' architect(ure), because the two expressions are not only different but also contradictory!)

Concept design is mostly resulting in visual art (images, animations, special FX, virtual CG...). A good exception, proving the rule, might be Jules Verne and his various concepts (submarine, rocket etc.) - they emerged in the literary form, but had been so seriously detailed and imagined by the author, that some basic principles were used when building first real submarine and sending the man to the Moon.

It is a common misconception, to treat concept designer/architects and their products as less valuable or serious, because they are sort of "fantasy" and are not "realized" as final products. A good architecture is a good architecture, regarding of whether it is standing in the centre of London and is made out of steel and concrete or exists only in the form of a detailed project and a 3D computer model. The process of "realization" will not make it any better in architectural sense (it only gets worse, once the masons take it into their hands). The same is with any other design field.

Important thing to remeber is also, that a serious concept project (as a result of work of a concept designer) is sufficient to protect the concept (idea) and generate the authoring rights (at least it should be...).

The ideal educational background to become a concept designer is a degree in architecture or design. Other educational programs tend to be either too artistic or too technical for the purpose. An over-average talent for realistic drawing and painting can be crucial and the right ability to constrain the own imagination inside the limits off the possible, without being conservative, is a must.

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first we must explain what is "'''concept'''"and"'''design'''"

'''concept'''
Idea (which may be a product, its benefits, and alternative uses) or its presentation as shown in an advertising [http://www.answers.com/topic/layout layout] or [http://www.answers.com/topic/campaign campaign]. Essentially, though, a concept is an unexecuted thought and must be tested among potential and current users of a product. Many ideas sound wonderful but do not work in practical reality. The road from concept to final result is a long one, but, in general, all successful advertising has been designed around a simple concept.

'''design'''
Creation of an advertising campaign including any one of the individual elements, such as the illustrations, the package details, or the visual symbols, or all of the elements in the plan, as well as the plan itself.

in UK. there have a project called "[http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/eden-project '''Eden''' '''Project''']" the [http://www.creative-science.org.uk/galgeo.html structure].a large-scale environmental complex near St Austell, Cornwall, England. The project was conceived by Tim Smit and designed by the architects Grimshaw. Although relatively new, it has quickly become one of the most popular visitor attractions in the United Kingdom. The complex includes two giant, transparent domes, each emulating a natural biome, that house plant species from around the world. The first emulates a tropical environment, the other a warm temperate, Mediterranean-type environment. The project took 2½ years to construct and opened to the public in March 2001. The project is ongoing, and part of its purpose is to see how the different biomes develop over time.it used is released a fantastic concept.

in Australia.there have a project named "[http://www.answers.com/topic/federation-square '''federation''' '''square''']" a public square in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets and opposite Flinders Street Station and St Paul's Cathedral. It helps to connect the historical central district of the city, the mile-by-half-a-mile Hoddle Grid, with the Southbank district, which has been redeveloped as a key part of central Melbourne since the late 20th century. It was built on the former site of the Gas and Fuel Buildings and the Princes Bridge railway station. It has since its opening on October 26, 2002, been both loved and despised by Melburnians, causing controversy not only for its unusual architecture, but also for the budget blowout and delays in construction.zhiyu yan(oldcolour)who graduated edinburgh college of art considerated this project to design a club . the existing site is bridge called Jeffrey Street

in Germany. [http://www.answers.com/topic/olympiapark-munich '''Olympiapark Munich''']
The Olympiapark in Munich, Germany, is an Olympic Park which was constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics. The Park Consists of:
Olympic Stadium
Olympic Hall
Olympic Swim Hall
Olympic Event Hall
Olympic Tower
Olympic Village
The Park is served by the U3 line of Munich U-Bahn
{{Uncategorized|January 2007}}

Concept design

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Do not confuse the term with ''conceptual'' design!
See also Concept Art

Concept design is a product of work (or task) of a '''concept designer'''.

A concept designer (also known as "visual futurist") is designer who designs product that are not intended for immediate production. Most of them never come to realization. If they are realized, it often happens many (even hundreds of) years after the author's death and they often differ from the original concept design, especially when it comes to details. A good examples of concept design (and of concept architecture as well - architecture is just another design field) are part of the '''Venus project''' [http://www.thevenusproject.com/]. Another good example is the '''Star Trek''' project - impressive work of various concept designers over decades has been resulting not only in extremely popular movies and the palette of television serials but in a complete "alternative future world". Most of the concepts, developed for the project, including spaceship drives etc. will probably see the light of day in the future, since the authors and designers, besides the pure imagination, "borrowed" ideas from serious science (mostly physics) - and were very careful to avoid situations that would be against the known laws of physics (as the true science fiction should be). Another great and much older examples of concept design are some works of the legendary Leonardo Da Vinci (the Aerial Screw flying machine, the Paddleboat, Scythed Chariots...)

To be a successful concept designer one needs a solid technical and scientific background on one side plus a good artistic talent in order to produce quality and aesthetically pleasing sketches, quality photorealistic illustrations and even animations. Many of today's concept designers use 3D CG programs in addition to their natural talent to draw and paint, in order to achieve the extreme photorealism.

Concept designers work mainly for the entertainment industry (movies, comics, games...) mostly on the subjects of science fiction and fantasy. They design everything, from handheld weapons to costumes to furniture to spaceships to architecture (even whole cities) to impressive background environments. When working for serious science fiction projects it is often crucial not only to take care of the visual aspect of a product but only on it inner workings and principles. A scene, taking place on a planet with four moons and at -150°C is different from our everyday experiences, and the job of a concept designer i to join imagination and scientific and technical knowledge and try to predict, what it would be like. You can not just put the moons randomly all over the sky, you have to know a little bit of astronomy to place them correctly. You can not travel faster than light, so you have to find a possible way to get around that technical problem (for example by creating a sub-space bubble)... How would you steer a futuristic car, running at over 500 km/h and levitating on an air bubble centimeters over the steel road surface??? Science fiction should not contain elements that are contrary to known scientific laws, so you need a creative person with lot of imagination but also with lot of technical and scientific basic knowledge. That's where the profession of concept designer fits in perfectly.

Besides the entertainment industry there are concept designers working for various, serious scientific and research institutions, like NASA etc.

Concept designer, specialized in architecture and urban development is also known as a '''concept architect''' (again, it is very important not to confuse it with ''conceptual'' architect(ure), because the two expressions are not only different but also condradictory!)

Concept design is mostly resulting in visual art (images, animations, special FX, virtual CG...). A good exception, proving the rule, might be Jules Verne and his various concepts (submarine, rocket etc.) - they emerged in the literary form, but had been so seriously detailed and imagined by the author, that some basic principles were used when building first real submarine and sending the man to the Moon.

It is a common misconception, to treat concept designer/architects and their products as less valuable or serious, because they are sort of "fantasy" and are not "realized" as final products. A good architecture is a good architecture, regarding of whether it is standing in the centre of London and is made out of steel and concrete or exists only in the form of a detailed project and a 3D computer model. The process of "realization" will not make it any better in architectural sense (it only gets worse, once the masons take it into their hands). The same is with any other design field.

Important thing to remeber is also, that a serious concept project (as a result of work of a concept designer) is sufficient to protect the concept (idea) and generate the authoring rights (at least it should be...).

{{{{{1|cleanup}}}|February 2007}}
.

first we must explain what is "'''concept'''"and"'''design'''"

'''concept'''
Idea (which may be a product, its benefits, and alternative uses) or its presentation as shown in an advertising [http://www.answers.com/topic/layout layout] or [http://www.answers.com/topic/campaign campaign]. Essentially, though, a concept is an unexecuted thought and must be tested among potential and current users of a product. Many ideas sound wonderful but do not work in practical reality. The road from concept to final result is a long one, but, in general, all successful advertising has been designed around a simple concept.

'''design'''
Creation of an advertising campaign including any one of the individual elements, such as the illustrations, the package details, or the visual symbols, or all of the elements in the plan, as well as the plan itself.

in UK. there have a project called "[http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/eden-project '''Eden''' '''Project''']" the [http://www.creative-science.org.uk/galgeo.html structure].a large-scale environmental complex near St Austell, Cornwall, England. The project was conceived by Tim Smit and designed by the architects Grimshaw. Although relatively new, it has quickly become one of the most popular visitor attractions in the United Kingdom. The complex includes two giant, transparent domes, each emulating a natural biome, that house plant species from around the world. The first emulates a tropical environment, the other a warm temperate, Mediterranean-type environment. The project took 2½ years to construct and opened to the public in March 2001. The project is ongoing, and part of its purpose is to see how the different biomes develop over time.it used is released a fantastic concept.

in Australia.there have a project named "[http://www.answers.com/topic/federation-square '''federation''' '''square''']" a public square in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets and opposite Flinders Street Station and St Paul's Cathedral. It helps to connect the historical central district of the city, the mile-by-half-a-mile Hoddle Grid, with the Southbank district, which has been redeveloped as a key part of central Melbourne since the late 20th century. It was built on the former site of the Gas and Fuel Buildings and the Princes Bridge railway station. It has since its opening on October 26, 2002, been both loved and despised by Melburnians, causing controversy not only for its unusual architecture, but also for the budget blowout and delays in construction.zhiyu yan(oldcolour)who graduated edinburgh college of art considerated this project to design a club . the existing site is bridge called Jeffrey Street

in Germany. [http://www.answers.com/topic/olympiapark-munich '''Olympiapark Munich''']
The Olympiapark in Munich, Germany, is an Olympic Park which was constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics. The Park Consists of:
Olympic Stadium
Olympic Hall
Olympic Swim Hall
Olympic Event Hall
Olympic Tower
Olympic Village
The Park is served by the U3 line of Munich U-Bahn
{{Uncategorized|January 2007}}