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	The ideal educational background to become a concept designer would be a degree in architecture or industrial design. Other educational programs tend to be either too artistic/humanistic or too technical for the purpose. A more than average talent not only for realistic drawing and painting but also to invent new, original spacial forms, can be crucial and the right ability to constrain the own imagination inside the limits of the possible, without becoming conservative, is a must.		The ideal educational background to become a concept designer would be a degree in architecture or industrial design. Other educational programs tend to be either too artistic/humanistic or too technical for the purpose. A more than average talent not only for realistic drawing and painting but also to invent new, original spacial forms, can be crucial and the right ability to constrain the own imagination inside the limits of the possible, without becoming conservative, is a must.

	Concept designers work mainly for the entertainment industry (films, comics, games...), mostly on the subjects of [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]]. They design everything, from hand held weapons to costumes to furniture to spaceships to architecture (even whole cities) to impressive background environments. They often cooperate with scientists and engineers, specializing in diverse fields. 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 also on its inner workings and principles. For example, a scene, taking place on a planet with four moons and without atmosphere, thousands of [[light-year]]s away, is different from our everyday experiences, and the job of a concept designer is to join his/her own imagination and the 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, a few centimetres over a 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. It would be still a sort of a close guess, but it must be at least physically possible. Science fiction should not contain elements that are contrary to known scientific laws, so a person is needed with ~~lot~~ of imagination but also with broad technical and scientific, basic (i.e. not necessarily expert) knowledge. That's where the profession of concept designer fits in perfectly.		Concept designers work mainly for the entertainment industry (films, comics, games...), mostly on the subjects of [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]]. They design everything, from hand held weapons to costumes to furniture to spaceships to architecture (even whole cities) to impressive background environments. They often cooperate with scientists and engineers, specializing in diverse fields. 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 also on its inner workings and principles. For example, a scene, taking place on a planet with four moons and without atmosphere, thousands of [[light-year]]s away, is different from our everyday experiences, and the job of a concept designer is to join his/her own imagination and the 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, a few centimetres over a 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. It would be still a sort of a close guess, but it must be at least physically possible. Science fiction should not contain elements that are contrary to known scientific laws, so a person is needed with lots of imagination but also with broad technical and scientific, basic (i.e. 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.), in other industries (automotive, aircraft, military) and in architectural and design studios.		Besides the entertainment industry there are concept designers working for various, serious scientific and research institutions, (like [[NASA]] etc.), in other industries (automotive, aircraft, military) and in architectural and design studios.
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	Concept design is mostly resulting in [[visual arts]] (images, animations, special FX, virtual CG...). The 19th century writer [[Jules Verne]] and his various concepts (submarine, rocket etc.) might be considered a good exception that proves the rule. They firstly emerged in their literary form, but had been so seriously detailed, imagined and described by the author, that some basic principles were used when building first real submarine and sending the first man to the Moon.		Concept design is mostly resulting in [[visual arts]] (images, animations, special FX, virtual CG...). The 19th century writer [[Jules Verne]] and his various concepts (submarine, rocket etc.) might be considered a good exception that proves the rule. They firstly emerged in their literary form, but had been so seriously detailed, imagined and described by the author, that some basic principles were used when building first real submarine and sending the first man to the Moon.

	It is a common misconception, by common people as well as "ordinary" designers and ~~architect~~, to treat concept design and concept architecture 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, regardless 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. It is obvious that the process of "realization" can 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.		It is a common misconception, by common people as well as "ordinary" designers and architects, to treat concept design and concept architecture 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, regardless 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. It is obvious that the process of "realization" can 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 remember 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 [[authors' rights]] (at least it should be...).		Important thing to remember 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 [[authors' rights]] (at least it should be...).
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	[http://www.answers.com/topic/olympiapark-munich '''Olympiapark Munich''']		[http://www.answers.com/topic/olympiapark-munich '''Olympiapark Munich''']
	The Olympiapark in Munich, Germany, EU, is an Olympic Park which was constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics. The Park consists of:		The Olympiapark in Munich, Germany, EU, is an Olympic Park which was constructed for the 1972 Summer Olympics. The Park consists of:
	Olympic Stadium		Olympic Stadium, Olympic Hall, Olympic Swim Hall, Olympic Event Hall, Olympic Tower + Olympic Village.<br>
	Olympic Hall		The Park is served by the U3 line of the Munich U-Bahn.
	Olympic Swim Hall
	Olympic Event Hall
	Olympic Tower
	Olympic Village
	The Park is served by the U3 line of the Munich U-Bahn

	==See also==		==See also==

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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Concept car]]		* [[Concept car]]
			* [[Design]]

	[[Category:Illustration]]		[[Category:Illustration]]
	[[Category:Industrial design]]		[[Category:Industrial design]]

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	Some good examples of concept design (in these cases really of concept architecture), that were realized in "their" time:		Some good examples of concept design (in these cases really of concept architecture), that were realized in "their" time:



	"[http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/eden-project The '''Eden Project''']" (the [http://www.creative-science.org.uk/galgeo.html structure]).		"[http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/eden-project The '''Eden Project''']" (the [http://www.creative-science.org.uk/galgeo.html structure]).

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

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