Transportation Design

Mikael Shevelkin, a graduate student in CCS's MFA Transportation Design program, has come up with a lightweight two-wheel ride named Virgin Scooter which was recently featured in arch2o.

Attaining your graduate degree in design is an investment in your future - a launching point. Salon.com recently reported on "Why designers have arrived in corporate boardrooms" stating "Make no mistake — these are not typical designers, they are armed with graduate degrees in business, strategy and design."

"Driven" features CCS MFA & BFA Transportation Design programs in an article about emerging mobility skills in Detroit.

MFA Transportation Design Associate Professor and Chair Raphael Zammit was an invited judge for the 2018 Eyes on Design Automotive Design Exhibition and Classic Car Show on June 17 at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford Estate in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan.

MFA Transportation Design Associate Professor and Chair Raphael Zammit gave the presentation “Envisioning Mobility: Capturing and Selling Momentum” in the Business Operations segment of the AV18 Autonomous Vehicles Conference.

MFA Transportation Design Associate Professor and Chair Raphael Zammit traveled to Shanghai, China, from July 30 – August 12 to conduct the SAE-China/Shy Tools/CCS summer China University Car Design Training workshop.

Final design animations created by MFA Transportation Design students were shown at the SurFin 2018 exposition in Cleveland, Ohio.

MFA Transportation Design student Deven Khatri was awarded one of four honorable mentions in the 18^th Michelin Challenge Design for his “Amaz” concept.

As car companies transition into mobility companies, Detroit and CCS offer THE best educational options for learning the art of transportation design. Students from all over the world come to CCS's MFA and BFA Transportation Design programs to broaden their horizons for entering the world of mobility design through cross-disciplinary projects and working directly with the rapidly growing mobility industry.

The design brief, developed by WardsAuto, challenges students to understand a brand’s interior design vocabulary and then transform it into something that is different but still recognizable. We also want students to learn about the importance of fine materials and craftsmanship in all design.