by Isabella McLaury | Dec 16, 2025 | Alumni, Detroit, In the News, Product Design
What began as a CCS class assignment has grown into a global nonprofit. Drawing from her own experience with homelessness, Veronika Scott ’11 built the Empowerment Plan to provide both warmth and pathways out of poverty.
by Isabella McLaury | Oct 13, 2025 | Alumni, Product Design
Discover how CCS Photography alumnus Evan Butka (‘10) built a career behind the camera, from HBO and Netflix to the set of SLAY and Euphoria, bringing emotion to life one frame at a time.
by Isabella McLaury | Oct 13, 2025 | Academics, Animation, Art Education, Color & Materials Design, Communication Design & Strategy, Detroit, Entertainment Arts, Experiential Learning, Fashion Accessories Design, Fashion Business Management, Fashion Design, Film, Game Design, Illustration, Interdisciplinary Design & Media, Interior Design, MA Art Ed, MFA Color & Materials Design, MFA Transportation Design, MFA UXD, News, Office of Partnerships, Photography, Product Design, Studio Art and Craft, Sustainability, Transportation Design, Undeclared, Undergraduate, Visual Development
Explore the impact of CCS Detroit student innovation on local businesses through unique art and design collaborations.
by Amber Zundel | Jul 17, 2025 | Alumni, Color & Materials Design, Experiential Learning, Fashion Design, Illustration, Office of Partnerships, Product Design, Studio Art and Craft, Transportation Design
During the Winter semester, the College for Creative Studies hosted 14 sponsored projects, including a diverse range of sponsored projects and competitions that engaged a variety of academic departments.
by Megan Mesack | Mar 5, 2025 | Alumni, Color & Materials Design, Experiential Learning, Fashion Design, Illustration, Office of Partnerships, Product Design, Studio Art and Craft, Transportation Design
Over the course of the Fall semester, the College for Creative Studies hosted 11 sponsored projects and competitions across a variety of disciplines. Students from a wide range of disciplines partnered with local and global brands to work on a specific project tailored to meet the needs of our industry partners.
by Megan Mesack | Dec 16, 2024 | Alumni, Color & Materials Design, Product Design
Growing up in an automotive-heavy family in Michigan, Kristine Lipinski had zero interest in following in their footsteps. It wasn’t until the unexpected intersection of two of her passions – design and rugby – that her path changed. After graduating from the College for Creative Studies (CCS), she moved to France and eventually began working for the world-renowned car manufacturer Renault. An opportunity to attend a French bilingual school as a child would foreshadow her unique connection to France and jump-start an incredible career and life across the pond.
by Megan Mesack | Aug 26, 2024 | Alumni, In the News, Interior Design, Product Design
“Chrissy, a versatile product designer, navigates the intersection of form and function with finesse.” –Interior Design
by Megan Mesack | Aug 10, 2024 | Communication Design & Strategy, Fashion Design, MFA Color & Materials Design, Product Design
Over the course of the Winter semester, the College for Creative Studies hosted 13 sponsored projects and competitions across a variety of disciplines. Students from Communication Design and Fashion Design to Graduate Color and Materials Design and Product Design were able to partner with local and global brands to work on a specific project tailored to meet the needs of our industry partners.
by Megan Mesack | Jul 17, 2024 | Alumni, In the News, Product Design
William Pittman worked on the Red Dot winning Bifrost Winter Tall BOA S7S HT, designed for professional users in the construction industry, it delivers optimum performance even under extreme weather conditions.
by Megan Mesack | May 16, 2024 | In the News, Product Design
“This week, the Detroit Tigers unveiled new City Connect uniforms, which the team can choose to wear when they want to give the Old English D a day off.”
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