Kicking Off: How Four CCS Alumni Went from Sponsored Project to Creating a Football Design Powerhouse
The 2017 Xenith-sponsored CCS Design Studio is what started it all. The course was led by design director and alumnus Matthew McPhail, who points out that the studio “really sparked what is now a full design team that is comprised almost entirely of people from that...
Leaving a Legacy: The Family of Longtime CCS Professor Establishes Scholarship in His Name
The family of Nelson D. Greer, educator at the College for Creative Studies (CCS) for over 37 years, has established a scholarship in his name for a deserving Communication Design student at CCS. Recently, longtime CCS professor Nelson Greer’s family established a...
Celebrating Belonging Blog: World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day is recognized each year on December 1st as an opportunity to raise awareness about the global impact of HIV/AIDS and to remember the millions of lives lost to the disease. 2021 is a significant year, as this marks 40 years since the start of the AIDS epidemic.
President’s Blog – Experiential Learning: Fundamental to Student Success
The anatomy of higher education can look the same for many students. Go to class, take tests, complete assignments and projects—but how do students apply skills learned in the classroom to the world outside of higher education? At CCS, we define Experiential Learning...
First-Year Student Designs Replica of ‘The Sacra Cintola’ Belt for NBC’s ‘The Blacklist’
Fiber and Textiles student takes on a prop design project for a popular television series just three weeks into her freshman year. The Prop Master from NBC’s crime-drama series “The Blacklist” reached out to the College for Creative Studies (CCS) at the end of...Photography Professor Travels to NYC to Experiment With Photography Concepts
Photography Assistant Professor Eleanor Oakes attended a Photogenics Drawings Workshop at the Penumbra Foundation in New York City. The Penumbra Foundation is a non-profit organization that brings together the Art and Science of Photography through education,...
Alum Designs Poster to Commemorate Miguel Cabrera’s 500th Home Run
Detroit Tigers fans spent all season awaiting the anticipated moment of Miguel Cabrera’s remarkable 500th home run making him the 28th person in major league history to do this, and a CCS alum assisted in this celebration by designing the poster commemorating this...
Headline: Animation Professor Co-Produces and Restores Animated Shorts With Tommy Stathes
Professor Steve Stanchfield and internationally recognized historian, archivist, distributor and educator Tommy Stathes curated and restored 12 animated shorts by the Fleischer Brothers from the 1920s and 30s, which premiered on October 2. The shorts were featured in...
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