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Doug Chiang
江道格
Chiang in 2025
Born	(1962-02-16)February 16, 1962 (age 63) Taipei,Taiwan
Alma mater	College for Creative Studies University of California, Los Angeles (BFA)
Occupation	Film designer
Years active	1990–present
Employer	Lucasfilm (1995–present)
Title	Vice President and Creative Director at Lucasfilm

Doug Chiang (Chinese:江道格; born 16 February 1962) is an American film designer and artist. He is vice president and executive creative director ofLucasfilm and previous Chief Creative Officer (CCO) atLucasfilm.

Chiang was born inTaipei,Taiwan.^[1] His dad had gone toMichigan in the United States for college, and moved the family toDearborn, Michigan when Chiang was 5 years old.^[2][3] His parents encouraged him to assimilate into American culture by speaking more English, which Chiang described as one of the ways the family tried to fit in. Chiang therefore lost his ability to speak Chinese over the years.^[3] Nonetheless, he characterized his lifestyle as "still very culturally Chinese", citing the strong work ethic imposed by his parents.^[3]

Chiang was inspired by theoriginalStar Wars film andthe accompanying art design book.^[4] He studiedindustrial design at theCollege for Creative Studies until 1982.^[5] He later studied film production at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles, and graduated in 1986. During his time in college, he was an illustrator and art director for theDaily Bruin and involved with the Association of Chinese Americans.^[2]

During the late 1980s, he worked at various production studios includingRhythm and Hues. Chiang eventually joinedIndustrial Light & Magic as a creative director where he worked on films such asTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) andForrest Gump (1994). In 1995, he was hired to lead Lucasfilm's art department;^[4] he was the design director forStar Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) andEpisode II – Attack of the Clones (2002).^[6] Afterwards, he was aproduction designer onRobert Zemeckis'The Polar Express. Outside of film, he collaborated with authorOrson Scott Card on an illustratedscience-fiction book calledRobota.

He founded DC Studios^[7] in 2000 with his creation,Robota, as a primary project. Along withSparx Animation Studios inHo Chi Minh City, he created several animated shorts depicting the world ofRobota in action.

In 2004, Chiang co-founded Ice Blink Studios and worked for Zemeckis onBeowulf. Ice Blink closed in 2007, becoming the core of the facility forImageMovers Digital, a pioneeringperformance capture animation studio.^[8][9]

Chiang returned to theStar Wars franchise as the concept artist forThe Force Awakens as well as production designer forRogue One. His otherStar Wars includes the filmsSolo andThe Rise of Skywalker, and the television seriesThe Mandalorian andObi-Wan Kenobi.^[10]

Chiang has won numerous awards throughout his career, including anAcademy Award and aBAFTA forDeath Becomes Her,^[11][12] a BAFTA forForrest Gump,^[13] a FOCUS Award for his independent filmMental Block,^[14] aClio Award for his work on a Star Wars campaign^[15][16] and The BrandLaureate Award.^[17]

• Ghost (1990) (visual effects art director: ILM)
• The Doors (1991) (visual effects art director: ILM)
• Switch (1991) (visual effects art director)
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1992) (visual effects art director: ILM)
• Death Becomes Her (1992) (visual effects art director: ILM)
• Forrest Gump (1994) (visual effects art director: ILM)
• The Mask (1994) (visual effects art direction supervisor)
• Jumanji (1995) (visual effects art director: ILM)
• Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) (design director, visual effects production designer: ILM)
• Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) (concept design supervisor)
• The Polar Express (2004) (production designer)
• War of the Worlds (2005) (concept artist)
• Monster House (2006) (concept design supervisor)
• Beowulf (2007) (production designer)
• A Christmas Carol (2009) (production designer)
• Mars Needs Moms (2011) (production designer)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) (concept artist)
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) (production designer)
• Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) (head of design)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) (head of design)
• The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) (production designer)

• The Mandalorian (2019–present) (design supervisor, art director)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) (design supervisor)

• Robota (2003) (co-Writer, illustrator)
• Mechanika: Creating the Art of Science Fiction with Doug Chiang (2008, 2015) (writer, illustrator)^[18]
• Star Wars Art: Concepts (Star Wars Art Series) (2013) (introduction, concept artist)
• The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) (concept artist)

• Card Soldier Wars (2008) (artist)
• The Looking Glass Wars Card Game (2009) (artist)

• Taiwanese art

• Doug Chiang atIMDb
• Doug Chiang at theInternet Speculative Fiction Database
• Doug Chiang Studio
• Ice Blink Studios

• 1962 births
• Living people
• American production designers
• American science fiction artists
• Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners
• Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award winners
• College for Creative Studies alumni
• Lucasfilm people
• People from Yilan County, Taiwan
• Taiwanese emigrants to the United States
• UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumni
• American people of Chinese descent
• American people of Taiwanese descent

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