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  • Fine Art as Book Art

    Rachel Ellner

    Pastel strokes and earth tones introduce a new book by playwright and novelist, Joanna Gunderson. The front and back cover art for  “she or the unknown person,” was created by Fine Arts Department Chair, Stephanie DeManuelle. The 159-page paperback was recently published by Red Dust, Inc. Prominent in  DeManuelle’s work, and what can be seen in her book cover…

  • A big draw to the 2011 BFA Fair

    Rachel Ellner

    On October 6th, representatives from the School’s baccalaureate programs, Admissions, Registrar, and the School of Liberal Arts were on hand to great prospective students at the BFA Fair in the Great Hall. Packaging Design, Chair Marianne Klimchuk & Assoc. Prof. Sandra Krasovec “Design firms uniquely tackle how to garner the attention of myriad audiences who are,…

  • Donovan @ The St. Regis Dior Suite

    Rachel Ellner

    “Dear fashion illustration aficionados—I have been waiting for this renovation,” announced Illustration professor Bil Donovan via email.  The “renovation” just happened to be the Dior Suite at the New York St. Regis. “I was ecstatic to have the opportunity to do a fashion illustration in watercolor representing  a historical timeline of Dior Couture,” said Donovan, the…

  • Team Guru & Team Axis score big!

    Rachel Ellner

    FIT students have proven that it may all be in the packaging after all. Amidst strong competition from 10 other colleges and universities, FIT Packaging Design students won 1st and 2nd place in the Paperboard Packaging Alliance 2011 Student Design Challenge. Team Guru and Team AXIS won first and second place respectively. Team Play was considered a finalist…

  • Nigel Barker: the man behind and in front of the camera

    Rachel Ellner

    Nigel Barker kept students riveted with insights and accounts of his experiences as  fashion model, photographer, judge of “America’s Next Top Model,” and service to causes for social good. He talked about what matters most–and what doesn’t matter at all: “It’s truly about the imperfections, the scars, how you move, passion, motivation–that’s what I try to…

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