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How to become a creative director? Hint: “Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer” says Joe Zee
On April 5th, three creative directors and proud FIT grads, spoke to a packed house. “What Makes a Good Creative Director?” was a School of Art & Design Town Hall Event moderated by Prof. Joshua Williams. Topics ranged from what to accept (an entry level job) to what not to accept (“No” for an answer!) Issues of…
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Garance Dore´Visits Faces & Places in Fashion
At the invitation of Professor Joshua Williams, fashion blogger Garance Dore´, spoke to students and attendees of Faces & Places in Fashion class about the evolution of her enormously popular (70,000 hits a day!) blog (www.garancedore.fr). She was accompanied by famed street-style blogger & boyfriend, Scott Shuman (The Sartorialist). Recounting her move from a website format with…
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Dean’s Dialogue: Posing Beauty in African American Portraits: A Talk by Dr. Deborah Willis February 8, 2011
“I was a student in the 70s,” said Willis. “I asked my professor ‘Where are the other images,’” of African Americans. “There were (those of) tenant farmers of laborers and that’s fine,” she said. Her professor set her on course to investigate and search for the photos Willis knew had to exist. “I found myself…
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Teen Vogue Meets FIT Students
Amy Astley, editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue, which launched in January 2003. Ms. Astley was named to edit the new magazine in June 2002 by Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue and editorial director of Teen Vogue.
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Black History Month–photos, controversy, conversation
“Discussions about ‘blackness’ continue to be provocative,” noted Dr. Erika Massaquoi, Assistant Dean of the School of Art & Design in opening remarks at Spring 2010 Dean’s Dialog, “Beyond Black History: Multicultural Trends in Photo Documentary Practice.” photo: Keisha Scarville The title was chosen to reflect on conversations of recent topics such as the film “Precious,”…