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Happy Birthday Katie!
Balloons and pumpkin cake were waiting for interior design student Katie McTammany at the end of her photography class PH404 this morning. Katie turned 21 today. She and her classmates had just learned how to saturate and desaturate photos in class with Prof. Brad Farwell. Birthday girl Kathryn McTammany…
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A Boateng tweet and the thrill of anticipation
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Ozwald Boateng’s itinerary: FIT October 29th
Pinch yourselves. Yes, he’s coming to FIT. Major charisma. A superstar in Europe with an A-list clientele, i.e., Giorgio Armani, Jamie Foxx, Ryan Seacrest, Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Branson. Yes, it’s Ozwald Boateng, the British fashion designer (originally from Ghana), to share his unusual story of breaking into the mensware industry. A screening of his story “A Man’s…
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The take-away from “the worst moments of your life”
Debbie Millman, former FIT professor of packaging design and current president of Sterling Brands’ design group, was a commanding presence at the seminar “Overcoming Failure: How the worst moments of your life can turn out to be the best (and visa-versa).” Millman’s talk held at Pratt Institute on September 29, was sponsored by the Graphic Artists Guild.…
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BFA – A Fair to Remember
A roomful of expertise — department chairs, professors and student advisers — were on hand at the BFA Fair on October 4th to speak with students interested in art and design BFA majors. “Students often don’t realize the offerings and the vast number of programs available to them,” says Professor Ellen Goldstein from accessories design. “The BFA Fair…