Category: student competition

  • Packaging Design students hit the sweet spot!

    Capturing 3rd place in Paperboard Packaging Alliance’s Design Challenge  How can a candy bar compete these days, especially at the movies? Concession stands are a dazzle of popcorn, candy, half-gallon sodas, hot dogs, “cheez”-drenched nachos, and ice cream. Indie theaters sell fresh-baked goods, specialty coffee, beer and wine. But good packaging design can appeal to the…

  • Fine arts photographer crosses over, fashionably

    Jordan Tiberio faces a type of conundrum not unfamiliar to students who fully explore their craft: “I won a fashion shooting contest, but I’m a fine arts photographer,” says the recent winner of the Western Digital (WD) Fashion Walk. “I’m used to taking things from memories and my past and recreating them in an artistic manner.…

  • Amazon Fashion comes to Williamsburg

    Keeping to its philosophy of following the talent, this time clear across the country, Amazon.com has landed on Kent St. in Williamsburg in a big way.  No sooner had Amazon Fashion opened its 40,000-foot studio, then there was a call for local talent. Amazon.com Studio Sessions Challenge held on October 19, involved students from four…

  • Hayley’s PAVE-winning men’s store

    It’s one thing to admire great menswear on the street. But how do you recreate that feeling of a great pair of pants walking by for a customer in a virtual store? In order to turn “Nice pants, man” into more than a stand-up line — and into a desire to purchase those pants online…

  • Elle competition: your vote counts

    The innovators of the Elle Fashion Next award have stacked things in FIT’s favor. And still the competition is steep. For the first time they’ve sponsored a competition exclusively for our fashion design students. (See earlier post:  “City-inspired fashion at the core of one’s aesthetic” to read about some big-city experiences that served as inspiration for…