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From Gropius to Cintiq
It started with just showing dad around the workplace. But then Tom Shefelman, 86, visiting from Austin TX, sat down to get the feel of one of the new Cintiq stations. The drawing technology, new to FIT, comes with a pen to draw and manipulate images on a touch screen. A mangy dog and a cross-eyed…
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Raves for Cintiq keep coming
It’s not a new disco, a cutting edge designer or the stylist from the Hunger Games. It’s a revolutionary technology in the drawing industry. “Think of it as an interactive iPad connected to a computer,” says C.J. Yeh, professor of communications design. “You use a special ‘pen’ to draw or manipulate images directly on a…
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Like Mother Like Daughter
Bonnie Papernik and her daughter Anissa Lorenzi have both studied 2D animation with Prof. John Goodwin. This May Papernik will graduate with her BFA in computer animation and her daughter will graduate high school. “We’ll be graduating at the same time!” says Papernik. “Anissa’s got college on her mind and I like this college. FIT…
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A BFA Fair to Remember
There was a lot of meeting and greeting yesterday between perspective BFA students and representatives from the departments of Art & Design. There were also Admissions, Registrar, and School of Liberal Arts officials in attendance, all to help third semester AAS students identify their Art and Design futures. Fashion Design Department’s team: Prof. Lisa Feuerherm, director…
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Talking trash with Sass
Recycling waste into high fashion garments embodies what couture design has stood for: It “pushes the envelope,” challenges concepts of beauty and the role of clothing. It’s been about rebellion, symbolism, and a means of communication. Making trash beautiful, extravagant, even risque, is the domain of the eco fashion designers featured in Sass Brown’s new…
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