Category: Tip of the Week
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How can FIT’s Precollege Programs help you on your Artist’s Journey
The painter Chuck Close is quoted as saying “Inspiration is for amateurs—the rest of us just show up and get to work.” To be a professional artist takes skill and studio discipline. Workshops and courses taught by artists will help you develop the studio practice you need to be a full-time artist. 11-session Precollege Courses We recommend a high school Precollege…
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How can FIT’s Precollege Programs help you on your Photographic Journey
Photography is such a versatile skill. In our increasingly visual world, being able to take a well-staged and well-edited (#notwithafilter) photo is practically mandatory. Artists, designers, and makers of all sorts – photography classes are for you too! Being able to photograph and edit your work for print and web is essential in your fields…
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How can FIT’s Precollege Programs help you on your Fashion Journey
Fashion designers from all over the world get their start at FIT. Many come back to learn even more skills, to stay on the cutting edge of fashion design and development. FIT has concentrations in menswear or womenswear. Whether you’ve been creating your own fashions since you were a tiny tot or just decided yesterday you were meant to…
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How can FIT’s Precollege Programs help you on your Interior Design Journey
Interior Design is one of the most popular majors at FIT. Interior designers create worlds inside walls with their creative layouts, material and lighting choices. But don’t confuse design with decorating. Interior Design is essentially interior architecture and is in the field of technical design. 11-session Precollege Courses We recommend a high school Precollege Live Class: Intro to Technical Drawing and Spatial…
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How can FIT’s Precollege Programs help you on your Advertising Journey
FIT’s Precollege Advertising and Marking Communications program prides itself on being about more than fashion. The skills learned in an adverting class are translatable into almost any type of ad-work. Quality and persuasive writing is a fundamental skill for everyone-particularly when writing college admissions essays or cover letters for job applications. FIT’s Precollege summer and…