Innovation is the lifeblood of FIT, and the FIT/Infor DTech Lab is one of the biggest drivers of that innovation.

Have you ever wondered, as you walk around FIT’s campus, who were the people the buildings and facilities are named for? Here’s a selected list, with brief biographies. Where possible, we included quotes, drawn from the oral histories in the Gladys Marcus Library’s Special Collections and College Archives.

“A great logo draws attention, it informs, inspires, and wants to be remembered,” says Rocco Piscatello, adjunct assistant professor of Communication Design and noted brand identity and signage designer.

They had designs on each other from the start

In 1962, a professor harshly criticized some drawings by student Steven Stipelman ’63, an aspiring illustrator.

Welcome to this special issue commemorating FIT’s diamond anniversary!

A history of the college’s early years—and a glimpse into its future

The good, the bad, and the weird in FIT’s yearbooks

At FIT, mentorship doesn’t stop at graduation

On the occasion of FIT’s 75th anniversary, Hue sat down with President Joyce F. Brown for a look back at her remarkable 20-year tenure at the college. The conversation is excerpted here.
[Editor's note: This story was completed before the COVID-19 pandemic and does not mention it. We still hope you find it interesting and relevant.]

Over the years, members of the FIT community have made a little-known surprisingly significant contribution to American pop music. We put together a playlist of the best jams we know of. Know more? Email us!

Fashion Design students give the female leads of 'Frozen' a style update

The incredible story behind Isotoner gloves

A Signage Proposal for the Natural History Museum

A student saved a garment from its own worst enemy: itself.

For Norma Kamali, Fashion Illustration ’65, the best things in fashion are eternal.

Flags are the family business for Sandy Dennis Van Lieu

Some of Annin's highest-profile flags throughout American history

Annin Flagmakers' Sandy Dennis Van Lieu schools us on the flag

Zaldy designs pure glamour for RuPaul, the world’s most famous drag queen

Grace Chen defines contemporary Chinese style

Cynthia and Glenn Gale met in an FIT aerobics class...

Artist Ebony Bolt draws inspiration from the subway

Yurman's donation has been put to work in classrooms

Creating a global presence for the swimwear company Vilebrequin

The Museum at FIT celebrates its silver anniversary with a retrospective show

These five alumni took a risk on their journey

A Conversation with Thaddeus Coates, Advertising and Digital Design ’20

The role of fine art in managing pain

Interior Design grads star in a new reality show

The 12th and final stamp in Illustration faculty member Kam Mak's Lunar New Year commission for the USPS.

These alums create a 21st-century vaudeville of the brilliant and absurd...

Two sculptures return to campus, repaired and refreshed.

Career highlights of Melanie Reim, this year’s Society of Illustrators Distinguished Educator in the Arts

What a student learned while volunteering with SUNY

From Elle to Project Runway, Nina Garcia '92 is a major force in fashion

Two entrepreneurial sisters are helping women everywhere stay on top of their cycles

A history of art faculty member's book explains America's most notorious censor...

How the Fashion Design MFA program’s rebel approach helped a student win big

Street photographer Arlene Gottfried, Photography ’72, was obscure for most of her life. Now that’s changing.

A student makes stylish garments to help her professor, a breast cancer survivor

On Making It, Dayna Isom Johnson calls it like she sees it...

Why animal art will never go extinct...

A faculty member helped solve the mystery of a 15th-century Venetian printing press...