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FIT’s Top 10 Stories of 2020

December 21, 2020 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Top Stories

This past year has been challenging, frightening, and inspiring, sometimes all at the same time. Our most-read articles of the […]

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David Halbout Designed a Mask for Wearers With Special Needs

December 17, 2020 Jonathan Vatner Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home, School of Art & Design, Top Stories

David Halbout, a technologist in the Communication Design Pathways Department, designed a face mask for people with hearing aids that […]

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Holiday Windows in Pandemic Times

December 11, 2020 Jonathan Vatner Alumni, FIT + Industry, School of Art & Design, Top Stories

In the holiday window display at C.O. Bigelow Chemists in Greenwich Village, a Dr. Anthony Fauci figure greets customers from […]

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Stephan Kanlian Joins NPD Group on Issues Facing Beauty Industry During Pandemic

December 11, 2020 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Graduate Studies

Professor Stephan Kanlian, chair of Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, joined a group of beauty and fashion association leaders […]

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Hue Live Online Event: Creative Life During Lockdown: Sam Kalda

October 14, 2020 Laura Hatmaker

For its first digital-only issue, Hue magazine ran a story written and illustrated by Sam Kalda ‘14 about creative life […]

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Globally Connected @ FIT: The Joy of Modern Life: Things to Avoid During the Pandemic

October 16, 2020 Laura Hatmaker

In a beautifully illustrated talk for the Globally Connected @ FIT virtual series, Dr. Kyunghee Pyun, associate professor, History of Art discusses […]

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MFIT’s Steele Discusses Fashion and the Pandemic with CBS This Morning

September 22, 2020 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Museum

Dr. Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT, appeared on CBS This Morning to discuss “Fashion […]

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Hue Live Online Event: Making Masks, Supporting Our Communities: A Roundtable Discussion with FIT Alumni

April 27, 2020 Laura Hatmaker

In this virtual Hue Live event, Hue Managing Editor Alex Joseph hosts a roundtable discussion with FIT alumni who are designing masks for the coronavirus […]

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An FIT Guide to Binge-Watching

April 23, 2020 Jonathan Vatner Alumni, Alumni Home, Top Stories

Staying indoors to protect ourselves and others from the coronavirus, we’ve found ourselves watching more TV than ever before. Turns […]

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FIT Alumni and SUNY Rising to the Call

April 6, 2020 FIT Newsroom Alumni, Featured, FIT + Industry, School of Art & Design, SUNY

In this moment, there is a critical need for personal protective equipment, or PPE, and FIT alumni are leading a nationwide […]

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Virtual Artist Talks Series: Who Is Hippy Potter?

January 28 at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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FROM THE SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN BLOG

It’s More Than a Game for Clever Evolving Media Students

Tapping into the feelings of isolation, frustration, and a powerful need for students to connect from their remote locations, Illustration Professor Dan Shefelman challenged his students to create a video game designed to serve as a visual vaccine to current events. Read more

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Raising the Standard

Meet the alumna running the world’s oldest and largest flagmaker: Sandy Dennis Van Lieu. Read more

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