Interested in Designing? You may want to consider the following paths:
In this program—the first of its kind in the country—display and exhibition designers combine spatial design, graphic design, electronic media, lighting, and custom fabrication to create installations for stores, museums, special events, and other environments. You’ll receive training in the techniques, equipment, and materials of visual merchandising; develop freehand drawing and drafting…
Students in this program learn the complete design cycle, from brainstorming, sketching, drafting, and rendering through design and engineering, to product materials, safety considerations, and building working prototypes. Courses cover design for the infant through ’tween markets, teaching child development, psychology, and motor learning. Facilities include a professional model-making…
Textile/Surface Design is the design and development of fabrics for fashion, accessories, and interiors, including products for home markets. Integrating traditional drawing and painting techniques with digital design, weaving, and screen printing, this hands-on program prepares students for jobs in the evolving textile industry. In the AAS program, you’ll build strong foundations in color…
In the global fashion industry, technical designers, who communicate the details of a garment to the factory, are vital liaisons between American designers and overseas patternmakers, ensuring the correct fit and shape and adherence to industry specs and standards. You’ll learn to be involved in every phase of product development, including patternmaking, specification review, 3D fit, and…
This program immerses you in the process of designing, branding, and packaging for products across all consumer categories. The curriculum combines aspects of brand development, graphic and 3D design, corporate identity, point-of-purchase design, e-commerce, and sustainability. It covers a range of global retail packaging design concerns including driving purchases, consumer trends, brand…
The menswear field is booming. The competitive menswear market requires extensive training, along with the vision and creativity to set the trends rather than follow them. This program teaches you how to interpret style, create fashions, and analyze trends, while providing an exacting technical and artistic background in design and marketing. As you engage with industry professionals who serve…
FIT’s unique program will prepare you to stand out in the multibillion-dollar global jewelry industry. The first year of the program trains you in the design and creation of jewelry, rendering techniques, principles of production methods, the study of gems, and design trends of the past, present, and future. In the second year, you choose either the studio option (3D production of jewelry) or…
In this program—accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation—you’ll collaborate with professional interior designers, lighting and graphic designers, and architects to create environments such as homes, offices, restaurants, stores, and hospitals. Industry-standard facilities include a research lighting laboratory, a working drawing print lab, and a model-making shop. The BFA…
Graphic designers translate complex information into compelling visual messages. You’ll master conceptual and applied skills by designing promotional materials and studying editorial design, interactive web design, and environmental graphics (exhibitions and signs), along with advanced typography, corporate identity systems, motion graphics, and art history. You’ll also work on international…
Some people just notice the clothes, but for you, it’s the accessories that make the difference. Top designers know this too—that’s why so many have lucrative accessories collections. As an associate’s-level student, you’ll design and produce a full range of accessories, from footwear to handbags to belts. In the bachelor’s degree program, you will continue the hands-on study of design using…
As a Fashion Design student in one of the world’s top programs, you’ll create designs informed by market research and inspired by history, art, and culture. The AAS program provides an essential foundation in computer-aided design, sketching, draping, patternmaking, construction, and textiles. The BFA program offers concentrations in children’s wear, knitwear, intimate apparel, special occasion…
This comprehensive program provides an exciting foundation in 3D modeling, animation, and game theory. You’ll be prepared to enter many fields including animation production, post-production, game design and development, interactive storytelling, motion graphics, visual effects (VFX), and user experience. You’ll learn to apply the programming concepts that are needed to work in the technical…
This program produces thinkers who can cut through the visual clutter and develop breakthrough television, billboard, print, and digital advertisements that get noticed. Here you’ll sharpen your design, technical, and presentation abilities. You’ll graduate with highly developed creative skills in image creation, copywriting, art direction, market strategy analysis, and concept development…
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