Fashion Institute of Technology
The Fashion Institute of Technology Spatial Experience Design Program was established to provide leadership in the development of hands-on experience design programs. The two-year BFA program integrates graphic design, visualization, display, and fabrication. Students graduate from the program and work in Experiential Graphic Design Firms, Experiential Agencies, Fabrication Firms, and Retailers.
Leading Fabrication Oriented Courses
The following sampling of FIT Courses are oriented to prepare students in fabrication and documentation. The courses begin in the second year and continue until graduation.
Student: Shannon Nirelli
Third Semester
DE216
Introduction
Description
This course introduces students to the multidisciplinary process of visual presentation and exhibition design, incorporating an array of conceptual, visual, and technical considerations for retail, museum, trade show, and related presentation environments.
Fifth Semester
VP331 3D Construction in Spatial Experience Design
This course introduces students to the workshop environment, safe practices and techniques for design and production. Three-dimensional presentation structures will be taught as well as the creation of scale models, props, and related components through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on practice. Assignments include construction of walls, set and prop building, and finishing and mounting of display objects for showrooms, galleries, museums, retail, and other presentation environments.
VP306 CAD for Spatial Experience
This course presents 3D CAD techniques in Vectorworks, enabling designers to develop and present their concepts in 3D drawings and renderings.
Eighth Semester
VP412 Capstone
In this capstone project, students select an area of focus from retail, museum, trade show, or showroom. Research, inquiry, and writing conducted in the seventh semester are solidified and applied to a design project. Students work with the instructor and industry mentors to create presentations, documentation, and prototypes.
