If you’re an aspiring magazine designer, whether it’s photography, graphic design or art direction sparks your interest, chances are you’ve been influenced by the work of famous art director Fabien Baron if you’ve read the fashion glossies over the course of the past 20 years. Considered a modern-day icon whose design aesthetic has influenced the
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Get Inspired by Beautiful Minimalist Colors & Typography in FIDM Grad Bas Mercado’s Music Packaging & Magazine Designs
It’s almost time to welcome another group of amazing students into the Graphic Design program at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising with the Spring Quarter starting this week. For your visual inspiration, check out the final graphic design portfolio of recent FIDM Graphic Design/Branding grad, Sebastian “Bas” Mercado below. We love the minimalist color palette, graphic
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Hush! Branding Concepts by FIDM Graphic Design Grad Caitlin Plewniak will have you Craving Cupcakes, Coffee and More
We love perusing the new portfolios developed by recent Graphic Design grads at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising to scope out new graphic design trends and get inspired by the work of young, up-and-coming talent. A close look at the Graphic Design/Branding portfolio by Caitlin Plewniak reveals her unique drawing style in illustrated DJ characters for her Graphics/Licensing project “Rinsa” and hand-drawn
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Graphic Design Portfolio Week: FIDM Grad Andrew Kim Wows with Superb Logo and Branding Marketing Design Concepts
Andrew Kim’s enthusiasm for logo design and branding is apparent in his final portfolio which he presented last week after earning his graphic design degree at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising. Kim aspires to be a creative director one day, and says the most rewarding part of his experience at FIDM was “meeting fellow
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FIDM Portfolio Week: Recent Graphic Design Grad, Anthony Rodriguez, Makes Germs Fun
A recent Graphic Design graduate of FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Anthony Rodriguez’s final portfolio demonstrates strong typography and publication skills in imagined metropolitan magazine Central; a strong sense of color and branding in his concepts for Cafe Metro, Grand Guild nightclub and active sportswear brand Forth; and a clever sense of humor in the graphic
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NEXT WEEK: Get Fresh Graphic Design Inspiration During Portfolio Week
It’s the end of another quarter here at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, which means time for the FIDMDigitalArts Blog to showcase new portfolios by FIDM Graphic Design/Branding and Graphic Design/Entertainment graduates! Whether you’re looking for design inspiration, new creative talent, or if you’re curious about what FIDM’s Graphic Design and Digital Media programs have to offer, check back during the
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Read Details about SPD’s 2013 Student Magazine Design Competition (Due 03/04/13)
It’s that time of year again! The Society of Publication Designers (SPD) has released details for its highly coveted student magazine design competition. Seeking the best editorial design, the SPD is offering cash prizes, the Adobe Creative Suite software and (best of all) a summer internship at one of the top magazines in New York. Read details
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Typography Tuesday: Packaging & Illustrations by NY-based Graphic Design Firm, Two Arms Inc.
Holy typographic inspiration! Best known for their gritty silkscreened rock posters, design duo Michael Tabie and Karen Goheen of New York-based agency Two Arms Inc., have widened their skill set. With specialty fragrance packaging for Bath & Body Works, music packaging for Swiss rock band, Favez, and custom illustrations for hip publications like Wired, Two
New Portfolio: FIDM Grad, Lauren Corallo, Hired as Jr. Graphic Designer upon Graduation
“Art was my passion from the time I could hold a crayon,” says recent Graphic Design graduate, Lauren Corallo. “It wasn’t until an amazing high school teacher, Dianna Cure, [at Arcadia High School] introduced me to the world of graphic design and all of its creative career possibilities that I knew this is what I
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FIDM's Career Center shares valuable career tips in a weekly column "Career Center 411" on the 
