Sole Swapper was inspired by the practice of swapping the sole of one sneaker and adhering them to the another in order to customize them. This project is intended to develop skills with the Pen Tool in Adobe Illustrator while exploring the customizations that can be...
There are myriad patterns and woven fabric for the fashion designer to choose from. Some patterns are hundreds of years old and have been in use for centuries. Many patterns have cultural or national origins. It is important for the fashion designer to be able to...
Perspective is a technique used by artists and designers to show three dimensional objects on a flat surface. It was first developed during the Renaissance by artists and architects to depict buildings in a more realistic way. It is based on the understanding that as...
Insects are the most numerous animals on the planet. Insects are animals that have six legs, three body parts, antennae, an exterior skeleton, and hatch from eggs. Entomology is the study of insects which are technically termed arthropods and are classified as...
Georgia O’Keeffe was born in Wisconsin in 1887. She longed to be an artist from an early age. When she was 18 she attended the Art Institute of Chicago and a year later went to study at the Art Students League of New York. She worked briefly as a commercial artist in...
Fashions from the 19th century are best known for their large bell shaped dress bottoms and high tight waist lines. The dress shapes where supported by undergarments; a corset was worn to squeeze the woman’s waist, a wire framed cage, called a crinoline, was worn to...
Oscar de la Renta is a celebrated fashion designer who’s known for his luxuriously styled designs that suited socialites, Hollywood celebrities, international elites as well as US first ladies including Jackie Kennedy, Betty Ford, Nancy Reagan, Laura and Barbara Bush,...
The Mr. Fatta Show is an evolving classroom experience. Your feedback about the different features and segments of the show are important for its continued development. Featured here are a few surveys that you can take to express your ideas and preferences for the...
Board games have a long and varied history from the early days of chess & checkers, to the 1930’s and the advent of Monopoly, Candy Land, and Risk. The most successful games established principles of game design that are adhered to by game developers today....
