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CYNOSURE: How a high school project evolved into the center of attention

Photo courtesy of Nicole Galinson.

Cynosure, “the person or thing that is the center of attention or admiration,” is the title Parsons School of Design third-year Nicole Galinson adopted for her high school…

Lack of diversity in Communication Design faculty is affecting students’ educational experiences

Students work at a desk in the Design Lab at the 2 West 13th St Parsons building. Photo by Remy Grimm.

In preparation for their thesis projects, Senior Communication Design (CD) students at Parsons School of Design spend six-hour-long classes poring over resources, collecting images, making books, and designing…

Opinion: Design students need to care about organized labor

A typical work environment for the average designer- together but isolated. Illustration by Ruth Donagher

It’s no secret that labor solidarity is in the air. From the Trader Joe’s union initiatives on the Lower East Side to the protests on streets of Paris,…

Best fashion school, worst merchandise?

Located both at https://www.thenewstore.nyc/ and on the first floor of the University Center at 63 Fifth Ave., The New Store sells a selection of university merchandise. New School Free Press reporter Marta Dumancic believes that, for having such a prominent fashion school, the New School lacks well-designed merch. Photo by Marta Dumancic

What The New School’s apparel lacks, and what can we do to make it better. As you walk around Washington Square Park, or down Fifth Avenue or 12th…

Fashion on Fifth: Week 1, Fall 2021

Illustration by Chelsea Sarabia

Finding Design Inspiration During Isolation

Close up of custom pants designed by Kristina. Each eyelet and chain dyed and installed by hand. Photo provided by Kristina Michelle Ang.

As the school semester comes to an end, fashion design students grapple with an uncertain future. With Parsons located in New York City — the city most severely…