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Innovation Across Retail: A Collaborative Learning Series

John E. Reeves Great Hall Conference Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Innovation Across Retail Discover the newest innovation in retail technology. Join New York's startup accelerator Fashion Tech Consortium and the FIT Infor Design and Tech Lab for an evening of discussion, networking, and collaborative learning featuring top industry leaders and disruptors. Participants include representatives from Ann Taylor, Columbia Business School, H&M Innovation Lab, Facebook, Tumi, […]

Maker Minds Event: Getting Started With LilyPad and Arduino

Gladys Marcus Library, Goodman Resource Center, Room E621 Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Are you interested in wearable technology and smart devices? If so, be sure to join us to learn more about the LilyPad wearable microcontrollers (available for checkout at the library) and how to program them in Arduino. Basic computer skills are required. Click here to register.  This event is for the FIT community only. 

MakerMinds Event: MakeCode for eTextiles

Gladys Marcus Library, Goodman Resource Center, Sixth Floor Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Join us in our MakerSpace on the sixth floor of the library to learn about MakeCode for eTextiles! This event is for the FIT community only. 

MakerMinds Event: Crochet, Knitting, and Code!

Gladys Marcus Library, Goodman Resource Center, Maker Minds Space, Sixth Floor 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Coding, knitting, and crochet share structural similarities: They are all information expressed in symbolic abbreviations. Because of these similarities, knitting has been used historically to convey coded messages. In this workshop, we offer the chance for students to knit or crochet their own short messages in either Morse or ASCII codes. We'll demonstrate ways to […]