The Visiting Artist Program at the Fashion Institute of Technology was started in 2001 by Rocco Piscatello. An adjunct assistant professor since 1994 at the FIT and principal of Piscatello Design Centre. The goal of the Visiting Artist Program is to provide students with access to distinguished guests such as; Paula Scher, Milton Glaser, Ivan Chermayeff and many more. The event takes place once per semester and admission to the New York event is open to the public. Next designer to speak at the FIT’s visiting artist program will be Stefan Sagmeister May 12, 2010.

Piscatello Design Centre’s work is primarily typographic, enriching communications by simplifying them and distilling them to what is essential, meaningful, and most effective (simplification and meaningful design is something I strongly believe in too). The identity design for the FIT program was beautifully created and consistently incorporated among the website, posters and collateral.

Visit the FIT Visiting Artist Program website to see some more design samples and to find out more about the upcoming event.