Featured Art & Design Schools
AIU Online
Earn an online degree that really matters from AIU Online.
Programs:
- Associate's (AABA) - Visual Communication
- Bachelor's (BFA) - Digital Design
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University of Phoenix
Whether you're seeking an associate's, bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree, University of Phoenix can help you reach your goal much sooner than you might expect.
Programs:
- AA in Information Technology/Visual Communication
- BS in Information Technology - Multimedia and Visual Comm
- More
Westwood Online
Earn your BS or AAS online at Westwood College of Technology.
Programs:
- Animation
- Fashion Merchandising
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Art & Design Articles
Turn Your Photography Hobby into a Career
Does your day job keep you out of the darkroom too much? Get the career training you need to put your camera to work full-time.
2008-02-04Are You Interior Designer Material?
See how an interior design degree can boost your career potential in this creative, dynamic industry.
2008-01-28Do You Have What it Takes to Be a Video Game Designer?
You've played video games all your life, but do you have what it takes to create them? Learn how game design training can get your foot in the door.
2008-01-21Digital Photography for Beginners
If you're baffled by new equipment, a digital photography course can get you started.
2008-01-14Three Great Reasons to Go to Fashion School
Find out why fashion school is an excellent launching point for your career in the fashion and beauty industry.
2008-01-04Pourquoi Pas? Celebrates Fashion Illustrators
Interested in the intersection of fashion and art? See how one fashion illustrator is reviving the art of drawing designs.
2007-12-28Fashion Careers: Don't Pin All Your Hopes on Designing
Fashion design isn't the only career out there in the red-hot fashion industry. If you don't feel like fighting it out on Project Runway, here are some other careers to consider.
2007-10-12The Unique Fashion Scene of San Francisco
In a city like San Francisco, fashion reaches across race and class as well as schools, runways, and boutiques.
2007-10-05San Francisco, CA, Fashion Boutique Guide
Fashion merchandising, marketing, and design students can find trendy boutiques in stylish San Francisco.
2007-09-28Building a Fashionable Career in New York, NY
Students of New York's fashion design and marketing schools learn what it takes to make it in the nation's largest fashion market.
2007-09-21Stars Spend Big on Baby Fashion Designs in Los Angeles, CA
From Suri Cruise to Gwyneth Palrow's Apple, celebrity babies set the bar high for fashion design's youngest market.
2007-09-14Turning Fashion Design into Retail Success
Cities like Los Angeles are encouraging the growth of fashion boutiques--a career path many fashion design school students can pursue after graduation.
2007-09-07How to Get Fashion Jobs in New York (The Kind You Dream About)
How to Get Fashion Jobs in New York (The Kind You Dream About)
2007-08-31Kate Moss Reinvents Herself as a Fashion Designer
Few paths in fashion are straight lines, as one supermodel's career path reveals.
2007-08-24Showing Off: How Fashion School Students Get Experience
At stake at student-run fashion shows, industry skills and end-of-term grades are at stake.
2007-08-17Industry Icons Attend Fashion School Show and Awards Ceremony
Gaining exposure to successful designers and editors is one of the benefits of fashion design school in San Francisco.
2007-08-10Summer 2007 Fashion Trends in Phoenix, AZ
See the hottest trends in one of the U.S.'s hottest cities. Phoenix, AZ is a great place to go to fashion school.
2007-05-18Top Fashion Schools in Portland, OR
Top fashion schools in Portland, OR can prepare students for a variety of careers in fashion design, merchandising, and more.
2007-05-11Learn About Beachwear Essentials at Miami's Fashion Design Schools
Find out why fashion design and merchandising students flock to Miami, FL's fashion design schools.
2007-05-04Toronto Continues to Grow its Fashion Focus through Critical Support
By modeling itself after successful fashion cities and providing much-needed support to new designers, Toronto is becoming a major North American fashion hub.
2007-04-27The Fashion Industry Grows in Chicago
Need some fashion inspiration for your career? Then the Stylemax Show in Chicago is a must-see.
2007-04-20The Best Places to Study International Fashion Design
The first stop on your globe-trotting fashion career should be in New York City.
2007-04-13Finding a Fashion Design Niche in New York
Finding a niche market in a big city like New York can give you an edge in starting a fashion career. Here's how to get started.
2007-04-06Something Fashionable for Everyone in Toronto
For fashion designers at any point in their career, the city of Toronto has something to offer. Find out more about this stylish city.
2007-03-30San Francisco Fashion Scene is Alive and Well
LA isn't the only fashion hub in California. For a top-notch fashion design education, look north to San Francisco.
2007-03-23Fashion in LA: You Can't Break the Rules without Knowing Them First
Earning your fashion degree in LA is a great way to learn the rules of the glamorous game of fashion design.
2007-03-16Keeping Up with the Organic Fashion Trend in San Francisco
For the latest fashion trends, like organic fashion design, studying in San Francisco will get you in the loop. Find out how fashion has gone eco-friendly.
2007-03-09How to Get Your Fashion Career Off the Ground
Cities like Chicago, IL provide many great ways for young fashion designers to get recognized.
2007-03-02Fashion in Phoenix: A Design Education from the Southwest
Fashion in the Southwest smacks of cowboys and roughriders. With the right degree, you could turn those influences into the next big fashion fad.
2007-02-23Go West, Young Designer: Fashion Schools and Careers in LA
Enrolling in fashion school and pursuing a designing career in Los Angeles is a smart choice if you want access to this crucial hub of the fashion industry.
2007-02-16New York is a Great Place for the Fashion-Forward
As Fashion Week gears up in New York this month, everyone else may be talking about models' health and size, but the Big Apple just wants to see the clothes.
2007-02-09E-learning for a Sweet-Smelling Career
E-learning for a Sweet-By getting an education online, you can train for a versatile career in floral design.
2007-02-05A Strong Fashion Focus Sets Toronto Apart
A booming retail business and various fashion focus groups are just a few reasons to earn a fashion degree in Toronto.
2007-02-02How to Become a Digital Artist in Hollywood
Want to be a star behind the scenes? Find out why an animation degree is more useful than ever in the motion picture industry.
2007-01-31Is the Future of Fashion Online?
The world of fashion is no longer constrained to the runways and the magazines that follow them.
2007-01-26Virtual Fashion: Online Training for Online Couture
As social circles move online, fashion designers are creating virtual fashions for users' online alter egos.
2007-01-19Healthy Chic on the Catwalk
Some members of the fashion industry are striking a blow against unhealthy body images on the runway.
2007-01-12Fashion Career Resources in Los Angeles Pay Off
Los Angeles is a city full of walking fashion plates, but that's not all it has to offer. Read on to discover its other fashion career resources.
2007-01-05Fashion Design Finds New Market in San Francisco
Airport shopping has escalated over the years, moving well beyond fast food and magazine racks. At San Francisco International Airport, you can find couture as well.
2006-12-29Fashion Inspiration in the Big Apple
From street-born inspiration to fashion school portfolio-building, New York is a great place to start a career in fashion.
2006-12-22Green Fashion Design and the Advantages of Fashion School
"Green fashion" isn't just the latest hot color. Eco-friendly fashion design is both a runway trend and a fashion school topic of study.
2006-12-15Fall is Just Fine for Fashion in Los Angeles
The fashion-friendly weather is just one of the benefits of a fashion career in Los Angeles.
2006-12-08"It's Not a Contest" Doesn't Apply to Fashion
scholarships and jobs are often the grand prizes for fashion design contests.
2006-12-01Online Schools: Fashion Your Dream Career
A distance learning program in fashion design could get you closer to your design dreams.
2006-11-24Building a Fashion Foundation
Finding a niche is important to a fashion career, but few things are as important as earning a degree from a fashion design school.
2006-11-17History in the Making: Vintage Fashion
A recently discovered vintage fashion collection puts a clothing store on the map, reminding the fashion industry of its rich history.
2006-11-10Going In and Out of Fashion
The skills gained from fashion design school can lead to a variety of different, and successful, careers.
2006-11-03After a Fashion: Design School Students Get Support in Chicago
The Windy City's fashion focus has many students eager to brave the wintry weather for a fashion design degree!
2006-10-27Toronto's Affordable Fashion Design Industry
Not only is Toronto a great place to start a fashion design career, the competition between its major retailers makes it an affordable place to shop.
2006-10-20LA Fashion: Who Pays That Much for a T-Shirt?
A newly minted LA fashion designer offers some insight on why a simple piece of clothing deserves its hefty price tag.
2006-10-13Fashion Degrees: Back in Style
Fashion design programs are growing, and why? Students know that a fashion degree is the best way to start their career in this competitive, glamorous industry.
2006-10-06LA Fashion Lessons: The Classroom and Beyond
LA fashion is all about headline-making events. Well, that, and getting a degree from fashion design school.
2006-09-29Chicago Fashion Council Recruits New Member
In an effort to make Chicago a fashion design hub, Mayor Richard Daley has recruited some trendsetting members of the community for his design council.
2006-09-22Why Toronto Is It
From a variety of fashion design schools to a multitude of career opportunities, Toronto has proven itself to be the Canadian fashion hub of this generation.
2006-09-15Youth Fashion Changes Mean Opportunity for Designers
With children's clothing design becoming more and more adult, a new opportunity is growing for fashion designers to be more versatile with them.
2006-09-08Reaching the Top Through Dedication (and Fashion School)
Fashion designer Thakoon Panichgul didn't start off designing apparel, but now he has become one of the most watched new designers in New York.
2006-09-01A Strong Reminder of San Francisco Fashion (and its Students)
What's better than being in fashion design school? Being in fashion design school and a major city's Fashion Week.
2006-08-25Why Toronto is a Great Place for a Career in Fashion Design
For a big fashion week, some of the best fashion schools, and a growing number of fashion design jobs, Toronto has become a city full of opportunity.
2006-08-18An Online Degree in Graphic Design Makes Sense
Distance learning is becoming more popular, but do online degree programs from online colleges of graphic design really work?
2006-08-14Fashion Design Innovator Anna Sui
What if everything you loved -- vintage couture, heavy metal, my little ponies, or the color violet -- found a place in your fashion designs? This is precisely what Anna Sui has done ... culminating in one of the most successful fashion design careers ever.
2006-08-11Begin Your Interior Design Training at Your Local News Stand
Are you an aspiring interior designer? Find out what you can learn from interior design magazines.
2006-08-10Chicago Committed to Supporting Fashion Design Careers
Are New York and Los Angeles the only options for the fashion design student fresh from design school, looking to start their fashion career? Not anymore.
2006-08-04San Francisco's 'Elegant' Fashion Resource Celebrates 4th Anniversary
While fashion design can sometimes be narrow minded, one San Francisco area website markets clothing designs to a consumer group often ignored.
2006-07-28Online University Degrees in Animation
An online college education can help you find your dream job in animation. Find out more about the flexibility and convenience of online school.
2006-07-27New Fashion District Blossoms in Toronto
Where will your career in fashion design take you? In Toronto, it's the Wingold district for the newest fashion design jobs, scene, and culture.
2006-07-21New York Fashion Film Prada Misses One Thing
Says a fast-talking fashion design assistant in Prada to the innocent heroine: "Work here for a year and you can work anywhere you want.
2006-07-14Donna Karan in San Francisco
San Francisco has been long established on the fashion design map, and recently served as the location of choice for one of America's top designers, Donna Karan.
2006-07-07Fashion Marketing: It's All About the Brand
What is genius of fashion design's TV trend "Project Runway"? The show is fashion marketing at its finest.
2006-06-30Rum-Inspired Fashion Design? It Works in Toronto
Fashion design jobs can be in industries other than just clothing design. Fashion marketing touches a lot of what customers buy--including rum.
2006-06-23Los Angeles Offers Start for Young Fashion Designer
Los Angeles offers a lot in the way of fashion design, from fashion design school to fashion design jobs for the young and ambitious.
2006-06-16Scottsdale Shopping: Fashion Marketing in Phoenix
What is another great hobby of Phoenix residents besides golf? Shopping! And where there's shopping, there's fashion design--and fashion marketing.
2006-06-09Chicago Shows Appeal for Fashion Design Professionals
A successful icon of fashion design scopes out Chicago for her clothing design business. Find out how Nicole Miller is bringing her designs to Chicago and beyond.
2006-06-02From Scraps to Success: Fashion Design Icon Renee Bardot
Los Angeles is a great place to begin your fashion design career, with successful designers like Renee Bardot right around the corner.
2006-05-26The Fashion Elite
This elite list shows that fashion design is one of New York's raisons d'etre. Check out the who's who of New York fashion design.
2006-05-19Denver Fashion Merchandising Sees Growth
Local fashion professionals in Denver, CO, are finding new venues for their clothing in this fast-growing city.
2006-05-12A Good Fashion Future in Dallas
What makes Dallas so full of fashion potential? Maybe the fact that its millions of residents love to shop.
2006-05-05Big Shopping Makes Paramus a Fashion Hub
Paramus is a thriving center of retail business, making it an ideal place to study fashion and market a clothing line.
2006-04-28Seattle Fashion Design: Careers Through Contests
Want to be a fashion designer? If you're just starting out, a fashion design contest might be your way to break into the industry, like one young Seattle fashion designer.
2006-04-10Target's Fashion Makeover
Target gets hip with the help of a few big fashion designers.
2006-04-03Fashion School--The Best Way to Become a Fashion Stylist
To become a stylist you need to be more than a graduate of fashion stylist school. But it's the perfect place to start.
2006-03-31Live to Shop? Here's a Fashion Job You'll Love!
Learn about a career in fashion that pays you to do what you love--shop!
2006-03-27