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Signal Snowboards drops into high fashion this month on Every Third Thursday. Series host Dave Lee and the Signal factory crew team up with FIDM and student designer Kelly Knaggs to create an avant-garde snowboard to complement her outerwear line. Utilizing fabric and sublimated metal imagery as visual elements and an unusual asymmetrical shape featuring a tail whip, the Signal factory crew, in true Project Runway fashion, complete the final piece just in time for the runway premier at FIDM. The flashy board passes the fashionable test—bit is it functional?

Signal and FIDM partnered together for FIDM's DEBUT Runway Show to produce 11 custom snowboards designed by FIDM Graphic Design Students that were unveiled with FIDM Advanced Fashion Design Student Kelly Knaggs' winter sports apparel collection. On Signal's ETT webisode, you'll get the story behind the twelfth board seen on the runway at DEBUT, a custom designed board conceived and developed by Signal with a unique curvilinear tail and fabrics used in Knaggs’ collection.

Directing music videos for bands like Blink-I82, Cage the Elephant, The All-American Rejects, Pistol Youth, and Manchester Orchestra, Isaac Rentz has built a reputation for his highly stylized, quirky approach to film-making. His videos have earn as much airplay as they have acclaim, and Rentz's career has only just begun. In this exclusive, one-on-one interview for FIDMDigitalArts.com's Take 5 web series, Rentz talks about his personal experience working with major record labels and musicians, the impact of social media on the music industry, and how to stay motivated as an aspiring creative professional. Read more about Rentz on the FIDMDigitalArt.com Blog at http://blog.fidmdigitalarts.com/interview-music-video-director-isaac-rentz

What is it like designing packaging for record-breaking, internationally renowned world champion boxer, Manny Pacquiao? FIDM Graphic Design Alumnus and founder of design firm Column 87 (http://column87.com), Mark Wood, talks about a dream project as the packaging designer MP8, the new fragrance line for eight-time world champion boxer, Manny Pacquiao.

Real stories. Real Lives. Get real on "In the Lab." In the Lab is a web series that takes you behind the scenes with Digital Media and Graphic Design Students and Alumni at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising. Check out these young designers and film-makers, who share who share their stories and their best practices on the FIDMDigitalArts.com Blog. http://blog.fidmdigitalarts.com

FIDMDigitalArts.com follows Stocco through his unorthodox creative process. For example, by rubbing a bow on the trunk of a tree, or by drumming his fingertips on packed beach sand, Stocco creates authentic and unique soundtracks. "There [are] people that understand numbers, or they understand words. I understand sounds," says Diego Stocco. Take five on Take 5 to get inspired, to get motivated, to get inside the minds of creative professionals. Join FIDMDigitalArts.com as we take five minutes to interview film directors, graphic artists, composers, illustrators, 3-D modelers, creative directors, motion graphics designers, photographers and other intriguing industry pros. Learn what makes the creative pros "tick" on Take 5. For more episodes of Take 5, visit blog.fidmdigitalarts.com/take-5-video-channel.

In this video, meet digital artist, Tomasz Opasinski. Recognized as a Photoshop Guru by NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals), Opasinski has collaborated on more than 400 stunning theatrical/gaming ad campaigns and speaks to FIDM about his new boutique agency, Rev Creative and his design philosophy. "You have to put in a lot to succeed in this [industry]. First is passion, the second is hard work, and the third, fun. Have fun with it," he says. "If you can bring heart into what you do, that's great. You're on the way to success."

Take five on Take 5 to get inspired, to get motivated, to get inside the minds of creative professionals. Join FIDMDigitalArts.com as we take five minutes to interview film directors, graphic artists, composers, illustrators, 3-D modelers, creative directors, motion graphics designers, photographers and other intriguing industry pros. Learn what makes the creative pros "tick" on Take 5. For more episodes of Take 5, visit blog.fidmdigitalarts.com/take-5-video-channel.

In this video, you'll meet HJ Chong, a fourth-quarter Digital Media Student who loves film making and hip hop music. Watch HJ as he edits a music video using AfterEffects. Real stories. Real Lives. Real Students. Get real on "In the Lab."

In the Lab is an ongoing video web series that showcases FIDM Digital Media and Graphic Design Students and Alumni, taking you behind the scenes in the studio, and sharing with you their unique back stories, and best practices as young graphic artists, illustrators, film-makers and musicians. Check out more at ‪http://blog.fidmdigitalarts.com/in-the-lab/

Learn photo-retouching techniques in Photoshop from FIDM Graphic Design/Branding Student, AJ Balanza who is into snowboarding, skating and photography.

Real stories. Real Lives. Real Students. Get real on In the Lab.

In the Lab is an ongoing video web series that showcases FIDM Digital Media and Graphic Design Students and Alumni, taking you behind the scenes in the studio, and sharing with you their unique back stories, and best practices as young graphic artists, illustrators, film-makers and musicians. Check out more at ‪http://blog.fidmdigitalarts.com/in-the-lab/.

In this video, meet Christa Morris, a fifth-quarter Graphic Design/Entertainment Student at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising who shows you how to build a movie poster for the upcoming feature film, Columbiana, using Photoshop. Christa also loves to crochet, and is a photographer and avid blogger when she isn't designing movie posters.

Real stories. Real Lives. Real Students. Get real on In the Lab. In the Lab is an ongoing video web series that showcases FIDM Digital Media and Graphic Design Students and Alumni, taking you behind the scenes in the studio, and sharing with you their unique back stories, and best practices as young graphic artists, illustrators, film-makers and musicians. Check out more at ‪http://blog.fidmdigitalarts.com/in-the-lab/.