REAL-TIME ONLINE COURSES
Elevate your design skills NYSD’s online courses. Experience highly interactive, real-time live classes led by seasoned instructors and top-tier fashion design professionals.
Whether you’re looking to acquire a new creative skill or earn ACE-recommended college credit, our industry-aligned courses offer an engaging and valuable learning experience.
Duration & Tuition
Course & Duration | Tuition |
|---|---|
Digital Fashion Design (75 hours) | $1,500 |
Color for Fashion Design (45 hours) | $900 |
Fashion Textiles (45 hours) | $900 |
Digital Fashion Design
Course duration: 75 contact hours
ACE recommended college credit: 2 credits
Course Schedule:
- Summer 2025: June 14th, 2025
- Fall 2025: September 16th, 2025
Students will learn Adobe Illustrator to create fashion illustrations and technical flats, build a library of colors, surface designs, and stitches, and develop colorways. They will also design a multi-page line sheet and merchandise board showcasing their work.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Utilize Adobe Illustrator to accurately translate fashion concepts into digital drawings.
- Create precise and industry-standard technical flats of garment.
- Develop a comprehensive digital library of colors for consistent application across designs.
- Generate a diverse range of digital surface designs and patterns.
- Construct a digital library of commonly used stitches.
- Integrate their digital color, surface design, and stitch libraries into their fashion looks and technical flats.
- Develop multiple colorways.
- Design and lay out a professional multi-page line sheet document showcasing their fashion designs.
- Create a visually compelling digital merchandise board.
- Produce industry-ready digital fashion presentations suitable for portfolio development.
Color for Fashion Design
Course duration: 45 contact hours
ACE recommended college credit: 3 credits
Course Schedule:
- Summer 2025: June 23, 2025
- Winter 2026: January 6th, 2026
An introduction to color theory, covering its principles, applications in design, emotional and symbolic meanings, color relationships, and trends. Includes color mixing (additive and subtractive), fabric printing, and the intersection of science and art in color use.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain and apply basic concepts of color theory in the context of fashion design.
- Analyze and discuss the use of color in various fashion applications.
- Identify color anomalies and their potential impact on design.
- Evaluate the connections between color and emotional response in fashion.
- Interpret the symbolism of color within different cultural and fashion contexts.
- Analyze and understand current color trends.
- Apply fundamental principles for effectively combining colors in fashion design.
- Critically analyze the use of color in existing designed fashion products.
- Understand techniques involved in fabric printing and their relationship to color application.
- Experiment and apply with additive and subtractive color mixing techniques.
- Make informed and creative color choices in their own fashion design work.
Fashion Textile
Course duration: 45 contact hours
ACE recommended college credit: 3 credits
Course Schedule:
- Fall 2025: September 16th, 2025
- Spring 2026: April 7th, 2026
This course will introduce students to the role of textile and fabric within the garment industry. Topics covered will include: the role of textiles in fashion; the different materials, fibers and yarns; conceptualizing a collection of fabrics for a target market; and sourcing fabrics with consideration for fabric properties and characteristics. Students will gain experience in understanding textile productions regulations and communicating effectively with textile suppliers.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain the fundamental role of textiles and fabrics within the garment industry.
- Identify and differentiate between various textile materials, fibers, and yarns.
- Conceptualize and curate a cohesive collection of fabrics tailored to a specific target market.
- Develop strategies for sourcing fabrics based on desired properties and characteristics.
- Evaluate fabric properties and characteristics relevant to fashion design and garment production.
- Understand basic textile production regulations and standards.
- Develop effective communication skills for interacting with textile suppliers and manufacturers.
- Analyze the relationship between textile choices and overall garment design and functionality.
- Consider the impact of textile selection on cost, sustainability, and ethical sourcing.
- Build a foundational knowledge of the textile supply chain.