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Fall 2026 priority deadline for transfer and graduate studies is January 5.

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Designer's Cut

Designer's Cut

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Winter Sun

Project Description

Project Description

Designer’s Cut is a website that explores how film can inspire and influence designers. The site will feature videos of designers sharing their unique, personal stories about particular films which have affected their creative process. Our goal is to spark inspiration by championing unexpected links between film and design.


A collage of nine black and white photographs shows diverse scenes and individuals:</p>
<p>1. A woman with long hair looking directly at the camera.</p>
<p>2. A shirtless man with shaving cream on his face.</p>
<p>3. A man in a red car with sunglasses.</p>
<p>4. A man in a black t-shirt with text on his shirt.</p>
<p>5. A man in a black t-shirt with text on his shirt.</p>
<p>6. A man in a black t-shirt with text on his shirt.</p>
<p>7. A man in a black t-shirt with text on his shirt.</p>
<p>8. A man in a black t-shirt with text on his shirt.</p>
9. A woman with glasses and a black top looking directly at the camera.A screenshot of a website titled "Designer's Cut" displays a navigation bar with links for "Featured," "Designers," "Films," "Archive," and "About." Below the navigation bar are four images: two portraits of young men, one in a red and white striped shirt and the other in a gray shirt, and a woman in a pink top. The website's URL, "www.designerscut.co," is visible in the address bar.A screenshot displays a website with a black background and white text. The top navigation bar includes "Designer’s Cut," "Featured," "Designers," "Films," "Archive," and "About." Below, a list of names is displayed: "Ken Carbone," "Ali Ekber Celik," "Vincent Champenois," "Brian Collins," "Timothy Goodman," "Steven Heller," and "Selman Hossoer." The website is viewed in a web browser with a light gray bar at the top.A four-panel collage shows scenes from four movies. The top left panel shows a man in a convertible car with a woman wearing a hat. The top right panel shows a woman with pink hair. The bottom left panel shows a man smoking a cigarette. The bottom right panel shows a man with a camera and a headband.A screenshot of a web browser displaying the Designer’s Cut website. The navigation bar includes “Featured,” “Designers,” “Films,” “Archive,” and “About.” The main content area shows four images: two men in red and white striped shirts standing in a room, two women in casual attire, and a woman in a pink top looking to the side. A search bar is visible at the top.A screenshot of a web browser displaying a black background with white text. The top bar shows a gray bar with a URL bar reading “www.designerscut.co”, a search bar, and a tab labeled “Designer’s Cut”. Below are tabs: “Featured”, “Designers”, “Films”, “Archive”, and “About”. A list of names follows: “Ken Carbone”, “Ali Ekber Celik”, “Vincent Champenois”, “Brian Collins”, “Timothy Goodman”, “Steven Heller”, and “Selman Hosgor”.A computer screen displays a webpage titled “Leland Maschmeyer on Enter the Void.” The webpage features a dark background with concentric circles in shades of purple, blue, and red. A cursor is positioned near the bottom right corner of the page. A browser bar is visible at the top, showing a URL address and a search bar. Standard browser controls, including a back button, forward button, and refresh button, are also present.A web page displays a video player showing a black background with red and blue curved lines at the top. Below the video player, text reads: “A visceral journey set against the thumping, neon club scene of Tokyo.” Further text describes Leland as the executive creative director and founding partner of Collins, focusing on accelerating brand growth through story-driven design. The text continues with details about brands Sharpen and Amplify, their stories through French touchpoints, and mentions of films like The Void and Gaspar Noé’s work. At the bottom, the text says “Related stories.” A web browser’s address bar shows “www.design.toolbox.io.”The image displays the text "www.designerscut.co" in white, centered on a black background.

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mfadesign@sva.edu

(212) 592-2600

mfadesign@sva.edu

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mfadesign@sva.edu