Wybenga, George L.
Person
Biography
George Wybenga is a former faculty and board member of FIT. He graduated from Pratt Institute with a bachelor's degree (cum laude) in graphic design, and holds an MA in art education from Hunter's College. Prior to working at FIT, Wybenga was a teacher at Parsons School of Design. At FIT, he helped to develop their Bachelor of Fine Arts program in Packaging Design and eventually became the chair of the Packaging Design department.
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George Wybenga interview, 1995 March 28, 1995 March 28
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.30
Scope and Contents
Associate Professor of Fashion Packaging and Advertising Design George Wybenga started at FIT in 1979. Each year the department accepts 25 students and Wybenga says they have a placement rate of 100%. He discusses the department’s coursework, including bridge courses, and details different types of packaging design. He talks about how the German green laws inspired FIT to focus on environmentally-minded design; each year the New York Department of Sanitation puts on a competition and FIT...
Dates:
1995 March 28