Fashion design on computers

Name/Title

Fashion design on computers

Entry/Object ID

TT518.C73

Description

Geared toward the textile and garment designer, the text focuses on developing design skills using the computer. Colussy offers a generic approach to all software types, brands, and tools covering on both vector-based and rastor-based programs.

Collection

Carol Westfall Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

clothing trade--data processing, costume design, fashion design--computer-aided design

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

M. Kathleen Colussy

Publisher

Prentice Hall

Place Published

Location

Upper Saddle River, NJ

Date Published

2001

Call No.

TT518.C73

ISBN

130838381, 9780130838384

LCCN

33651

Notes

Length: 521

General Notes

Note Type

Contents

Note

The design world -- What equipment and programs should this "brain center" use? -- Computer lingo -- The basics: introduction to the terms, tools, and steps of working with the computer -- Special tools and skills and program applications for lines, drawings, and images -- Fundamentals of drawing and designing on computers: visions become realities -- Working with free-hand and line drawing, using pens, brushes, filters, and more -- Designing a line: the elements for creating a successful line -- Re-sourcing the net: locating the right fabrics, findings, and more -- color and computers: is what you see what you get? -- Advanced fashion design rendering fabrics, flats, and prints -- Design, render, and simulate knits on the computer -- Creating, rendering, and simulating woven fabric on the computer using commercial or industrial-based software -- Marketing the line.