Fashion Design Workshop

Fashion Design Workshop

Author: Stephanie Corfee

Publisher: Walter Foster

Published: 2011-07

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 160058229X

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Offers information on fashion design and sketching along with several sketching projects, including contemporary fashion trends, fashions from history, and custom designs.


Fashion Design Workshop Drawing Book & Kit

Fashion Design Workshop Drawing Book & Kit

Author: S. Corfee

Publisher: Walter Foster

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 53

ISBN-13: 1600583849

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Whether their dream is to become the next hot runway designer, develop their own clothing line, or simply combine their artistic skills with a love for fashion, the tips, tools, and step-by-step projects in Fashion Design Workshop Drawing Book & Kit provide budding designers with everything they need to draw an assortment of fashions. Artists will learn to render a variety of fashionable contemporary styles, including a classic red dress, a bohemian outfit, sporty athletic wear, and casual jeans paired with a t-shirt. Also included is plenty of inspiration from past decades and iconic styles, including a Renaissance-era dress, ’40s swing, ’50s rock ‘n’ roll, and others. The project book opens with an overview of the included tools and materials, as well as an introduction to basic fashion design drawing techniques, such as figure proportions, rendering textures, drawing various poses, and tips for rendering details. Aspiring fashion designers and illustrators will find everything they need to create the stylish projects in the book using the materials provided, including a drawing pencil, eraser, 6-double-sided colored pencils, 8 fine-line markers, loose-leaf drawing paper, and pre-printed fashion pose templates corresponding to the projects inside, which artists can photocopy for continued use and endless creative designs.


Knitwear Design Workshop

Knitwear Design Workshop

Author: Shirley Paden

Publisher: Interweave

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 1596685123

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From the initial spark of inspiration to the sewing of the last seam, this advanced manual to knitwear design provides knitters with the foundation to take their projects to the next level. The five exceptional projects demonstrate the level of uniqueness and beauty that can be achieved with these expert techniques and how to achieve the elusive "perfect fit" that defines a successful end product. Knitters will gain a clearer understanding of commercial pattern instructions, improve their attention to detail with a meaningful test swatch, and acquire a stronger knowledge of proper body and garment measurements.


Vintage Design Workshop

Vintage Design Workshop

Author: Geraldine Warner

Publisher: Interweave

Published: 2013-02-26

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781596688391

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Discover knitting techniques that allow you to adapt vintage patterns into the perfect fit for modern-day style! Vintage Design Workshop is the guide that retro-loving knitters have been waiting for-a welcome relief for those who have been frustrated by vintage patterns that come in one size only. Divided into two sections, this essential book first teaches you how to update any vintage pattern to accommodate modern sizes and gives advice on choosing substitutes for yarns that are out of production. The second section demonstrates how to adapt modern patterns to create a vintage silhouette, teaching how to mix and match sleeves, necklines, or collars to the pattern of your choice to achieve a vintage look. The author uses one vintage pattern throughout as the basis for separate tutorials on yarn substitution, sizing and gauge, deciding on alterations, adjusting shaping and length, and adding or altering details. Vintage Design Workshop is a key resource for any knitter who is keen on learning how very simple it is to update or customize patterns yourself.


Paper Dolls Fashion Workshop

Paper Dolls Fashion Workshop

Author: Norma J. Burnell

Publisher: Walter Foster

Published: 2016-11-14

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13: 1633221652

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Paper Dolls Fashion Workshop offers budding fashionistas projects, tips, and expert instruction as they make their own paper dolls and wardrobes.


Creative Workshop

Creative Workshop

Author: David Sherwin

Publisher: HOW Books

Published: 2010-11-24

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1600617972

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Have you ever struggled to complete a design project on time? Or felt that having a tight deadline stifled your capacity for maximum creativity? If so, then this book is for you. Within these pages, you'll find 80 creative challenges that will help you achieve a breadth of stronger design solutions, in various media, within any set time period. Exercises range from creating a typeface in an hour to designing a paper robot in an afternoon to designing web pages and other interactive experiences. Each exercise includes compelling visual solutions from other designers and background stories to help you increase your capacity to innovate. Creative Workshop also includes useful brainstorming techniques and wisdom from some of today's top designers. By road-testing these techniques as you attempt each challenge, you'll find new and more effective ways to solve tough design problems and bring your solutions to vibrant life.


The Language of Fashion Design

The Language of Fashion Design

Author: Laura Volpintesta

Publisher:

Published: 2014-02

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1592538215

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DIVExamine the basic elements and principles of fashion design in this comprehensive reference that defines each of the basic elements. This must-have book enhances visual literacy, and inspires with dynamic and memorable visual references./div


Behind Collections

Behind Collections

Author: Viction Workshop

Publisher: Viction:ary

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789881222749

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Lookbooks, show invitations, packaging and gift cards are important tools for communicating a fashion brands' aesthetic and point of view. Art directors and graphics designers collaborate with fashion designers, stylists, make-up artists, and photographers to create inspiring campaigns for each new collection. Behind Collections compiles an impressive range of creative and artistic promotional material designed for the fashion world. Designs for Herm s, Acne Studios, American Apparel, Mulberry, Jean Paul Gaultier, Basso & Brooke and many others are featured.


Robin Williams Design Workshop, Second Edition

Robin Williams Design Workshop, Second Edition

Author: Robin Williams

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2006-08-10

Total Pages: 781

ISBN-13: 0132712199

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Learn design theory and practical know-how from the award-winning author/design team, Robin Williams and John Tollett! Robin Williams introduced design and typographic principles to legions of readers with her best-selling Non-Designer's book series. Now she and designer/co-author John Tollett take you to the next level of creative design with practical advice and lessons in composition, visual impact, and design challenges. Presented in Robin and John's signature style—writing that is so crystal clear, it's accessible to absolutely anyone—and illustrated with hundreds of full-color design examples, the ideas in this book tackle design theory, visual puns, and layout and graphics strategies for real-world projects. Developing designers will appreciate the authors' imaginative approach and well-chosen examples. Discover practical and effective design principles and concepts—and how to apply them to virtually any project. Learn why some designs are attention-getting and others are not. Learn how to choose just the right look—corporate or casual, classic or trendy—for specific types of projects, such as business cards, letterhead and envelopes, newsletters and brochures, logos, advertising, and more. Test your design acumen by comparing before-and-after examples. Find a wealth of inspiration for your own design projects. Gain insight into the design process by studying the work of guest designers, who offer their personal commentary and insights.


The Fashion Design Reference & Specification Book

The Fashion Design Reference & Specification Book

Author: Jay Calderin

Publisher: Rockport Publishers

Published: 2013-07-01

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1610587871

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An essential primer for students and first-stop reference for professionals, The Fashion Design Reference & Specification Booktakes the fashion designer through the entire design process, from conceiving a garment to marketing it. This valuable handbook contains the information and ideas essential to planning and executing fashion projects of every scale and distills them in an easy-to-use format that is compact enough to slip into a tote. Linking six central phases in the cycle of fashion—research, editing, design, construction, connection, and evolution—The Fashion Design Reference & Specification Book helps designers develop effective strategies for building a cohesive collection and communicating their vision. The Reference & Specification Book series from Rockport Publishers offers students and practicing professionals in a range of creative industries must-have information in their area of specialty in an up-to-date, concise handbook.