Fashion Computing: Design Techniques And CAD (Paperback)

by Sandra Burke (Author) "A techno revolution is taking place in the world of fashion - the introduction of powerful yet inexpensive computers and graphics software is encouraging fashion..." (more)
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Product Description
This is the first book to comprehensively explain how to use fashion computing software to produce fashion designs. The book will take you through the following computing techniques: design clothing as flats/working drawings; create specification/technical sheets for samples and production; create fashion illustrations, and fabrics; create fashion presentations - moods/concepts, fabric, colour, design, illustration, forecasting etc; design promotional material for marketing/branding, business cards and letterheads; and, create designs for print or screen. The chapters have been set out in a logical learning sequence to guide you through the computerised fashion design and presentation techniques, together with self-explanatory worked examples. An instructor's manual with additional exercises and case studies can be downloaded free from the Internet. Computer generated images from designers and illustrators around the world have been included to inspire and demonstrate fashion computing techniques. Specific computer software includes: Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDRAW, Freehand and Powerpoint.

About the Author
Sandra Burke

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Burke Publishing (April 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0958239134
• ISBN-13: 978-0958239134
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #103,509 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended Fashion Design CAD Book, February 9, 2006

By	rose saunders (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

This book is absolutely fantastic, it is easy to follow and inspiring. It shows simple techniques to create flats and fashion presentations using Illustrator and Photoshop. It even showed me how to create my flats using CorelDRAW. The techniques are simple and relevant and very well explained. It includes inspiring images and artwork by other designers and illustrators. It also explains how to create a digital portfolio. I found it very useful on my Fashion Design CAD course and will continue to use it even when I graduate.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars dissappointing, February 27, 2007

By	designinggal (midwest) - See all my reviews

This book has great pictures of fashion illustrations and is helpful because it gives instructions for 3 different CAD platforms, but as far as giving explicite directions on "how to", I found it lacking in substance. It seems that the really great stuff in the book was still hand drawn,scanned in and manipulated a bit with Photoshop. If you are absolutely brand new to these programs and need help gettting started it might help you. For me, it will be more of a pretty book to look at once in a while rather than a reference for problem solving.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Top Marks!, January 28, 2007

By	Lillian (LA) - See all my reviews

It is fantastic! Top Marks!
By following the easy steps laid out in the chapters, I cannot believe how simple it is to draw and color my flats, scan and manipulate my fashion drawings and then bring it all together to create my presentations in Photoshop.

I use Illustrator and Photoshop primarily at fashion school, and the other books I own do not explain the tools and techniques as simply as this one does...plus the examples are all fashion and textiles based! For the price it's great value.