Taking Advantage of the Design Potential of Digital Printing Technology for Apparel
J.R. Campbell, Associate Professor, Iowa State University
1073 Lebaron Hall
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-0945
Jean Parsons, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University
1071a Lebaron Hall
Ames , IA 50011
515-294-4022
ABSTRACT
The integration of digital technologies into apparel forms allows designers to explore and visualize new creative possibilities. How the technology is used and how design concepts are perceived in the industry are areas of crucial importance to the technology's longevity. Our goal, as collaborative artists, focuses on integrating technology into the creative process to create both art and industry-oriented apparel. The applications of digital textile and apparel design have implications for many areas of the industry, but we have focused on three: art-to-wear, custom design, and mass customizable products. The body of research and artwork that we have developed suggests that a systematic approach to integrating new technologies into the textile and apparel design process can be developed, recorded and employed in future design explorations to inspire the most rapid technology integration with the greatest potential for new product conceptualization.
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May 2005