An Insider's Guide to Technical Design

An Insider's Guide to Technical Design: Standards for the Fashion Industry is a comprehensive textbook for learning the current processes and practices of technical design in the global apparel industry. As apparel production becomes more globally sourced-and garment styles become more complex with increased variations-there is a high demand in the fashion industry for skilled technical designers to translate design concept into a constructed garment through technical packages. Drawing from more than 25 years of industry experience, Mughal provides clear instruction for creating all of the components of the technical package and specification pages, plus a complete look at how to measure and run a fitting session and best practices for communicating corrections to overseas partners. The text opens with an explanation of the importance of the technical design process within the apparel industry with a focus on using industry standard data and analysis to improve quality. As technology drives apparel production, students will learn about current product data management solutions including Karat CAD, WebPDM, PLM, 3D fitting technology and cloud based solutions.
Step-by-step instruction explain how to use Photoshop(r) and Illustrator(r) to manipulate a flat sketch, add fit corrections and construction details. Filled with sample and blank technical packages, examples of technical flats and garment details, and annotated photographs to demonstrate concepts, this text prepares students with all the tools needed for a successful careers as a technical designer.