Digital Fashion Design Program (Online)

General Fashion Culture and Runway Analysis: Fashion, textile and trend concepts are reviewed, a knowledge base is given on design cycle and processes. A variety of runway shows are shown to participants after which said shows are analysed by students and the lecturer.

• Fashion Culture: Fashion history, periods, key fashion players and today's fashion
• Dynamics of the fashion industry and fashion calendar
• Fashion weeks and capitals
• Fashion terminology: Concepts used in the fashion industry
• Analysis of Fashion Shows: Concept, Design, Hair&Make up, Music, Choreography etc.

Drawing Techniques (Fashion Illustration Techniques) 1-2: In this first module, participants learn about drawing principles and perform hand drawings and techniques. A knowledge base is given on figure drawing based on human anatomy and movements, using light with different materials. After taking the first module; colour harmonies and transferring fabric textures on paper with painting techniques will be learning in the second module.

• Drawing exercises (figure and texture pattern drawing)
• Illustrative drawing
• Preparing technical leaflet
• Clothing models
• Drawing a collection

Technical Drawing: After learning technical clothing terms and line weights preparing technical leaflet, analyses of the details will be drawn technically in this module. Technical clothing terms, line weights; basic neck, collar, sleeve models also will also be learned.

• Drawing exercises (technical drawing of garment pieces and details)
• Basics of creating a spec sheet
• Technical drawings of creative design

Introduction to Fashion Design Development and Application: In this module, participants will have the ability to comprehend concept research and inspirational design ideas. The research supports design processes, collect information and materials to learn to develop ideas for design processes. They gain competence in presenting and implementing ideas.

• Introduction to Design processes
• Primary and Secondary Research Techniques
• Creation Process of a Design Sketchbook
• Creating story, colour and fabric, materials boards

Collection Planning and Development: In this module, participants learn about collection planning methods and how to create a collection based on a designated theme.

• Trend research
• Design process development and introduction to collection creation methods
• Preparing a design sketchbook and relevant mood boards
• Creating a capsule collection
• Learning about Fabric and material, selection related to the collection

In this program intended for ensuring effective use of CLO 3D program in fashion design, you will learn 3D fashion design that creates digital, real-like garment visualization through the latest simulation technologies. You will get introductory level of artistic and
technical drawings in digital environment either on the pattern or the body based on your preference and create professional digital technical drawing sheets for the industry. This unit will help you find the opportunity to take place among the movers and shakers of the industry with this training which will create a new and significant line of work in fashion industry.

• Learning about the theoretical background of CLO 3D program and acquire skills by using application techniques,
• Studying digital 3D design applications in the area of fashion design.
• After practices you will be able to create and present your own designs through fashion parade in digital environment.

Photoshop and Illustrator: Participants learn how to create designs in digital environment and present them in a visually effective way with Photoshop and Illustrator programs. They learn about the tools of both programs by considering the difference in use and operating principles of the pixel-based Photoshop and vector-based Illustrator programs. They create professional drawing leaflets that contain detailed, artistic and technical drawings.

• Developing competence in design and drawing with computer programs
• Creating a collection theme
• Preparing story and colour boards
• Pattern/print works
• Preparing colour variants
• Making designs and creating a visual archive with Photoshop and Illustrator
• Painting and effect applications
• Portfolio creation

Final Collection and Portfolio: It allows participants to develop and realize their designs to create a final portfolio based on the inspirations they select independently.   At the end of the program, projects and final collections prepared during the training will be sent to IMA and will get feedback of their creative design presentations.