4.30.2011

>>COLOR TRENDS - COLOR ASSOCIATION S/S 2012

The Color Association of the United States creates and delivers global color intelligence across industries.  A membership based organization headquartered in NYC, the Color Association serves as a premier forecast agent, specialized educator, and trusted advisor to color professionals.

Their mission is to capture and deliver color value to business and educators. To become a member of their organization and have access to their information, to join follow this link  Color Association. You can also follow their blog Color Association Blog  for color intelligence.

Here are snapshots of their color intelligence:



FARMERS MARKET
 CONFECTIONARY
 SUMMER CAMP

4.29.2011

>>DESIGN CONTEST - DOLCE & GABANNA AND KYLIE MINOGUE

Design a t-shirt, Dolce & Gabanna for Kylie Minogue. The winning design will be produced on a t-shirt to be signed and worn by Kylie Minogue at an official photographic shoot and then featured on www.kylie.comwww.dolcegabbana.it and www.swide.com. The signed t-shirt will be given to the winning designer after the photoshoot.


T-SHIRT DESIGN - final submissions 5/11/2011

4.28.2011

>>TRENDS - FASHION BOX T-SHIRT SPORTSWEAR - S/S 2012

FASHION BOX T-SHIRT is an Italian forecast for Men's & Womenswear sporty, cut & sew knitwear, t-shirts, sweatshirts, with numerous material samples. You can purchase this online at OPRNY

This forecast provides four themes which includes:
• Color cards which cross references to Pantone® Textile Color System™
• Sketches & illustrations
• Print, pattern, and graphics
• Fabric preferences
• Trim & details

Below are some sample pages:




4.26.2011

>>ILLUSTRATIONS - JESSICA DURRANT

Jessica Durrant is a freelance illustrator and art instructor from the Atlanta, GA area. She does a wonderful collection of watercolor fashion illustrations that she actually sells on Etsy, Jessica Illustrations.





4.24.2011

>>LIFESTYLE REPORTS - DESIGN OPTIONS S/S 2012

More on Design Options, these are great Lifestyle Reports they focus on forecasting trends. They pull 6 trends for each season, Spring/Summer and Fall//Winter.

Below are snap shots of their Spring/Summer 2012 trends:






4.23.2011

>>DESIGN OPTIONS - S/S 2012

Design Options forecast trends and colors.  Through the years I have used this service at the companies I worked at, they have really evolved providing resources for the apparel, home fasion and industrial professional. They have a great new service, DO! where you can customize your own color palette.

Here are snapshots of their color palettes for Spring/Summer 2012 that you can purchase online from their site.

UNIVERSAL COLOR

YOUNG CONTEMPORARY

YOUNG MEN'S

HOME FASHION

4.22.2011

>>DESIGN CONTEST - BETA FASHION - GRANNY'S ATTIC


Beta Fashion produces unique and contemporary fashion by utilizing an open online platform. Their latest design competition:

GRANNY'S ATTIC - final submissions 5/21/2011

As we pass through life many of the material things we pick up along the way become obsolete in our day to day lives but none the less hold significant meaning because of the memories they have come to represent. No longer part of our lives but too precious to throw away, we store them in the attic, making this unlikely location a place of great intrigue and mystery as many of life’s memories gradually gather dust and are then forgotten. After a lifetime an attic becomes a treasure chest of fascinating artifacts from a life long past, often providing fascinating insight into the lives of the person to whom them once belonged. For this project we want you to base your designs on all the things you might find, or hope to find in such a room, and the feelings making such discoveries might evoke in you and others.

6 designs will be chosen for use on our range of Silk Scarves. Winners will receive £50 upfront prize money as well as 10% of the sales revenue generated from their design.

4.21.2011

>>PATTERN PEOPLE - PRINTS

Pattern People is a surface design studio founded by designers Claudia Brown and Jessie Whipple Vickery who came together with a mutual appreciation of pattern and a shared vision. Collectively they bring their illustrations to all types of surfaces from fashion to interiors.

They also house ready-made print collection of thousands of designs available for immediate use in apparel, paper products, beauty packaging, accessories, interiors and more. Likewise, a commissioned design can be developed to your project’s specifications.

Here are some of my downloadable favorite prints from their site Pattern People. These come in Illustrator.ai or jpeg files. I also have already spotted the colors for you.

Animal Ikat, Hand Drawn Floral, Tribal Stripe and Camo Floral

Also, if you wish to explore a career in surface design check out their book Pattern Design and Beyond.



4.17.2011

>>FIGURE DRAWING TEMPLATES

For lessons on figure drawing, these books were created by educator and visual artist Irina V. Ivanova for other artists, illustrators and designers. You can order these online, Figure Drawing Templates.


>>PROMOSTYL'S FREELANCE AND INTERNSHIPS

Promostyl has the vision for future intelligence and creative design tools for the global market. I have used this design services for as long as I have been in the industry. Their main office is in Paris where you can freelance or intern with them.

4.16.2011

>>COSMOWORLDS - SURFACE DESIGN SPRING 2012

Cosmoworlds is Europe's leading news channel for the Creative Industries. They provide information to the international trade community. Their news includes trade data, international fashion week, and trade show dates as well as information on global trends and lifestyle events.
  
Printsource New York, The Premier Market for Surface and Textile Design in the USA, holds three shows a year in New York City. As the hub for the world’s top creative talent, Printsource showcases hundreds of collections by international surface and textile design studios and agents. England, France, Italy, Spain, Australia and the U.S.A. are just some of the countries featured each season at the Show, which is the main resource for surface and textile design for America's major manufacturers, retailers and catalogs. The Show covers such industries as men's, children's and women's apparel, bed and bath, kitchen and tabletop, paper goods and stationery, wallcoverings, window fashions as well as other surface and textile design applications.

4.11.2011

>>LENZING - FIBERS FOR FASHION AND MORE - S/S 2011

I was looking into inspirations for work tonight, here is a great resource for color trends by Lenzing.

Excerpt below from the site where you can easily download colors for your reference and projects. They have readily available Spring/Summer 2012.

LENZING:
It has become difficult to imagine an international fashion scene without Lenzing fibers.

Lenzing fibers can be used for many applications. In addition to using viscose for home textiles, viscose has primarily gained a place in the fashion industry. It creates features in textiles and fabrics that end consumers - but also fashion designers - appreciate: brilliant colors, high wearing comfort, breathability, and a smooth flow.

However, Lenzing does more for its customers. We commission fashion experts and trend researchers worldwide to identify the fashion trends of future seasons and to present them to you as quickly as possible. After all, Lenzing does not only provide the necessary lead over competitors when it comes to producing fibers.

INSPIRATIONS AND COLORS - SPRING/SUMMER 2011





4.10.2011

>>DESIGN CONTEST - FIDM SCHOLARSHIP

I am a FIDM alumni and have been informed they're sponsoring a 2011 scholarship competition,  Fashion Club . Project Runway star and fashion expert, Nick Verreos will be one of the judges.

SUBMIT ENTRIES BY: 5/16/2011



4.09.2011

>>TRENDS - WOMANSTORE S/S 2012

A collection of rich content and dense fashion, with glamorous ideas and innovations. Each topic is presented with attractive illustrations and a rich collection of clothing combined patterns, enriched with supplements, bags and shoes for women and girls. Textiles, graphic images, lace, embroidery, prints all over and color chart, with reference pantone TPX trends accompany this book offers the possibility to study and quickly set up a new clothing collection. The DVD included contains the vector version of the full set of technical standards and graphics proposals, free of copyright, for immediate use and customizable.

A view from the trend and graphic book WOMANSTORE 2 Collection Spring-Summer 2012.



A view from the trend and graphic book WOMANSTORE 4 Collection Spring-Summer 2012.







4.08.2011

>>TRENDS - DRESSING MAGAZINE

In need of a think-tank tool for trends, prints/patterns and drawings....check out Dressing Magazine. An excellent source for everything you need to help you pull together a collection during crunch time. They do a great job pulling together "key outfits of the season" in a thematic structure. This is a bilingual publication in French-English.

From their gallery - Summer 2011:









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