Released in June 2021, Fashion Design is about looking to the future to innovate for today, but it is important to understand the foundation of the design process. In this course, you will learn about technological developments in fashion design, 3D and digital printing, and artisanal design and craftsmanship. You’ll explore building your brand through design aesthetics, materials, silhouettes and fit. You’ll discover the importance of collaboration with other designers and how new modes of thinking and inspiration are integral to the design process. Finally, you’ll examine the future of fashion forecasting, and how the observation of trends, social movements, politics, environmentalism, and pop culture are crucial to building your brand strategy.
Fashion Design
This course is part of Transforming the Fashion Business Specialization
Taught in English
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Instructor: Keanan Duffty
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Innovative new design process techniques based on original research
How to apply environmentally friendly initiatives to product development
Ways to demonstrate partnership with other brands
Ability to assess the sociocultural relationship between society and fashion
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There are 4 modules in this course
In this module, you will learn the design process from its historical underpinnings through innovative strategies involving collaboration, new materials, and technologies. You will also learn about defining shape and silhouette and how to experiment with assembling, deconstructing, and draping.,
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10 videos3 readings2 quizzes2 discussion prompts
In this module, we will discuss the integration of artisanal and local made-by-hand design and craftsmanship into the design process. Through the lens of 20th century pop culture, we’ll find out how surface pattern design has reverberated through the fashion of the last century and into this millennium. We will also discuss provenance and heritage and ask who owns an idea, and where homage crosses over into appropriation.
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8 videos1 reading2 quizzes1 discussion prompt
In this module, we will discuss how learning to collaborate with other designers and brands is essential to the design process. We will discuss how to integrate new modes of thinking into the design process, including short films and documentaries, storytelling, and performance. We'll also learn how to conceive and create products for multiple end uses.
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9 videos1 reading2 quizzes1 discussion prompt
In this module, we will discuss how to integrate observation and intuition into the design process by interpreting trends and fashion forecasting. We will see how trend analysis can be conducted on a micro and macro level. You will learn how methods used to predict, interpret, and forecast fashion can be viewed through the lens of social movements as well as political and pop cultural events.
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9 videos1 reading2 quizzes1 peer review1 discussion prompt
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This course is open to all who are interested in learning about the fashion business. Previous experience in fashion or in a creative field is recommended, but not required.
This course is completely online. There is no need to attend any class in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
In this course, you will learn about technological developments in fashion design, 3D and digital printing, and artisanal design and craftsmanship. You’ll explore building your brand through design aesthetics, materials, silhouettes and fit. You’ll discover the importance of collaboration with other designers and how new modes of thinking and inspiration are integral to the design process. Finally, you’ll examine the future of fashion forecasting, and how the observation of trends, social movements, politics, environmentalism, and pop culture are crucial to building your brand strategy.