Synopses & Reviews
Creativity is thought to be a central component of design, but what is it, exactly, and what role does it play in fashion design? Oftentimes, creativity is misunderstood as an exceptional phenomenon or a gift that some people have and some people don't. Creativity in Fashion Design will teach students that creativity is a tool available to anyone who understands its components. Students are introduced to the foundations of creativity with particular emphasis on exploring and developing one's individual and collaborative creativity relative to fashion design. Through a series of practical workbook exercises, students will learn how to actively seek the characteristics and environments that foster creativity and avoid the factors that inhibit it. They will build an inspiration journal that will show them how creativity functions within their own design processes. As a result, students will build a portfolio of ideas and inspirations and discover that true creativity must also achieve som
Synopsis
This text will teach students that creativity is a tool available to anyone who understands its components. Students are introduced to the foundations of creativity, with particular emphasis on exploring and developing one's individual and collaborative creativity relative to fashion design.
Synopsis
Creativity in Fashion Design: An Inspiration Workbook aims to inspire and empower designers by helping them to develop their personal creativity and use it as a tool to achieve design goals. Activities throughout the book demonstrate that creativity is a tool available to anyone who understands its components and teach students to identify and then seek out or avoid the personal and environmental factors that promote or inhibit their own creativity.
About the Author
Tracy Jennings is based at Dominican University.
Table of Contents
Creativity and Fashion Design
The Creativity and the Environment
Creativity and Cognition
Creativity and Character Traits
Creativity and Motivation
Creativity and the Design Process
Creativity in the Industry