Time to check back in with Ryan’s progress. His design was finalized on paper and translated into technical drawings using Illustrator. Those drawings were then used to cut pattern pieces for the initial prototype, produced in muslin. When designing apparel, the first sample is usually produced this way. It’s an inexpensive cotton fabric and using ...read on...
Topic: Getting Schooled
February 26, 2010 – 11:59 am
By now you’re way intrigued by the DIR program. You want to apply; you have an amazing idea but you’re thinking, “How can I do this? I don’t even know how to open a program like Illustrator, let alone make cool sketches like Ryan’s. Dangit!” Fear you not. You’re just the novice we’re after. We’re ...read on...
Come Design With Us
February 16, 2010 – 12:22 pm
Come design with us:
We offer a Designer in Residency (DIR) program for creative people who are interested in learning about product design and Alite’s user-centric design process, as well as designers. If you’re crafting and designing on the side, this is your opportunity to find a space and audience for your ideas.
Because we don’t ...read on...
Topic: It’s all in the details
February 5, 2010 – 2:18 pm
Ok, so the basic design and features are set. Ryan got really sketch-y, so to speak. And while that’s all fine and good, the time has come for him to translate all those sketches into digital Illustrator spec sheets that will ultimately land in the hand of the manufacturer. The time has come for him ...read on...
Topic: Articulating the design
January 31, 2010 – 12:43 pm
The time has come for Ryan to start drawing pretty pictures! Compiling his ideas, Paul and others’ feedback, and what his potential competition are already doing, Ryan summed up the features his jeans must have. Top of the list is fit. These bad boys must marry function with fashion. The main difference between these jeans ...read on...
