Shows how the design process can be successfully applied to satisfy market needs and trends Fashion design seems to be a glamorous mystery for which only the fortunate few have sufficient talent to succeed. In reality; commercially successful results can be achieved if the right processes are followed in the early design process. Fashion Design sets out basic principles and exercises in order to make fashion design a logical process; providing a framework from which they can expand your skills steadily. Fashion Design; 2nd Edition: Shows how the design process can be successfully applied to satisfy market needs and trends Has a problem solving approach; with practical design projects and portfolio exercises to encourage readers to develop their innovation; experimentation and versatility Pays special attention to computer-aided design (CAD) and employment opportunities; including an overview of what is involved in studying and becoming a designer in the contemporary fashion industry.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Approaching HDR from a biologically-plausible point of viewBy Vonikakis VasiliosThis is a very interesting book. approaching a "hot" topic in contemporary digital imaging. from a different. biologically-plausible. point of view.Indisputably. the Human Visual System (HVS) outperforms contemporary vision systems. in terms of High Dynamic Range (HDR) capabilities. since it can accommodate several more details in shadows or highlights. in a single view. On the other hand. it is impossible for todays cameras to capture. in a single photograph. visual details both in dark and bright regions. thus. resulting either in overexposed or underexposed areas. In order to overcome this discrepancy. current HDR techniques focus in capturing the radiance of scenes using multiple exposures. This. however. is definitely not the way the HVS functions. On the contrary. it renders successfully HDR imaging conditions with low-dynamic-range optic nerve cells. Until today. no single neural mechanism is identified in the HVS. specifically dedicated for handling HDR conditions. It seems rather that HDR. color constancy. local contrast. lightness and brightness perception. are all attributes of the same mechanism."The Art and Science of HDR Imaging". approaches the HDR problem from this "biological" direction. It attempts to shed light on the way the HVS tackles HDR imaging conditions by three major means: First. it reviews psychophysical data regarding the perception of appearance by observers. color constancy. veiling glare. as well as other psychophysical characteristics. Second. it extensively describes HDR image processing. including the whole Retinex family of algorithms. as well as other techniques which model the way the HVS performs spatial processing. Third. it points out the limits of HDR both in biological and artificial visual systems.Many tend to believe that HDR imaging is the latest trend in digital photography. However. the problem of HDR rendering was tackled centuries ago. by the first photographers and painters. This book includes the most extensive history of HDR that I have ever seen.I would definitely recommend this book both for people who are new in the HDR field and want to know more about its history. limits and characteristics. as well as for experienced researchers who seek a different. promising and biologically-plausible approach to HDR.
