Comments on: Visio for Fashion Design? http://www.visguy.com/2007/11/19/visio-for-fashion-design/ Shapes, Stencils, Drawings Templates, Tutorials, Tips & Developer Info for Microsoft Visio Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:20:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Rebekahsp http://www.visguy.com/2007/11/19/visio-for-fashion-design/comment-page-1/#comment-32319 Rebekahsp Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:59:14 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/2007/11/19/visio-for-fashion-design/#comment-32319 Thanks so much! You are the Best VisioGuy! :) Thanks so much! You are the Best VisioGuy! :)

]]> By: Visio Guy http://www.visguy.com/2007/11/19/visio-for-fashion-design/comment-page-1/#comment-32288 Visio Guy Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:26:20 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/2007/11/19/visio-for-fashion-design/#comment-32288 One user on my <a href="http://www.visguy.com/vgforum" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">forum</a> created an articulated person shape. I have always wanted to create a series of these for practical use, but never had the time. You can see the shape here: <a href="http://www.visguy.com/vgforum/index.php?topic=1405" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ALVIN Template</a>. If you like what you see, you can contact the creator via personal message, once you've logged in. Note: You won't see any images or download linkss unless you are logged in (unfortunately a separate procedure from accounts on this blog site--again no time to mess with this!) By the way: if anybody knows the insides of SMF forum software, I would *love* to know how to display images to guest, but hide downloads from those not logged in. Thanks! One user on my forum created an articulated person shape. I have always wanted to create a series of these for practical use, but never had the time.

You can see the shape here: ALVIN Template. If you like what you see, you can contact the creator via personal message, once you’ve logged in.

Note: You won’t see any images or download linkss unless you are logged in (unfortunately a separate procedure from accounts on this blog site–again no time to mess with this!)

By the way: if anybody knows the insides of SMF forum software, I would *love* to know how to display images to guest, but hide downloads from those not logged in. Thanks!

]]> By: rebekahsp http://www.visguy.com/2007/11/19/visio-for-fashion-design/comment-page-1/#comment-32144 rebekahsp Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:51:06 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/2007/11/19/visio-for-fashion-design/#comment-32144 I know this thread is older, but I am hopeful someone will bite. I know Adobe is the 'standard'. However it is cost prohibitive for a person interested in creating fashion mock ups and patterns on a small scale. I have always found Visio to be so robust. I am bummed that in my massive searches I have not uncovered any stencils or templates that relate to body shape/fashion (there seem to be a plethora of stencils for emoticon people and even one for crime scene with a tape outline person- not quite what I am going for). Any help is appreciated! I know this thread is older, but I am hopeful someone will bite.

I know Adobe is the ‘standard’. However it is cost prohibitive for a person interested in creating fashion mock ups and patterns on a small scale.

I have always found Visio to be so robust. I am bummed that in my massive searches I have not uncovered any stencils or templates that relate to body shape/fashion (there seem to be a plethora of stencils for emoticon people and even one for crime scene with a tape outline person- not quite what I am going for).

Any help is appreciated!

]]> By: Detox Diets  http://www.visguy.com/2007/11/19/visio-for-fashion-design/comment-page-1/#comment-24916 Detox Diets  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 18:06:53 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/2007/11/19/visio-for-fashion-design/#comment-24916 in our office we use adobe illustrator very much-,` in our office we use adobe illustrator very much-,`

]]> By: Visio Guy http://www.visguy.com/2007/11/19/visio-for-fashion-design/comment-page-1/#comment-22507 Visio Guy Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:13:19 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/2007/11/19/visio-for-fashion-design/#comment-22507 Hi Sofi, Danke für den Kommentar! It is good to know how the profis work! Hi Sofi,

Danke für den Kommentar!

It is good to know how the profis work!

]]> By: sofi http://www.visguy.com/2007/11/19/visio-for-fashion-design/comment-page-1/#comment-22495 sofi Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:35:46 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/2007/11/19/visio-for-fashion-design/#comment-22495 I'm a fashion student in Germany and randomly read this looking for some illustrator images. Adobe is the program of choice because it allows to make oh so many things with your sketches, fashion drawings, etc. etc. The easiest way for me to use it, and also work fast, is to hand draw my sketches first, scan them and then drew on top of them in an illustrator file. The scanned pic is only your form or guide, the detaills, etc are worked on llustrator. It takes no time to learn how to use it and its vital for fashion illustration and technical drawing. cheers! sofi I’m a fashion student in Germany and randomly read this looking for some illustrator images. Adobe is the program of choice because it allows to make oh so many things with your sketches, fashion drawings, etc. etc. The easiest way for me to use it, and also work fast, is to hand draw my sketches first, scan them and then drew on top of them in an illustrator file. The scanned pic is only your form or guide, the detaills, etc are worked on llustrator. It takes no time to learn how to use it and its vital for fashion illustration and technical drawing.
cheers!

sofi

]]> By: Visio Guy » Blog Archive » Sewing Patterns With Visio http://www.visguy.com/2007/11/19/visio-for-fashion-design/comment-page-1/#comment-17742 Visio Guy » Blog Archive » Sewing Patterns With Visio Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:20:46 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/2007/11/19/visio-for-fashion-design/#comment-17742 [...] my relative's inquiries and the decent traffic for the article: Visio for Fashion Design?, this seems to be a niche with more than passing [...] [...] my relative’s inquiries and the decent traffic for the article: Visio for Fashion Design?, this seems to be a niche with more than passing [...]

]]> By: Linda http://www.visguy.com/2007/11/19/visio-for-fashion-design/comment-page-1/#comment-15212 Linda Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:24:49 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/2007/11/19/visio-for-fashion-design/#comment-15212 Chris, I am interested in communicating with Gina in regards to using Visio for fashion design. Can you possibly forward me on to her? I am a pattern maker and do make my patterns on the flat on tag board. However, I am wanting to get in to the tech world and since I happen to have access to Visio, thought that would be the most economical way to go. Why spend hundreds to thousands of dollars when I have something that should work for me right here at my finger tips. I am new to visio, so this will be an interesting venture for me to say the least. I was a bit disappointed that there are no templates already available, but then also not surprised, as they can be time consuming. Maybe I can get back to you with some of the technical stuff once I get my first pattern on the screen. Linda Chris, I am interested in communicating with Gina in regards to using Visio for fashion design. Can you possibly forward me on to her? I am a pattern maker and do make my patterns on the flat on tag board. However, I am wanting to get in to the tech world and since I happen to have access to Visio, thought that would be the most economical way to go. Why spend hundreds to thousands of dollars when I have something that should work for me right here at my finger tips. I am new to visio, so this will be an interesting venture for me to say the least. I was a bit disappointed that there are no templates already available, but then also not surprised, as they can be time consuming. Maybe I can get back to you with some of the technical stuff once I get my first pattern on the screen.

Linda

]]> By: Gina http://www.visguy.com/2007/11/19/visio-for-fashion-design/comment-page-1/#comment-15192 Gina Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:42:50 +0000 http://www.visguy.com/2007/11/19/visio-for-fashion-design/#comment-15192 Hi Chris, Thanks for the article and all your effort. I'm very flatter not sure I've ever inspired an article :) Basically I'm a management consultant and use Visio for process maps and system design etc. I use templates, backgrounds and stencils. Although not any of the technical functionality which you mentioned. I have recently started a course on Starting your own Fashion (very aspirational). The course is full of people who have completed 4 year BAs in Fashion Design. Basically all the fancy fashion is illustration is just that for illustration purposes and fashion magazines - garments are made from technical flat drawing that are effectively technical specifications. In many cases you're handing them over to foreign factories to interpret your design similarly how you send functional, technical and configuration specifications offshore for system build. There are standard ways of representing certain rendering, stitching, whether it's cut on the bias etc. As you correctly assumed Adobe Illustrator is the software of choice. Anyway my course colleagues told me that they never use this programme (including in some cases in industry!) because it can take up to 2-3 hours to complete a drawing and they need to complete 10-20 a day. They told me not to bother learning Adobe Illustrator and get a geometry set instead. This didn't seem right to me. How could an industry be still using pen and paper? I'm very excited about what you've suggested as Visio is the tool I would like to use. However stencil shapes will be imperative to use Visio successfully for technical fashion drawings. Many thanks for your help. I imagine I'll be in touch! Gina Hi Chris,

Thanks for the article and all your effort. I’m very flatter not sure I’ve ever inspired an article :)

Basically I’m a management consultant and use Visio for process maps and system design etc. I use templates, backgrounds and stencils. Although not any of the technical functionality which you mentioned.

I have recently started a course on Starting your own Fashion (very aspirational). The course is full of people who have completed 4 year BAs in Fashion Design.
Basically all the fancy fashion is illustration is just that for illustration purposes and fashion magazines – garments are made from technical flat drawing that are effectively technical specifications. In many cases you’re handing them over to foreign factories to interpret your design similarly how you send functional, technical and configuration specifications offshore for system build. There are standard ways of representing certain rendering, stitching, whether it’s cut on the bias etc.

As you correctly assumed Adobe Illustrator is the software of choice. Anyway my course colleagues told me that they never use this programme (including in some cases in industry!) because it can take up to 2-3 hours to complete a drawing and they need to complete 10-20 a day. They told me not to bother learning Adobe Illustrator and get a geometry set instead. This didn’t seem right to me. How could an industry be still using pen and paper?

I’m very excited about what you’ve suggested as Visio is the tool I would like to use. However stencil shapes will be imperative to use Visio successfully for technical fashion drawings.

Many thanks for your help. I imagine I’ll be in touch!

Gina

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