On November 20, 2024, an online lecture “New Approaches and Digital Technologies in Fashion Design” was delivered by guest lecturer Holly Smith, senior lecturer of the bachelor’s degree program "Fashion Design" at the Creative Industries Institute of Sheffield Hallam University (Great Britain).

This was the final lecture for KNUTD students in the field of design from a series of lectures held by experts from the Creative Industries Institute of Sheffield Hallam University as part of the Twinning Initiative.

Holly Smith told in detail and gave examples of modern fashion design to students of the first (bachelor's) and second (master's) levels of higher education of the EP "Fashion Design" and lecturers of KNUTD about virtual tools and means of developing project images and current clothing models in the modern fashion industry.

The topic of the lecture was very useful and interesting for students of the EPs "Multimedia design", "Graphic design", "Environment design" and "Design (by types)" of the first (bachelor's) and second (master's) levels of higher education, for postgraduate students majoring in 022 Design, because the lecturer demonstrated the possibilities of using digital technologies in various areas of design, including in the creation of design projects and art objects of modern art.

With great interest, the students got acquainted with information about the use of AI as a virtual tool and ways of its adaptation in various areas of design. The lecturer spoke about the potential of these design tools for the implementation of creative solutions in sustainable design practices, about the advantages and challenges of using such programs as CLO 3D and its analogues. 3D clothing design software, including CLO 3D, are programs that create virtual, realistic visualization of clothing using advanced modeling techniques for the fashion industry.

Another relevant aspect of fashion design, to which the lecturer paid special attention, was the use of technology to produce clothing in a way that uses fewer resources and has good working conditions. The so-called kinetic clothing design is developed using a combination of physical and digital draping techniques, with the garment being made from a single piece of fabric that is cut and sewn around the body.

After the lecture, the students and teachers asked questions and received comprehensive answers. The lecture was held in English, which made it possible to improve the students’ foreign language competence.

This series of online lectures was made possible thanks to the partnership of KNUTD and Sheffield Hallam University within the framework of the Twinning Initiative project. The coordinators of the series of lectures for KNUTD students from Sheffield Hallam University are Roger Bateman, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Design, and Pam Bowman, a lecturer in the Visual Communications program.

Many thanks to Holly Smith for a meaningful lecture and up-to-date information, our colleagues from the Creative Industries Institute of Sheffield Hallam University for organizational support!

03.12.2024