Presentation
What's Up with DATS?: The Redesign of a Digital Textile Printing Course
2014 Design Catalog of the Annual Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Disciplines
Conference
2014 International Textile and Apparel Association Conference
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Conference Title
Strengthening the Fabric of our Profession, Association, Legacy and Friendship
Conference Date
November 12-16, 2014
Geolocation
(35.2270869, -80.84312669999997)
Abstract
The market for digital textile printing is projected to grow to $1.3 billion by the end of 2014 according to the Printing Industry Research Association (Monson, 2013). Digital printing technologies for repeat print design are also used in a variety of industries such as paper goods, home furnishings, and historic reproductions; therefore knowledge in these areas will increase job opportunities for students. According to Dani Locastro of Design Works International/First2Print (2013), digital textile printing is used in the apparel industry as: (a) a sampling solution or (b) end products for retail. Early in the adoption of digital textile printing in the apparel and textile industry, Mike Fralix of TC2 (2001) stated.
Copyright Owner
International Textile and Apparel Association
Copyright Date
2014
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Tina Denekas and Eulanda Sanders. "What's Up with DATS?: The Redesign of a Digital Textile Printing Course" Charolette2014 Design Catalog of the Annual Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA (2014) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/eulanda_sanders/19/
This is a proceeding from 2014 International Textile and Apparel Association Conference 71 (2014) Posted with permission.