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ideation 2018 Student FashionTech Competition

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ideation is the premier software conference dedicated to fashion and retail professionals who rely on CAD and PLM solutions from Gerber Technology to get products to market faster, minimize costs and ensure quality.

Gerber Technology’s premier software experience, ideation 2018, offers two days of informative breakout sessions, panel discussions, hands-on workshops, demonstrations, strategic executive sessions, case studies and networking opportunities.

What is ideation?


The future is now!Gerber Technology is excited to

present the ideation 2018 Student FashionTech Competition.

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FashionTech Challenge!For 2018, we continue the emphasis on combining fashion and technology, incorporating a favorite parameter from previous years: the Pantone Color of the Year!

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Counterclockwise from top: finalists from previous years 2015, 2016, 2017.


Student FashionTech CompetitionOverview

Look to the future! Find your inspiration in utilizing technology to bring your design to life. Harness the power of Gerber Technology products to develop patterns, create tech packs, and visualize your goals.

For ideation 2018, students pursuing a degree in Fashion are called upon to incorporate technology as the main focus of the design and development process. This can encompass a wide array of ideas and processes: tailor a suit using Kevlar, convert the human heartbeat into wearable data, transform architecture into artwear, use virtual reality design techniques to visualize concepts in 3D. Technology must be incorporated as a major component of the design/development process.

Additionally, the design will incorporate the Pantone Color of the Year 2018 as part of its color scheme.

Students must be currently enrolled part- or full- time in a fashion design program at an institution of higher learning and be prepared to provide official documents such as a passport or state issued ID for travel.

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Student FashionTech CompetitionMilestone Dates

Timeline

• 01/08/18 Information to teachers• 02/02/18 Schools announce participation• 03/02/18 Design Draft due• 03/23/18 AccuMark Pattern Data due • 04/20/18 YuniquePLM Tech Packs due• 05/18/18 Garments due• 06/01/18 Semi-finalists notified• 06/29/18 Finalists announced• TBA Fashion Show at ideation 2018

Gerber Technology reserves the right to amend or change the presented timeline as necessary.

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Student FashionTech Competition

Step 1: Pick a color!

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Getting started is simple! Announce your students’ participation no later than Friday, February 2, 2018, and have them follow a few basic steps to get started.

Students are invited to get inspired by Pantone’s Color of the Year 2018 and choose from a range of related colors.



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Color Guidelines

Students are invited to visit Pantone to discover a wealth of options when choosing color.• At a minimum, the student’s design

must incorporate Pantone’s Color of the Year 2018, Ultra Violet.

• Additional colors must be based around those presented in the palettes presented on Pantone’s site: Purple Haze, Kindred Spirits, Drama Queen, Intrigue, Quietude, Attitude, Desert Sunset, or Floral Fantasies.

• Colors not presented as part of Pantone’s Tools for Designers must be approved by Gerber. Use of unauthorized colors could result in disqualification.

https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year-2018-tools-for-designers



Step 2: Pick a tech!

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Getting started is simple! Announce your students’ participation no later than Friday, February 2, 2018, and have them follow a few basic steps to get started.

Multiple categories will help students focus their energy toward designing a garment that combines creativity, marketability, and technology.

Sustainability- Organic fabrics and dyes- Zero waste design- Upcycling- Unconventional Materials

Functionality- Specialty textiles- Wearable tech

Production- 3D Printing- Digital Printing- Sublimation- Laser Cutting



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Technology Guidelines

Students must follow these guidelines when incorporating technology into their designs.• Previously listed categories are examples. Students are welcome to submit alternate

concepts as use of technology.• Technology must be presented as part of the Design Draft.• Technology must be functional as incorporated into the design itself. • Usage AccuMark and YuniquePLM are default parameters of the competition and

therefore cannot be named as the technology component of the competition.

Students should always feel welcome and be encouraged to contact us directly at [email protected] with any questions they may have at any stage of the competition.

mailto:[email protected]


Student FashionTech CompetitionDesign Draft Guidelines

Students will submit a Design Draft, containing the following information and due 03/02/18:• 1 design interpretation submitted as a fashion illustration and flats, containing a

front and back view for both.• Brief outline of how technology will be employed as part of the project. This can

include any combination of sketches, photos, or written description, with the aim of being as detailed as possible.

• The design draft should be delivered directly via email to [email protected]. All materials --- sketches, flats, and outline ---should be contained within a zip file or similar folder, attached directly to the email. No links to cloud based folders will be accepted.

• The body of the email will contain the following:– Student Name & Email– School– Faculty Advisor’s Name & Email

• Email containing Design Draft must be received by 11:59 PM, PST, 03/02/2018.

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Student FashionTech CompetitionDesign Draft Guidelines – Fashion Sketch and Technical Flat

Color Fashion Sketch (front/back), B/W Technical Flat (front/back)• One design interpretation• Indicate name and email, school, faculty

advisor and email, in upper right corner of page

• Save as pdf in the format first.last name – school (Kristin.Ritter-OSU)

• Each view can occupy one page of the PDF, or combined all on one page (see example at right)

• Sketches can be hand drawn or computer illustrated

• If hand drawn, scan sketches at 300 dpi

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Student FashionTech CompetitionAccuMark Data Guidelines

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Students will submit AccuMark pattern data, due 03/23/17.• Pattern pieces must be grouped together as

a model and exported as a zip file.• Pattern data can be created within the

AccuMark Pattern Design Software or digitized using AccuScan, Digitizer, or Silhouette.

• This data need not be the final draft but should communicate progress in the development of the overall garment design. The AccuMark model should contain all pieces of the design draft submission.

• Further pattern changes are allowed and final patterns will be due at a later date.

• The zip file will be emailed to [email protected], no later than 11:59 PM, PST, on 03/23/2017.


Student FashionTech CompetitionYuniquePLM Data Guidelines

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Students will submit a YuniquePLM tech pack, due 04/20/18.• Tech pack must include illustrations,

technical sketches, measurements, costing information, and bill of materials provided as YuniquePLMdata.

• The tech pack PDF will be emailed to [email protected], no later than 11:59 PM, PST, on 04/2018.


Student FashionTech CompetitionSocial Media Updates

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Student designer progress will be tracked through social media. Over the course of the competition at least 4 photos with #ideationGT must be posted on Instagram, Twitter or Flickr giving hints of the progress made. Not only will Gerber Technology start to see the inspirations take shape, but all of the global fashion corporations following ideation 2018.

Please use the hashtag:

#ideationGTAnd post to your Twitter, Flickr and Instagram accounts.


Student FashionTech CompetitionGarment Guidelines

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The completed garment should include the following:• Each piece will include student name and school. A fabric label can be sewn on or safety

pinned to garment.• Students are solely responsible for all areas of the process. They are expected to create

illustrations, develop technological aspects, draft patterns, develop the tech pack, and sew their own garments.

• Garments can be created as part of a class assignment but only for the Spring 2018 semester. Previously created garments will be disqualified.

• There are no gender or sizing restrictions. • Address Garments to:

Gerber Technology c/o Barry Fuhrman12225 Greenville AvenueSuite 900Dallas TX 75243


Student FashionTech CompetitionAward Details

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Five winning entries will be chosen based on creativity, use of technology, and construction skills. The five students will be awarded the following:• Entry to ideation 2018• Two nights hotel stay, shared

accommodations• Travel to and from ideation 2018, to a

maximum value of $400• A one year license to AccuMark and

YuniquePLM (including access to online training courses on Gerber University)

• Participation in a panel discussion at ideation 2018 detailing the design process

• Multiple networking opportunities with industry leaders


Past ideation Attendees

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Abercrombie & Fitch Como Fred David Janouras Custom Design Perform Group LLC

Academy Sports and Outdoors Croscill/Excell/Glenoit Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation

Adidas Disney Joseph Abboud Apparel Point Blank SolutionsAmeri Co Group Eileen Fisher, Inc. Kardem Randa Accessories

BCBG Max Azria Group, Inc EXPRESS Kellwood Company SemirBeall's, Inc. Fishman & Tobin, Inc. Lafayette148 Sport Obermeyer

Bon-Ton Department Store Inc. Fruit of the Loom, Inc Lear Corporation Teamwork Athletic ApparelBrooks Brothers Garan Inc. Levi Strauss &Co TriumphInternational

Burberry Ltd General Sportswear Link Theory Holdings, NY UnderArmour

Calvin Klein Gulfstream Aerospace Mountain Equipment Co-op Valley Apparel, LLC

Canada Goose Haggar Clothing Company New Balance Varsity Brands

Children's Factory Hampshire Group, Ltd. New York & Company Vera Wang Bridal House, LLC

Christopher & Banks Corp Harley-Davidson Motor Company Pearl Izumi VF Corporation

Cintas Corp. J.Jill Peckham,Inc. Wolverine World Wide,Inc


We look forward to your participation!

If you have questions, please email: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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