tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33761240.post115953938184722363..comments2023-10-31T05:42:15.171-07:00Comments on Fashion Solutions: "Technical Design?" & Wall Between Design & ManufacturingShirley Willetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17349731966417914038noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33761240.post-50282042334879991622006-10-03T19:39:00.000-07:002006-10-03T19:39:00.000-07:00Violette,
I think your comment about engineers who...Violette,<br />I think your comment about engineers who<i>"excelled in the hands-on process, where they could exercise their creative and logical sides at the same time"</i> suggests something very interesting. The created incompatibility of "left brain" and "right brain" thinking has never made sense to me, since I am good at both. But career tracks all seem to be aimed at one or the other, not both. And yet, your comment suggests that to excel in some of the careers seen as far to one or the other side, one really needs to develop both kinds of thinking. Imagine a Renaissance artist who didn't have the craftsman's technical mastery of pigments, for instance.<br /><br />Shirley I'm enjoying your thoughts on this blog. I'm just starting myself - don't expect to see a profile yet. I am curious about your suede dress - did the design require that material? Or did the construction method?MinaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473289860047303593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33761240.post-20048051501173191672006-09-30T12:26:00.000-07:002006-09-30T12:26:00.000-07:00Violette,
You left a great comment that the engine...Violette,<br />You left a great comment that the engineering world has similar problems. I would truly like to converse with you more about this, to know more about you and your background for knowing this. But when I clicked on your profile there was nothing there?? Please contact me.<br />shirley@shirleywillett.comShirley Willetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17349731966417914038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33761240.post-86826312045927492402006-09-30T11:38:00.000-07:002006-09-30T11:38:00.000-07:00Shirley,
This "wall" is very common in the enginee...Shirley,<br />This "wall" is very common in the engineering world, as well. Many companies are so focused on the end result that they ignore the process it takes to get there. I've seen so many companies where the "creative" people put together graphic storyboards for web sites or software screen designs, then toss it over the wall to software developers. The problem is that there is a fundamental disconnect between what is desired for an end result and the skill it takes to implement the creative bits.<br /><br />Too many creative folks don't know how their design will be turned into something real and too many of the implementers don't know how to handle the creative aspects or know what parts can be sacrified and what can't.<br /><br />I agree that it's the educational system that is too black and white. To them, you're either creative or you're not. They don't seem to get that there is a middle ground. Most of the best engineers I know didn't do so well in engineering "book work", but excelled in the hands-on process, where they could exercise their creative and logical sides at the same time. There needs to be more interdisciplinary exposure instead of simple pigeonholing. It doesn't do much good to design a garment if it can't be made.Violettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655224619116289168noreply@blogger.com