Developing a mapping from affective words to design parameters for affective design of apparel products

Abstract

The development of an emotion-based (or affect-based) apparel design system has become an important issue nowadays due to the customer’s increased demand for apparel products not only in the aspect of function but also of aesthetics or affect/emotion. This paper presents a study on developing a mapping from affective words to design parameters. The technique employed to develop this mapping is neural networks (NNs). Both linear NNs and higher-order NNs were applied. An example was taken to illustrate and validate the developed mapping. There are two main contributions from the study. The first is that this mapping is the first in the domain of apparel design, and with it, the computer-aided affect-based design for apparel becomes possible. The second one is the provision of some empirical knowledge for the evaluation of so-called higher-order NNs.

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“…The study will also provide insight for existing and emerging entrepreneurs, students doing fashion designing course and the firms who are still relying on manual apparel designing methods on the adoption impact of CAD technology on business performance in terms of benefits and losses, types of most preferred CAD software, its application in different areas of garment manufacturing process and the barriers in the path of adoption of CAD technology. The study data can also serve as base for further study in the field of emotion-based apparel design system as now a days the customer’s increased demand for apparel products not only in the aspect of quality and function but also of emotion, affection (aesthetics), with the use of Neural Network technology a mapping from affective words to design parameters can be developed, Yu Zhao et al 31…”

“…The study will also provide insight for existing and emerging entrepreneurs, students doing fashion designing course and the firms who are still relying on manual apparel designing methods on the adoption impact of CAD technology on business performance in terms of benefits and losses, types of most preferred CAD software, its application in different areas of garment manufacturing process and the barriers in the path of adoption of CAD technology. The study data can also serve as base for further study in the field of emotion-based apparel design system as now a days the customer's increased demand for apparel products not only in the aspect of quality and function but also of emotion, affection (aesthetics), with the use of Neural Network technology a mapping from affective words to design parameters can be developed, Yu Zhao et al 31 As the development of technology and science has transformed people's lifestyle from choice of food to clothing, firms now a days are facing a great challenge to explore customer demand. Therefore, apparel manufactures need to constantly carry out technological innovations, development of CAD technology to invent and develop new designs and styles of garments, to produce and sell goods to meet customer's changing preferences of designs of apparels.…”

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