Technical designer

Technical Designer

By Alexandra Perez and Akil Winston

What is technical design -A fashion technical designer is a pattern maker who constructs the garments based on the illustrator's drawings.

-technical designers start with the sketch; either from illustrator or by hand- then they move to production

What’s the importance -basic layout of what the design should look like -tells patternmaker exactly how the result should look -ultimately responsible for mistakes patternmaker might make

qualifications -Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design/Technical design -Associates for assistant positions -Understands garment construction -Pattern making skills -Sewing -Communication skills -Team player

Where Do they Fit In?

● Technical designers are important because they work as a Middle man between the production team and the design team

● They have to to be knowledgeable in both design and Production because their job is to take a fast sketch and turn Into a production ready design

● Technical designers are really important in the work of Clothing because they provide productions with all the measurables And details needed to complete the clothing known as the tech pack Most clothing production is done overseas where English isn’t the first Language so diagrams and pictures are vital

(Mt. SAC FASHION 25)

salaries Range from 50,000-85,000

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52,00057,000

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74,00082,000

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References Fashion-incubator.com/technical_designer_qualifications/ technical-designer.com/what-is-a-technical-designer-in-the-fashion-industry/