Crafting Wearables Blending Technology with Fashion /

• Main Authors: Guler, Sibel Deren (Author), Gannon, Madeline (Author), Sicchio, Kate (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2016.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer hardware.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Application software.; Education > Data processing.; Computers and civilization.; Computer Science.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Computer Hardware.; Computers and Society.; Computers and Education.; Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities.

This book introduces the exciting intersection of technology and fashion known as wearable computing. Learn about the future of electronics in clothing and testiles, and be a part of creating that future! Crafting Wearables begins with the history of the field, then covers current practices and futu...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Part I: What Are Wearables?
• 1. A Brief History of Wearables
• 2. Wearable Fictions
• Part II: Methods and Techniques
• 3. From Textiles to Wearables
• 4. Cutting and Sewing
• 5. Making Electronics Sewable
• 6. Soft Circuits
• 7. Materials that Matter
• 8. Digital Design for Wearables
• 9. Digital Fabrication for Wearables
• 10. Designing for the Body, On the Body
• Part III: Fashion and Product
• 11. Wearable Wellness
• 12. Beauty Tech
• 13. Superhumans and Cyborgs
• 14. Activated Garments
• 15. Wearable Costumes
• 16. Speculations of Wearable Futures
• 17. Looking into the Future
• Part IV Appendix
• A. Cyborg "Fingercaps" and Resources.