Courses 2012

Fashion Design, Strategic Branding and Innovation

The two-week course will be held at LaSalle, University Ramon Llull, Barcelona campus.

A quiet revolution is taking place around us! The fashion industry, a sector in constant expansion, is becoming one of the most innovative, dynamic, fascinating and competitive in the world. When we look at top 100 brands ranking by Interbrand, we see more and more fashion brands every year!

The course gives an understanding of fashion design, current and emerging branding strategies and creative innovation practices in the different sectors of the industry. Based on case studies of famous fashion enterprises, contents such as the branding and marketing of the fashion product, retailing, design, innovation, eco fashion and sustainability, CSR in fashion etc. will be discussed.

The focus of the first week will be on obtaining insights into the history and recent industry practices. In addition to short-lectures and comprehensive case studies on fashion design, branding and innovation, guest speakers from the industry will be invited. The focus of the second week will be on developing a creative campaign (via using innovative tools like designstorms, method cards, moodboards, mindmaps, storyboards, etc.) for a fashion brand by teams. At the end of the course, each team will present its own campaign.

PhD Cand. Gursel iLipinar

gilipinar@yahoo.com

This course is designed to unleash the creativity of students from social and business studies. The course targets Bachelor and Master students with a strong interest in this field, either from a economics/business background and/or from a humanities/design perspective.

Fashion companies are constantly looking for people capable of matching creativity and management: A new generation of managers, suited to the specific requirements of fashion industry. The aim of the course, then, is to prepare the students to the newest developments and challenges in fashion industry, strengthening the peculiar managerial competences necessary to work within the fashion world.

Class sessions will be primarily discussion and project-oriented rather than lecture oriented. Student participation in class discussions is an integral part of the class and it is expected. Students are encouraged to ask questions, actively participate in discussions, and comment on reading and lecture materials. Students are expected to have completed all assigned readings prior to each class in order to actively participate in class discussion.

Interactive multimedia will be used wherever possible. Methods will include a multi-media presentation by the instructor (slides, internet connectivity, etc.), discussions based on video clips as well as case analyses.

09-07-2011 – 20-07-2011 (2 weeks in Barcelona)

Standard: 2.0 ECTS credits + Certificate of Attendance

EUR 1500 including; course fee, course materials, standard housing and activities within the Summer School.

PhD Cand. Gursel iLipinar

gilipinar@yahoo.com

Summer School Almere doesn’t offer scholarships for this course.

15 May 2012

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