At this year’s Adobe Max conference in Los Angeles, Adobe research scientist Dr Christine Dierk presented “Project Primrose”, a combination of technology and fashion that transforms designs with a simple press of a button.
Adobe Max
Adobe Max is an annual creativity conference that brings together creative professionals from all fields of life to learn, connect and be inspired. This conference covers various topics, including graphic design, illustration, videography, photography, UI/UX, and more. Adobe Max allows creative professionals to learn about the latest trends and technologies, network with other professionals, and get hands-on training on Adobe’s Creative Cloud software.Â
Interactive Digital Designs
Interactive clothing is a style of clothing that can respond to its environment or the wearer’s actions. This can be done through various means, such as sensors, actuators, and electronics. Interactive clothing can be used for a variety of purposes, like
- Enhance the wearer’s experience
- Make the wearer’s life easier
- Express wearer’s individuality
Project Primrose
Dr. Dierk – Ph.D. in computer science from U.C. Berkeley – has done extensive work on wearable technologies. Hence, Project Primrose is her unique invention in fashion technology that gives a flexible, low-power and non-emissive series of modular displays that create various patterns even for clothing. According to Adobe, this dynamic innovation combines wearable, flexible, non-emissive textiles that enable the entire surface to display interactive content with Adobe Stock, After Effects, Firefly and Illustrator.
One of this project’s most fantastic features is that it can potentially transform the fashion industry. Instead of purchasing new clothing items, customers can download the latest and unique patterns from their favorite designers or even create their own. The success of this project lies in the combination of multiple technologies. The project allows designers and artists to create interactive patterns that respond to movement.
Though Project Primrose is currently only a proof of concept and has no official announcement regarding its availability to designers and consumers, its successful reception at the Adobe Max conference suggests a promising future. This unique concept of interactive, downloadable clothing designs opens a door for a more sustainable and creative fashion industry.
