North Carolina based The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) announced its second annual design competition developed by its Concept 2 Consumer (C2C) Interest Group and the Computer Integrated Textile Design Association (CITDA) in August 2005.
Submissions for the C2C/CITDA competition were accepted from both graduate and undergraduate students of institutions with textile design programs and those with art, interior design, and fashion merchandising programs. The aim of the competition is to promote innovative product development.
The theme of this year's competition was “Shades of Comfort,” and the contest was divided into two main categories and two sub-categories:
Print Design – students created a digitally rendered textile print collection Interior Design-Decorative Pillows or Throws Apparel Design-Children's Casual Wear, 2-6x; Spring/Summer Season Product Design – students created a textile print collection and an end product Interior Design-Decorative Pillows or Throws Apparel Design-Children's Casual Wear, 2-6x; Spring/Summer Season
Entries were evaluated on color, texture, appearance, reproducibility, and overall presentation.
Five finalists in each sub-category were asked to submit story boards and final products for judging on May 1. Winners were announced at AATCC's C2C Interest Group meeting, held in conjunction with the semi-annual AATCC Committee Meetings on May 3.
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