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The purpose of this paper is to explore the simulation of garments with various combinations of shape and size using a parametric pattern design method.

The approach of this study is to design garment patterns using a text‐based script language and assemble them on a deformable virtual body model to evaluate the appearance and fit of the resulting garment to facilitate the garment design process.

In this study, various garment patterns are designed parametrically by an expandable script language and simulated directly on a deformable body model.

The size and shape of parametrically generated garment patterns are all different for each garment and therefore a full‐texture mapping technique cannot be applied.

This method may reduce the time required to evaluate the appearance and fit of bespoke garments by replacing the trial‐and‐error based traditional procedures.

The integration of a script‐based parametric pattern design method into the garment drape simulation system is one of the most useful applications for the practical garment design process.

NORSACA (Nottingham Regional Society for Adults and Children with Autism) provide specialist education and support for children with autism under the title of Sutherland House Children's Services. This is a ‘non‐maintained’ (ie. independent) special school with 84 students ranging from four to 19 years of age, which is set across five sites in Nottinghamshire. There has been significant investment by the school in its ICT infrastructure, implementation and support including the introduction of a specialist ICT role in 2005. The author of this article (and ICT specialist at the school) has developed the use of ICT hardware and software across the whole school as well as developing schemes of work, designing and creating bespoke software for students and producing a number of student developmental tracking systems alongside his teaching commitment to all key stages.Fundamental to the success of the sessions has been the introduction of Smartboards into the classroom setting and the individualisation of software so that it is relevant to the scheme of work and appealing to each student. This article gives an overview of how ICT sessions are planned and structured for children at the school, explores the software that has been developed and presents key design guidelines for developing ICT for children with autism, recommended by the author.

Whereas the Minister of Labour (hereafter in this Order referred to as “the Minister”) has received from the Retail Bespoke Tailoring Wages Council (England and Wales) the wages regulation proposals set out in Schedules 1 and 2 hereof;

The purpose of this paper is to observe how members of the Hanover Housing Association’s learning and development team who could not afford the cost of bespoke e-learning trained themselves in instructional design instead.

Explains the reasons for the training, the form it takes and the results it has achieved.

Reveals that outsourcing to external developers, at £6,000 for each 30-minute course, was too expensive, so the housing association trained three members of its learning and development team to become in-house e-learning designers instead.

Details how a training investment of £5,000 has so far saved £80,000 – an amount that grows with every e-learning course the team creates.

Presents a list of dos and don’ts for effective e-learning.

Reveals how organizations can create their own e-learning rather than spending money on expensive courses designed by others.

The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of how virtual-social-physical (VSP) convergence can affect different types of project manufacturing. In particular, VSP convergence that involves combining the read-write functionality of Web 2.0 and related social media together with digital tools for virtual design and for physical manufacturing.

Literature review and interviews with experts in technologies covering VSP convergence: digital data capture, photogrammetry, generative computation, Web 2.0 and social media, digitally driven manufacturing.

VSP convergence can enable the replacement of slow and expensive traditional project manufacturing practices with much faster and less expensive digitally driven technologies.

There are new opportunities for expansion of some types of project manufacturing. Notably, there are opportunities in non-industrial developing countries because VSP convergence reduces reliance on industrial infrastructure for the manufacturing of goods. By contrast, opportunities may be limited for expansion of established project manufacturing companies with exclusive brands.

The originality is that VSP convergence is related to different types of project manufacturing. Based on VSP convergence, traditional types and new types of project manufacturing are categorized together for the first time. The value of this paper is that it is explained how VSP convergence can address barriers to expansion of different types of project manufacturing.

Discusses the applications and limitations of current geodemographic classifications for the identification, segmentation and targeting of consumer markets. Then discusses future developments and opportunities drawing on the results of a Delphi Study conducted with market analysis industry experts. Issues discussed include factors inhibiting market development, market potential, 1991 census, computer developments, non‐census data‐bases, bespoke classifications, education and Europeanization.

Whereas the Minister of Labour (hereafter in this Order referred to as “the Minister”) has received from the Ready‐made and Wholesale Bespoke Tailoring Wages Council (Great Britain) the wages regulation proposals set out in the Schedule hereto;