What are the values ??of a designer?

At present, the current situation of textile fabric design in my country has attracted the attention of many parties. From enterprises to associations, and even the national level, we will join hands and work together to promote the development of this group.

At the end of April, textile fabric designers were successfully selected into ten new professional ranks, and related companies responded enthusiastically. In order to cooperate with the new professional qualification appraisal of textile fabric designers issued by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security of the People's Republic of China, the China Textile Information Center/National Textile Product Development Center decided to hold it in stages according to the national requirements for the profession of textile fabric designers. The Textile Fabric Designer Vocational Qualification Training Course, through step-by-step and targeted training, improves the overall quality and professional level of our country's textile fabric designers, so that more people who are willing to engage in textile fabric design can obtain nationally recognized textile qualifications through learning. Fabric designer professional qualification certificate.

Li Binhong, deputy director of the National Textile Product Development Center, introduced in detail the new professional qualification appraisal work and the professional qualification training class for textile fabric designers: The new profession of textile fabric designer is a subsidiary of the China Textile Industry Association. The China Textile Information Center recommended that the Ministry of Labor and Social Security organized experts to conduct a strict review in accordance with the new occupation review procedures and standards and officially released it after public announcement. Our country's vocational skills appraisal implements a socialized management system under the guidance of the government. That is, in accordance with national laws and policies, under the leadership of the government's labor and social security administrative department, the vocational skills appraisal guidance center organizes and implements the vocational skills appraisal institute (station) to evaluate the skills of workers. Level implementation appraisal.

Currently, the China Textile Information Center is compiling the first draft of the national occupational standards for textile fabric designers in accordance with the requirements for formulating national occupational standards, and will launch fashion trends and textile color matching training among fabric designers in July and August. . After the standard is approved, corresponding skill and knowledge requirements will be put forward for textile fabric designers at different levels. After the national professional standards for textile fabric designers are officially released, they will become the basis for carrying out the corresponding level qualification appraisal of this profession.

Vocational skill appraisal is an assessment activity based on vocational skill level and is a standard-referenced examination. It is an objective measurement and evaluation by the examination and assessment agency of the technical theoretical knowledge and practical ability that workers should master to engage in a certain occupation. Vocational skills appraisal is an important part of the national vocational qualification certificate system and is divided into two parts: knowledge requirements examination and operational skills assessment. Its content is determined based on the national textile fabric designer professional (skills) standards, professional skills appraisal specifications (i.e., examination syllabus) and corresponding teaching materials, and the appraisal is conducted through the preparation of test papers. The knowledge requirement examination generally adopts a written test, and the skill requirement assessment generally adopts on-site operations. Scoring is generally based on a hundred-point system. A score of 60 or above in both parts is considered qualified, a score of 80 or above is good, and a score of 95 or above is excellent.

Li Binhong pointed out that the professional qualification certificate is proof that workers have the necessary knowledge and skills to engage in a certain occupation. It is a qualification certificate for workers to apply for a job, hold a job, and start a business. It is the main basis for employers to recruit and hire workers. It is also a valid document for overseas employment and foreign labor cooperation personnel to notarize their skill levels. With the implementation of the system of equal emphasis on "academic diploma" and "qualification certificate", more and more graduates of various vocational schools at all levels and employees of enterprises need to participate in vocational skills appraisal.

Li Binhong said that the inclusion of new occupations in the national occupational classification and professional qualification system can, on the one hand, catalyze the development and maturity of new occupations, and on the other hand, avoid confusion and errors in spontaneous growth. For enterprises, the development of new occupations is conducive to strengthening human resource management, establishing incentive mechanisms, and improving core competitiveness; for workers, the development of new occupations is conducive to expanding employment space, smoothing channels for talent development, and improving professionalism and professionalism. level; for the government, it can guide the reform of education and training through the development of new occupations, guide the labor market, improve the quality of workers, and expand employment and re-employment.

Li Binhong believes that fabric designers have their own professional specificity. Different from fashion designers, fabric designers emphasize teamwork, such as yarn, weaving, dyeing and finishing, etc., which are often not One person's design work. Therefore, fabric designers should combine technology, art and design. At the same time, she also hopes that entrepreneurs will change their thinking and provide designers with more training and learning opportunities.

It is reported that the first training session of China Textile Information Center will be held from July 4th to 7th, using face-to-face teaching in small classes with a limit of 30 people. Courses are arranged according to the working abilities and basic knowledge that textile fabric designers at all levels need to master, and classroom practices and assessments are organized. Upon completion of the semester, a training course completion certificate will be issued based on the student's mastery, and the training hours will be officially recorded into the training period required by textile fabric designers. As the first phase of a series of trainings, the focus will be on the research methods and application topics of textile fabric fashion trends, including the research methods of textile fabric fashion trends; the theme concepts of Chinese textile fabric fashion trends in autumn and winter 2008/2009; Chinese textile fabrics (cotton, wool, Silk, linen, knitted, chemical fiber) popular characteristics; comments on the popular characteristics of the latest foreign textile fabrics. The lecturers of this training class will all be members of the fashion trend research project team of China Textile Information Center and National Textile Product Development Center.

In this regard, Yang Jianxing, chief engineer of Zhejiang Tiansheng Holding Group Co., Ltd., said that changing the status of textile fabric designers requires joint efforts from many parties. At present, design work does not receive sufficient attention in some enterprises. However, in the past two years, many companies have become aware of this problem and have begun to improve the salary of designers, mobilize their enthusiasm, and strive to retain a group of capable, responsible and dedicated design talents. Relevant associations and institutions are also organizing various activities to enhance the visibility of design talents and strengthen exchanges and cooperation between them. For example, the biannual shortlisted fabric review and the annual fabric design competition have inspired designers passion for design.

Su Fengyu, chief engineer of Inner Mongolia Chifeng Huayuan Wool Industry Co., Ltd., believes that the new professional qualification appraisal is an recognition of the work of professional textile fabric designers, which is conducive to textile fabric designers establishing values, accumulating knowledge, and constantly gaining new knowledge. progress. At the same time, it also helps to improve the status of fabric designers, which has positive significance in promoting industry development and design innovation.

It is reported that colleges and universities are also making efforts to this end. The fabric design major in design colleges is called textile development and design. It is a science and engineering major. Students enter the major through the cultural courses scores in the college entrance examination, which makes it difficult to ensure students' artistic literacy. In recent years, art majors have also begun to offer dyeing and weaving design majors. In addition to college entrance examination scores, students also need art class scores, which ensures the artistic quality of future fabric designers. Although the first batch of students majoring in art dyeing and weaving design have not graduated for a long time and have not yet had an immediate effect on the design of fabric patterns and colors in our country, over time, the current status quo will definitely change.

Suggestion: What does a qualified designer look like

Generally speaking, textile fabric designers must have strong aesthetic perception, image thinking, artistic understanding and dyeing and weaving pattern design, Printing and dyeing process, yarn-dyed fabric design, silk and satin weaving design capabilities; on the basis of understanding the development history of dyeing and weaving decorative patterns, you must have a comprehensive understanding of the knowledge and science and technology of traditional dyeing and weaving design and modern dyeing and weaving design, and master Craftsmanship skills in textile fabric design. Only in this way can we truly engage in the design of fabrics, weaving, and dyeing and weaving patterns.

Companies have different opinions on what qualities a qualified textile fabric designer should possess.

Ma Jianxin, chairman of Zhejiang Caihongzhuang Printing and Dyeing Co., Ltd., said that textile fabric designers should be the general term for several categories or links of designers in the entire fabric production chain. “In our company, textile fabric designers are the general term for designers in the three links of weaving, dyeing and finishing, and printing. Moreover, designers in these three links must not only master the technology and knowledge in this field and link, but also be knowledgeable in other links. I think a good fabric designer should also be a good fashion designer. He should have the ability to develop fabrics from the perspective of clothing design. At the same time, he should understand yarn, weaving, technology, and the market, and be able to Grasp the scale of fashion from a practical perspective. A good product must have a high market value and be a fabric that is loved by fashion designers and consumers, not just for self-appreciation. This is the same as China's clothing design. Most of the clothes on the runway shows of fashion designers cannot be worn on the street, while the clothes in many foreign designers' fashion shows are very classic and fashionable. They are not only suitable for performances, but can also be used for daily wear, which also reflects their practicality. and market value.”

“In addition, fabric product development is sustainable.

For example, 80% of our company's products are exported to European and American countries. The fashion of these products must be ahead of China's. If we want to expand domestic sales, we must modify the products according to the characteristics of the Chinese market. In this case, the design capabilities of textile fabric designers will face new tests. "

Yang Jianxing, chief engineer of Zhejiang Tiansheng Holding Group Co., Ltd., believes that textile fabric designers have become a formal profession, which is conducive to the further flow of talents. "The work of textile fabric designers should be respected, and There should be rating criteria. Textile fabric designers require high overall quality, not only academic qualifications, but also practical experience. Nowadays, most textile companies are private enterprises. Some companies attach great importance to innovation and design talents, while others just copy the same products and rarely innovate independently. However, the level of fabric designers today is uneven. Although some designers have good pattern designs, they do not understand the characteristics of raw materials, improper matching of raw materials, and improper application of dyes, resulting in the failure to realize the designed colors. A qualified fabric designer should first have a high level of education and understand the characteristics of fibers so that the fabric can achieve the best results. Secondly, you must have design and development capabilities. The third is to be able to innovate on the basis of incoming samples. Our company has more than 60 employees engaged in product development. From raw material matching to process technology, the entire process is completed by ourselves. So what does it take to be a successful fabric designer? First, they must have rich experience, and second, they must have a taste for life, cultural accomplishment, love life, and have certain research on fashion trends, art, and clothing fashion. At the same time, they must understand the characteristics of different raw materials, understand craftsmanship, and understand the production process. Fabric designers need to have professional or even inter-professional knowledge. If a designer has no connotation and inspiration, it will be difficult to design good works. What best reflects the skill of a designer is the ability to integrate popular elements and design products that are popular in the market. ”