Journal of Design and Textiles

Impact of Color Psychology on Students’ Perception in Learning Spaces

Farhana Naz — 2024-06-03

Colors significantly impact students' perception, mood, behavior, and academic performance. However, individual responses to color may vary, so it is important to consider individual preferences and sensitivities when designing learning environments. This study aims to validate previous studies that highlight the use of color as a means of transmitting meaning and influencing students' perception and behavior. It also analyzes the effects of background colors on students' perception of interior environments. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to confirm earlier studies on the impact of background color on students' perception and to analyze how different colors in an interior space affect its users. The study reviewed previous models to test existing hypotheses and used a quantitative survey method with a questionnaire to assess students' perceptions at two universities in Lahore, Pakistan. Seven colors were chosen from the Munsell color system to test students' intuitive abilities. The results indicated that cool colors, such as, white, green, and blue, were preferred for educational institutions as they evoked feelings of optimism, curiosity, and contentment, positively affecting students' perceptions. Conversely, dark colors such as black and grey were associated with anxiety and fear. The study highlights the significant impact of colors on students' perception of learning spaces, concluding that colors affect behavior, performance, and mood.

Enhancing Ultraviolet Protection of Bamboo Fabrics using Photochromic Vat Dyes

Imran Ahmad Khan — 2024-06-03

Historically, bamboo fabrics have been found to provide inadequate UVR protection, often falling into the poor or no category of Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF). To increase the UPF rating of bamboo fabrics, numerous kinds of ultraviolet absorbers have been utilized during the dyeing and finishing processes. Bamboo is a novel type of cellulosic fiber. This research has focused on evaluating the UV protection capabilities of bamboo fabrics, dyed using photochromic vat dyes. It is also important to note that no previous research has examined this topic, specifically the analysis of UV protection of bamboo cloth with photochromic colors. This research examines the UV protection capabilities of bamboo fabrics dyed with photochromic vat dyes. According to the results of the investigation, bamboo fibers can be colored utilizing the continuous dyeing process and light-sensitive/photochromic vat dyes. Furthermore, the findings demonstrate that the UPF values of bamboo fabrics significantly increase with the rise in dye concentration of vat dyes.

Effect of Jacquard Structures on the Tensile Strength Property of Weft Knitted Fabrics

Endalkachew Debebe — 2024-08-22

The goal of this study is to examine the effects of jacquard knit structures (Twill, Stripe, Net and Net1*2) on the tensile properties of knitted fabrics. The relationship between the jacquard knit effect and fabric tensile properties was evaluated through experimentation and analysis. V-bed flat knitting machines were used in the study to manufacture knit samples that were entirely made of 87.3 Tex acrylic yarns. The finding indicates that there are unique relationships between fabric tensile characteristics and jacquard effect structures. Tensile characteristics like tensile strength and elongation percent at break of jacquard effect knitted fabrics vary substantially from one another. The knit structure has a considerable impact on the length wise and width-wise tensile strength of jacquard-effect knitted fabrics at Sig. 0.000 and Sig. 0.000, respectively. Additionally, the interaction of fabric structure and weight, as well as fabric structure and thickness, affects the tensile property of the jacquard effect knitted fabric.

Significance, Application, and Development Dynamics of Concept Art in Gaming Industry

Fatima Shahzad — 2024-09-26

This study strives to explore and establish the initial steps involved in concept art development and opens the door for other gaming experts, clients, and artists for collab\orative communication. This research takes the help of specifically crafted descriptions and carefully selected examples to discuss the steps involved in concept development. These steps include sketching, value sketching, preliminary photo-bashing, rough shading, edited photo-bashing, and the final concept. The steps are established in terms of characters, props, as well as environment. For data collection, interviews were conducted with the artists in creative management to explore the first usable steps of concept art creation, with ’sketch’ in the lead. The significance of value sketches for the environment has also been accredited. For further research, a questionnaire has been employed to determine the estimated time, amount of accepted major iterations, and accepted minor iterations for each character, prop, and environment. The questionnaire proved to be crucial in determining the value of various features discussed in this research. This study proved to be quite productive not only in framing the significance of concept art, but also because it opens avenues for further research carried by gaming experts and researchers who might find it helpful as they set out to approve or dispute the findings. Gaming researchers can employ these findings and apply it on a larger scale, with broader sample size as they determine the relation between company size and usability.