383 Design Studio

There's a moment I've seen hundreds of times in my 20 years of teaching.

A designer finishes a course, closes the tab, and thinks, "Ok, now what?"

That moment is what 383 Digital Fashion Design Academy was built to address: the "what next." Swipe through to see what I mean.

If you've taken a course in the past and were unsure what to do next when you completed it, our academy might be your next best step.

🔗 in bio to join, or start with a single course.

Your CLO3D garment looks too big . . . and it might not be a fit issue. 👀

Most patterns, whether you made them in Illustrator, bought them online, or scanned a home sewing pattern, already have seam allowance built in. But CLO3D, patterns don't include seam allowance. So when you import them (and don't remove them), the garment comes out larger than it should on the avatar.

I actually made this mistake in a previous video and only realized it when someone asked about it in the comments.

So naturally, I made a whole video about how to fix it. 😅 And shoutout to .studio for schooling me on this very useful trick!

Watch it now on the 383 Design Studio YouTube channel. 🔗 in comments

P.S. If you're already taking my CLO3D course, make sure you complete this step before moving on with the pattern exercise. 🎓

CLO3D or Illustrator: which should an independent designer learn?

I get this question all the time. But the real question isn't which one is better. It's which problem do you have right now?

If you're still trying to decide which of these tools should be learn, make sure you check out today's video on the 383 Design Studio YouTube channel.

I'll show you exactly how to figure out which one makes sense for where you are today.

Corporate designer turned entrepreneur. 👀

My CAD Chats guest this Thursday, Megan Tou, spent years developing apparel for Tommy Hilfiger before founding her own consulting business in 2023.

Now she helps emerging brands launch and develop athleisure and sleepwear collections, end to end, from design all the way through production.

We're going live Thursday, May 28th @ 6:30PM ET on the 383design YouTube channel. Come hang with us!

Happy Memorial Day 🇺🇸

Taking a moment today to honor and be grateful.

And this week, I'm also celebrating someone who took a bold leap, left a successful corporate career, and bet on herself.

My next CAD Chats guest is Megan Tou, and her story is one you're going to want to hear.

Thursday, May 28th @ 6:30PM ET, live on LinkedIn.

Watch live on the 383design YouTube channel.

Struggling with fashion software?

It's probably not the software. (Don't worry! It's not you either;)

After 20 years of teaching digital fashion design, I've seen the same pattern over and over, and it's almost never about the tool. Or your capability to use it.

This week's video gets into what's actually missing.

Check it out now on the 383design YouTube channel.