Merging technology and users: applying image browsing to the fashion industry for design inspiration

Annette A. Ward; Stephen J. McKenna; Anna Buruma; Peter Taylor; Junwei Han

doi:10.1109/CBMI.2008.4564959

Merging technology and users: applying image browsing to the fashion industry for design inspiration

Annette A. Ward, Stephen J. McKenna, Anna Buruma, Peter Taylor, Junwei Han

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Abstract

Archives are increasingly important to creative industries, especially the fashion sector, which often relies on historical collections for design inspiration, product-development, and market strategizing. As these collections are digitized and catalogued their accessibility becomes more complex and their usefulness restricted to those skilled in navigating through the metadata. Content-based image retrieval (CBIR) offers only a partial solution to this dilemma. Requirements of the fashion sector necessitate a tool to enhance the browsing experience for creative applications beyond retrieval. This paper highlights limitations of CBIR for applications in creative industries such as fashion. It briefly reviews relevant literature, highlights some research questions, and outlines the approach we are adopting to integrate the requirements of users with the appropriate technology. Examples from Fashion and Apparel Browsing for Inspirational Content (FABRIC), a collaborative 3-year 1.4M pound Technology Strategy Board project, sponsored by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), provide a real-world application.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2008 International Workshop on ContentBased Multimedia Indexing
Subtitle of host publication	conference proceedings
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	288-295
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781424420445
ISBN (Print)	9781424420438
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMI.2008.4564959
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	6th International Workshop on Content-Based Multimedia Indexing - London, United Kingdom Duration: 18 Jun 2008 → 20 Jun 2008 http://cbmi08.qmul.net/

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Workshop	6th International Workshop on Content-Based Multimedia Indexing
Abbreviated title	CBMI-2008
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	18/06/08 → 20/06/08
Internet address	http://cbmi08.qmul.net/

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Retrieval
Semantics
Databases
Model

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Ward, AA, McKenna, SJ, Buruma, A, Taylor, P & Han, J 2008, Merging technology and users: applying image browsing to the fashion industry for design inspiration. in 2008 International Workshop on ContentBased Multimedia Indexing: conference proceedings. IEEE Computer Society, New York, pp. 288-295, 6th International Workshop on Content-Based Multimedia Indexing, London, United Kingdom, 18/06/08. https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMI.2008.4564959

Merging technology and users: applying image browsing to the fashion industry for design inspiration. / Ward, Annette A.; McKenna, Stephen J.; Buruma, Anna et al.
2008 International Workshop on ContentBased Multimedia Indexing: conference proceedings. New York: IEEE Computer Society, 2008. p. 288-295.

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