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http://dx.doi.org/10.12940/jfb.2013.17.5.101

Interactive Case Study on Fashion Media: Focused on Showstudio's Fashion Projects  

Kim, Jiyoung (Dept. of Fashion Design Information, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of Fashion Business / v.17, no.5, 2013 , pp. 101-119 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to consider the interactivity which appeared on the fashion media that focus on Showstudio's fashion projects. Showstudio is a famous fashion site that was founded by the famous photographer, Nick Knight, which has displayed interactive projects with fashion designers and artists. The methods of this study are undertaken by theoretical studies and project analysis. The 38 projects under the 'interactive' category are being chosen among archive data and the project explanations, photos and videos provided from the site are studied. Interactivity of fashion projects in Showstudio is considered by main factors such as two-way communication, participation, user control, and responsiveness. Two-way communication appears as transactional communication in the creation process and feedbacks from contents of users. The characteristic of participation appears as participation in the creation process and the practical use of contents. User control appears as control of contents, user interface and streaming media systems. The characteristic of responsiveness appears as real time and synesthesia responsiveness between the user and contents. Showstudio show free communication through digital information transmit system and also indicate the opportunity of innovative interactions among users, media, and contents.
Keywords
fashion media; fashion projects; interactivity; Showstudio;
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