Influence of Display Methods on Impressions of Real Fabrics and Their Digital Images

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the influences of display methods on impression of real fabrics and their digital images. Visual and tactile assessments were both carried out to compare three display methods: a flat shape and two types of three-dimensional shapes. The differences on evaluated impressions were clearly observed between the flat and three-dimensional shapes. Although the most appropriate shape to describe the real fabrics' impression cannot be identified from the results of the nine evaluation categories used in this study, the three-dimensional shapes are superior to the flat shape in the comprehensive assessment. The influence of the display methods on the real and image samples indicated a similar tendency. This result therefore suggests the possibility to communicate fabric feelings to consumers via digital images of fabrics.