Creativas Fashion Design Studio
By Amanda Bindel,
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Fabulously fun fashion school requires printer.
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What’s It About?
In CREATIVAS FASHION DESIGN STUDIO, four creative high school students are mysteriously invited to join the Creativas team, where they'll learn about design while creating. To play, parents or kids will need to print coloring pages for each lesson. The lessons start with a video featuring an assignment. Kids color the page and then scan it with the device to see it come to life on-screen. The colored design is featured alongside other items in the closet, and the characters can try on the different outfits, mixing and matching. To get to the next lesson, go back to Home and swipe to see the next empty mannequin.
Is It Any Good?
Seeing your own coloring designs come to life on-screen is absolutely cool, and learning design techniques in the midst of the fun is even better. A delightful diva teaches kids art techniques as she instructs her own squad of students in short video episodes. Then kids set to work coloring the printed outfit using the techniques and concepts they just learned about, from primary colors to changing the pressure of their coloring. Quite a bit of content is included for free, and kids can redo lessons to color the same designs again. Though technology doesn't yet allow scanning in freehand designs, kids will find plenty of pieces with which to create outfits in the studio. Though there are only a few characters, they represent both genders and more than one skin color. Scanning can be tricky and may take several tries. Also, navigation through each lesson isn't entirely linear: After kids complete a lesson, it's not intuitive how to get to the next one. A few more embedded navigational hints would be helpful to make this unique experience seamless.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about different design elements, such as color, cut, and texture. What kinds of elements do kids like? Why?
Let your child play fashion designer and choose an outfit for you to try on, accessories and all.
Cut out some of the colored designs to dress up small dolls (tape the designs on them), or make your own paper dolls to dress up.
App Details
- Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android
- Subjects: Arts: drawing, painting, Hobbies: fashion
- Skills: Creativity: making new creations, Tech Skills: digital creation
- Pricing structure: Free (First lesson is free. Others require in-app purchase.)
- Release date: October 11, 2015
- Category: Educational Games
- Topics: Arts and Dance
- Publisher: Playsmart Labs Inc.
- Version: 1.11
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 7.0 or later; Android 4.0.3 or up
- Last updated: July 12, 2020
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