Vanessa Newsome

Vanessa Newsome is a fashion technologist, trend forecaster, designer, and educator specializing in digital design, graphic design, and trend analysis and forecasting. She holds degrees in Fashion Design and Visual Communications and is pursuing a graduate degree in Emerging Media, with a focus on AR/VR, XR design, and immersive storytelling.

Her professional experience spans industry consulting, creative strategy, and education. Vanessa has authored several self-published books on design technology and has worked with a client list that includes Guess, Inc., 7 For All Mankind, Bebe Stores, Inc., Kellwood Company (XOXO), the Disney Institute, and the Luxor Hotel Las Vegas. As a Fashion Design Operations Consultant, she has partnered with fashion and lifestyle brands to analyze workflows, improve efficiency, integrate design technologies, and mentor designers through concept development and ideation.

In addition to her industry work, Vanessa is a dedicated academic with extensive experience teaching undergraduate fashion design and fashion technology courses at all levels. She has developed and written curriculum for computer-aided fashion design and digital design courses and has taught at ASU FIDM for 23 years. Her teaching and research interests center on the intersection of fashion, technology, and emerging media, exploring how digital tools, storytelling, and forecasting shape contemporary design practices and the future of the fashion industry.

Top Specialties

• Digital Design
• Graphic Design
• Fashion Technology
• Trend Analysis & Forecasting
• Color Forecasting
• Concept Development & Ideation
• Creative Strategy
• Fashion Design Operations Consulting
• Course & Curriculum Development
• Emerging Media (AR/VR, XR Design & Immersive Storytelling)