Mercer: AI Tools for Fashion

Description

Mercer offers a comprehensive, AI-powered solution designed to transform the fashion product design process from initial concept through to final production. Formerly known as Cala, Mercer serves as a central hub for independent designers, small fashion houses, and established brands, enabling them to consolidate development, production, and logistics into a single, cohesive platform.

The platform empowers users to build a consistent and reliable process by leveraging AI. Key capabilities include training custom, fine-tuned AI models specific to a brand's aesthetic, managing all collection assets in one place, and assigning tasks directly within collections. The AI Designer tool accelerates ideation, allowing users to generate designs from inspiration photos, hand sketches, CADs, or tech packs, or even start from scratch using AI prompts. Notes and measurements can be added directly to creative and technical files, and collection details can be exported to print-ready formats, significantly reducing development timelines.

Mercer centralizes the AI design process, allowing for the creation, uploading, storage, management, and updating of creative assets to keep projects on track. The AI Influences tool helps maintain brand consistency by training AI on reference imagery from past collections or inspiration boards. The AI Designer tool, along with features like Product Variations, Text-to-Image, and AI Paintbrush editing, optimizes the creative workflow and accelerates product development.

Collaboration is a core focus, with features enabling users to share precise design feedback and assign responsibilities through comments, measurements, and tasks. This unified communication system eliminates the need for scattered email attachments and lengthy message chains. Dynamic storage supports image, video, 3D, and Excel files, with direct commenting and collaboration capabilities. Team members can be added for streamlined communication, and designs can be easily shared with team members and production partners via print-ready PDFs and collection links, regardless of whether they have a Mercer account.

Task management tools, including checklists, timelines, and reviews, help keep production timelines on track. Assigned tasks trigger notifications within the dashboard and via email. For manufacturing and production, Mercer allows onboarding of partners to streamline communications and approvals. Enterprise solutions offer production management, logistics handling, and access to a global manufacturing network with expertise across numerous product categories. Mercer's software is designed as a standalone design and collaboration tool for those with existing production networks, streamlining communication with manufacturers directly from the platform.

Mercer: AI Tools for Fashion's Core Features

• AI-powered product design from concept to production

• Unifies development, production, and logistics

• Train custom fine-tuned AI models specific to brand aesthetic

• Manage all collection assets in one centralized platform

• AI Designer tool for accelerated ideation and design generation

• Product Variations, Text-to-Image, and AI Paintbrush editing features

• Add notes and measurements directly on creative and technical files

• Export collection details to print-ready files

• Collaborative features including comments, measurements, and tasks

• Unified communication for design feedback and team coordination

• Dynamic storage for image, video, 3D, and Excel files

• Task management with checklists, timelines, and reviews

• Onboarding of manufacturing and production partners

• Access to a global manufacturing network (Enterprise solutions)

How to use Mercer: AI Tools for Fashion?

1. 1

   Sign up for a Mercer account

2. 2

   Create a new design using the AI design tool

3. 3

   Upload inspiration, sketches, CADs, or tech packs

4. 4

   Utilize AI Designer for ideation and variations

5. 5

   Add notes, measurements, and collaborate with team members

6. 6

   Manage tasks and production timelines

7. 7

   Share designs with production partners

Mercer: AI Tools for Fashion's Use Cases

• AI-powered fashion design
• Brand consistency management
• Streamlined product development
• Team collaboration
• Production partner integration
• Asset management
• Design feedback

FAQ from Mercer: AI Tools for Fashion

• What is Mercer and what does it do?

  Mercer is a platform that helps creators concept, design, and produce fashion products and collections by unifying development, production, and logistics with AI-powered tools.

• How do I create my first design in Mercer?

  Upon creating a Mercer account, you can create a new design by clicking 'New Design' then 'Create AI Image' from the home page and following the instructions.

• What image generation models does Mercer use?

  Mercer uses a mixture of Flux and Stable Diffusion, depending on the feature, and is built to be model-agnostic to offer the latest models.

• Does Mercer provide production and manufacturing services?

  Production and manufacturing services are available on Enterprise subscriptions. For Designer, Studio, and Studio Pro subscriptions, Mercer does not produce or manufacture anything designed on the platform.

• Why use Mercer if it doesn't manufacture products?

  Mercer's software is a standalone design and collaboration tool that streamlines communication between parties with features like comments, notes, measurements, tasks, and timelines, allowing you to share designs with your own manufacturers.

• Can I use product templates in Mercer?

  Product templates are not currently available, but the company is working on adding them.

• Who owns the designs created using Mercer?

  You own the designs you create using Mercer. The company will not use, sell, or license your creations without your consent.

• Can other users access my trained AI models?

  You can share your trained models with other Mercer users, but they remain private otherwise.

• Is my data used to train AI models?

  No, your data is not used to train foundational models or other customers' models.

• How does Mercer help maintain brand consistency?

  Mercer's AI Influences tool can be trained using reference imagery from past collections or inspiration boards to ensure new product development stays on brand.

• What kind of files can be stored and collaborated on?

  Mercer supports dynamic storage for image, video, 3D, and Excel files, allowing direct commenting and collaboration on them.