Madison Miller was one of the SCAD students who collaborated on the design of Orkin’s new uniforms.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nTo address fit issues, the pants now feature a belt with a locking slide, and the women\u2019s pants have elastic in the back. They also added darting to the women\u2019s shirts. The new performance fabrics are more breathable and stretchy, providing added comfort and flexibility.<\/p>\n
Maintaining Orkin\u2019s brand identity was also part of the equation. The previous uniforms featured a military-inspired design with epaulets on the shoulders, which have since been replaced with a more modern red stripe. Regarding the overall color scheme, the new uniforms have kept the traditional white and red palette, with either khaki or gray pants for commercial or residential uniforms.<\/p>\n
After being field-tested, the new uniforms rolled out in June, and the reaction from the technicians has been positive. \u201cThey\u2019ve loved them so far,\u201d says Harrison, and that\u2019s important because the uniforms affect how technicians work every day and how they feel in front of the customer.<\/p>\n
The SCAD\/Orkin collaboration has also been deemed a success. \u201cOrkin and SCAD are both wellknown brands, and I\u2019m grateful to have worked with them,\u201d Harrison says. \u201cThey have the brightest of minds.\u201d For her part, Miller says she\u2019s thankful for the real-world experience. \u201cMy first job after graduation was working for a work-wear company, so I was looking at a lot of cargo pants.\u201d<\/p>\n
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SCAD students debug Orkin\u2019s uniforms. The phrase \u201cdressed to kill\u201d is certainly apropos when it comes to the Orkin corporation\u2019s new uniforms, which were recently distributed to more than 10,000 Orkin professionals around the country. To achieve its employees\u2019 new look, the 123-year-old Buckhead-based pest-control firm turned to another Atlanta mainstay, the Savannah College of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":31329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[258,32020,16],"tags":[32158,32154,32153,32157,32152,32159,32155,24284,32151,32156],"thb-sponsors":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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