A log of my Industrial Design Thesis Project on highly functional business casual footwear for the bicycle/active transportation commuter.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Initial mens styles and colorways
A mens low and mid oxford. The key styling feature here (among many functional attributes to be explained later) is the asymmetric throat, raising the medial quarter to consider less lace exposure to the chainring. Details and renderings to come...
Womens Low 1 Colorways
Women's tech pack in progress. For now, here are some colorway explorations for the women's low oxford.
The style is a subtle variation in the mens oxford silhouette: a larger collar opening, a lower collar, and a vamp that extends over the eyelets for a stronger touch of organic lines. The vamp will have a story of durability as the material contrasts the neighboring quarter.
For material possibilities, I'm thinking of utilizing the gamut of leathers and faux leathers with natural textures.
The color palette, as cliche or overused as it may sound, is an urban jungle inspiration--combining timeless rugged earth tones with deep hues referring to rich, natural organics. The goal is to pronounce the rich expression in sartorialism (color, materials, subtle details,...) on an everyday contemporary silhouette of a vulcanized shoe. Tough but slick. Bold but clean. Ok, you get it (I hope!)
msb
The style is a subtle variation in the mens oxford silhouette: a larger collar opening, a lower collar, and a vamp that extends over the eyelets for a stronger touch of organic lines. The vamp will have a story of durability as the material contrasts the neighboring quarter.
For material possibilities, I'm thinking of utilizing the gamut of leathers and faux leathers with natural textures.
The color palette, as cliche or overused as it may sound, is an urban jungle inspiration--combining timeless rugged earth tones with deep hues referring to rich, natural organics. The goal is to pronounce the rich expression in sartorialism (color, materials, subtle details,...) on an everyday contemporary silhouette of a vulcanized shoe. Tough but slick. Bold but clean. Ok, you get it (I hope!)
msb
Other than TIME, the biggest barrier in design and development...
...is communicating between your cohorts in China.
It's not new to me, being a former product manager dealing with our China agents on a daily basis... but really are my diagrams and explanations hard to understand? The answer by virtue of this post topic is YES, apparently. I just have to be patient and seek other ways to get my point across. And that my friends is an essential part of Industrial Design; not only seeking different/smarter ways to reach the needs of the consumer but also being creative in how we can get our point across to all the touchpoints during development.
Efficiency.
Oh right, the reason why this post came about is because my first shank model came out absolutely different than what I ordered. Round 2, here we go.
It's not new to me, being a former product manager dealing with our China agents on a daily basis... but really are my diagrams and explanations hard to understand? The answer by virtue of this post topic is YES, apparently. I just have to be patient and seek other ways to get my point across. And that my friends is an essential part of Industrial Design; not only seeking different/smarter ways to reach the needs of the consumer but also being creative in how we can get our point across to all the touchpoints during development.
Efficiency.
Oh right, the reason why this post came about is because my first shank model came out absolutely different than what I ordered. Round 2, here we go.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
WORKS: Upper Concept Sketches--PLEASE COMMENT.. Any feedback is good feedback!
Some concept sketches...
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| *the black "overspray" on the middle midtop is... exactly that look i'm going for, if you were wondering. |
Thank you, msb
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