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SENIOR YEAR STUDIO PROJECT AT ASU
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DESIGN BREIF
To develop a lifestyle shoe with cooling capabilities to thermosensitive areas of the human foot.


BACKGROUND
The Aerator is my first semester project from my senior year. The project had no specific guidelines. We could design whatever we wanted. My main interest is in footwear, and I chose this opportunity to create a unique lifestyle shoe. To gather ideas on potential market demand, I ran a survey of 50 people within my social network, all of whom wear and like sneakers. Of all the responses, one caught my eye:
"Built in conditioning." - Alexander Le

RESEARCH
As my primary research method, I used a Google Form as a means of conducting a survey with 50 responses.
Here are the findings:


USERS
After combing through answers, I picked two people who exemplified the intended users for my product.

SHARON, 54
Sharon is from London, UK and is currently living in NYC. She is an interior designer and runs her own practice in Manhattan.
Sports: Running and weight training.
Purpose For Footwear: Performance, lifestyle, fashion, and collecting.
Looks For: Performance, aesthetics, comfort, brand recognition, and durability
Willing to Spend: $300 - $600

BLANDIN, 21
Blandin is from Burundi and is currently living in Tempe, AZ. He’s a student at ASU and is studying business in the W.P. Carey School of Business.
Sports: Basketball
Purpose For Footwear: Performance, lifestyle, fashion, and collecting.
Looks For: Aesthetics, comfort, and durability
Willing to Spend: $300 - $600

SKETCHES

CONCEPT
For the concept, I traced the final sketch on Procreate and added materials and color to this illustrated rendering.


MODELS
Producing a wearable prototype was of the utmost priority. People want to try on shoes. I started out with a rough half scale model to practice the technique of pattern making and hand sewing. This helped me learn how to make a real shoe and to develop full scale models for iteration and fast fail development. I then created the CAD models of the sole, which I used to build a silicone mold.


While the shoe itself is only a wearable display model and not functional, the air conditioning should be relatively simple. The battery pack on the heel counter of the shoe contains a cylindrical opening to house the fan, which blows air through a small duct and pad that wraps around the bottom of the user’s foot. The user can operate the fan by pressing the buttons on the side of the battery pack or via bluetooth through the app.

APP UI/UX



Profile
Battery Level
Distance Walked
Steps Walked
AC Power

FUNCTION




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