The "Revolutionary" Shoe

I decided to choose the “Participate in the ‘Third Industrial Revolution’” project. This project entailed that I design something such as a font or shoes. This project is showing how important customization is becoming in terms of buying consumer goods.

I knew I wanted to design a Vans Shoes but I had an issue deciding what it should like. I tried listening to various Disney songs and reading my beloved collection of Garfield comics, but nothing seemed to help. So, like any other bored young adult, I went on Facebook. I was scrolling through my feed and I saw some pictures from Traditiation. Those pictures reminded that I didn’t have many pieces of clothing that were my residence hall’s (Duvall, the best residence hall) colors, pink and green. I finally had an idea of what my shoe should look like.

I decided to use neon green and neon pink as the two primary colors because I believed that they complemented each other nicely. I used an old school style of shoe because I wear that style of shoe now and I enjoy it a lot. I originally had the neon green on the front back, but the stripe didn’t come in neon green. That obstacle forced me to flip the colors but I think it worked out for the better. I tweaked a few little details but I finally ended up with the shoes in the picture up above. The only thing I would do with the shoes that I can’t do is write my name given to me during Traditiation, Royal Moses, on the shoe.

I really wanted to make these shoes as a memento of some sort. I really enjoyed my time at Traditiation and met a lot of great people. I also saw Traditiation as a start of a new chapter in my life and I figured these would be a great reminder of that.