Purpose: The purpose of this project is to creating a design for a shoe that a middle school student would wear.
Theme: Preserving Hawaii
Design Thinking Steps
1. Empathy - We need to understand middle school students interests for shoes. Such as designs, patterns, and color.
We need questions to ask our users (the middle school students)
We could do surveys or polls
Theme: Preserving Hawaii
- Plants & Nature - trees, flowers, dirt, sand, mountains
- Native Animals - native birds, nene, bat, Hawaiian monk seals, sharks, dolphins, honu
- Air Quality - clouds, sky
- Ocean - water, beaches, waves
- Open spaces - parks, coastlines
Design Thinking Steps
1. Empathy - We need to understand middle school students interests for shoes. Such as designs, patterns, and color.
We need questions to ask our users (the middle school students)
- What designs or things do you like about your current shoe brand?
- What specific shoe design do you like and why?
- What kind of laces do you want? Color, design and type of string? Why?
- If you could choose anything about your shoe design, what would you want on your shoe and why?
We could do surveys or polls
- What color(s) would you want on your shoe?
- What theme would you want on your shoe?
- What design would you want on your shoe?
- What color laces would you want on your shoe?
QR Code
Caption: QR Code to link to answer questions about designing shoes
QR Code Poster
Caption: Pic Collage to attract people to QR Code
DEfine Shoe Problem
If one person use this sentence
_________ needs a way to __________ because he or she ____________.
For groups use this question:
How might I ________?
In the sentence you should include the user and their need.
- How might we design a shoe that appeals to the general audience of middle school students?
- How might we design a shoe that shows Hawaiian preservation for the middle school students?
How might I ...
- User(the person(s) you are solving for) = MS students
- Need = a shoe that appeals to them
_________ needs a way to __________ because he or she ____________.
For groups use this question:
How might I ________?
In the sentence you should include the user and their need.
- How might we design a shoe that appeals to the general audience of middle school students?
- How might we design a shoe that shows Hawaiian preservation for the middle school students?
How might I ...
- User(the person(s) you are solving for) = MS students
- Need = a shoe that appeals to them
Ideate Shoe Design
Today in class we got assigned partners for the shoe project. My partner and I only had 7 minutes to think of 20 design ideas that we could put on our shoe surrounding Hawaii preservation. There was a lot of people who took the poll, most student liked the beach design with the beach having a 54.5% popularity, being the most commonly chosen. The second most popular theme design was plants and nature with a 19.5% popularity. For the theme of the shoe, the beach theme rose high above all other themes. There wasn't one particular lace color that rose above the rest. The most popular color for shoe laces was black with a 19.5% popularity. The second most common was blue laces with a 18.2% popularity. Some of the ideas I got for the beach is waves, wave energy, sea shells, the Hunu nuku apia'a, palm trees, and the monk seal. I wanted ideas that represented the beauty of Hawaii. I wanted tourist to remember the feel of Hawaii after they leave. The top three themes my partner and I choose were the beach, sea shells, Waikiki beach, and palm trees. All four ideas for the theme will combine into one. The beach would be the main part of the shoe. There would we a wave crashing into the sand. On the sand there would be seashells, each sea shells different from the other. We would have the Hilton Hotel of the rainbow tower represent Waikiki. Hilton is in Waikiki, and a lot of tourist stay in the hotel; and tourist can easily see the tower, towering above other buildings. The rainbow tower is popular and beautiful, the rainbow on the tower standing out because it has many colors on it. On Hawaii Five-O they sometimes use the tower as a background to scenes. The rainbow tower would be in the background of the wave. The palm trees would be right next to the sand on the beach. The beach would only be on a certain area on the shoe. The beach would start some place on the shoe, and end in another place. On the tips of the beach, where the sand ends there will be palm trees hanging over the sand, providing shade. My idea of the shoe design matches everyone's needs because the design has everything people like about the beach in one thing. Most people in Hawaii go surfing every day. People who like surfing like the waves on the beach because they like the feel of coolness of the water, once you jump in. Once you jump in the water, you never want to get out. Sometimes people love the ocean so much, they want to be closer to it. The shoes design of a beach would help remind the user about the beach and good times they had there. The user needs a way to have their favorite theme on their shoe. Users don't want their design to be blank and blend in with everyone else's, they want their shoe to be unique and stand out. To help make the shoe stand out, you can put many things on the shoe. With many things on the shoe, the shoe has a lot of color. Another reason why I have a lot of things on my shoe is because a person might only like a certain thing about the beach. A person might only like the seashells about the beach. I have so many things on my shoe so I would have at least one thing about the beach, a person likes on their shoe. With more items on the shoe, there's a better chance a person would look an object on the shoe, liking the shoe.
Prototype #1
Design of Shoe:
The design I created is suppose to be called WAVE WASH. This design is suppose to have the wave wash onto the beach. On the beach there is suppose to have shells. In the water there us suppose to be a monk seal playing with a ball. In the background there is suppose to be Waikiki with palm trees. I put the seal on the bottom to represent the seal on the bottom to represent the seal chasing the ball, onto the beach.
Requirements of user:
The user wanted a Hawaii design so I gave a user a design of the beach.
I choose a beach design because a lot of tourist come to Hawaii for beaches. On the mainland it's rains a lot and the beaches are dirty. In Hawaii there are ,imi waterfalls on the mountain and the bright sun shinning in your face. If you go to the beach 1 day, you can collect 15 different types of sea shells. Another thing that the user wanted was something unique that represents them. Many people who live in Hawaii like to go surfing at the beach. Some people become pro surfers and surf to get paid. Other people just surf all day on the weekends. Many people at the school surf and the beach would represent them because it is one of their favorite places to go. When surfers where the shoe they can feel close to the ocean all the time.
5. Feedback:
Positives - A positive compliment that my partner and I got was that our shoe design was very colorful. Our shoe design had many different colors that made our shoe pop and stand out.
Improvements - A suggestion that my partner and I got was that we could have different designs in the flower. With just one design in our flower it made the shoe boring. With different flowers on the shoe is will make the shoe more unique and stand out.
The design I created is suppose to be called WAVE WASH. This design is suppose to have the wave wash onto the beach. On the beach there is suppose to have shells. In the water there us suppose to be a monk seal playing with a ball. In the background there is suppose to be Waikiki with palm trees. I put the seal on the bottom to represent the seal on the bottom to represent the seal chasing the ball, onto the beach.
Requirements of user:
The user wanted a Hawaii design so I gave a user a design of the beach.
I choose a beach design because a lot of tourist come to Hawaii for beaches. On the mainland it's rains a lot and the beaches are dirty. In Hawaii there are ,imi waterfalls on the mountain and the bright sun shinning in your face. If you go to the beach 1 day, you can collect 15 different types of sea shells. Another thing that the user wanted was something unique that represents them. Many people who live in Hawaii like to go surfing at the beach. Some people become pro surfers and surf to get paid. Other people just surf all day on the weekends. Many people at the school surf and the beach would represent them because it is one of their favorite places to go. When surfers where the shoe they can feel close to the ocean all the time.
5. Feedback:
Positives - A positive compliment that my partner and I got was that our shoe design was very colorful. Our shoe design had many different colors that made our shoe pop and stand out.
Improvements - A suggestion that my partner and I got was that we could have different designs in the flower. With just one design in our flower it made the shoe boring. With different flowers on the shoe is will make the shoe more unique and stand out.
Iterations
ProtoType #2
In prototype #2 we had to choose one design. The design that my partner and I choose was the flower design. I was in charge of making the inside and my partner was in charge of the outside. For the inside the design we decided to make a water fall, a wave, flowers. and vines. There is a lot of waterfalls in Hawaii especially on the Big Island. The wave represents the beach because Hawaii is known for their beaches. The flowers represent the beauty of Hawaii because Hawaii is a beautiful place.
The changes from prototype 1 to prototype 2 are choosing a whole different theme. sticking with the flower design. From the beach theme the changes is putting flowers instead of shells. Another thing that changed is putting a waterfall instead of Waikiki in the background with a palm tree. I still used green laces and a blue background for the design of the shoe.
Likes:
People liked the different colors in the shoe. People liked how there is a lot going on in the shoe, there is a lot of items going on the shoe.
Suggestions:
People think my partner and I should color the flowers and the waterfall darker so it would stand out from the background more.
Finial Shoe Design:
Our finial shoe design is the flower with the waterfall design. We are going to color the shoe darker so the deign would stand out more and be bold. We decided that we are going to still have a waterfall in it. Since there is only one blue we would use strips to create the waterfall, to make it look like the water is actually coming down. The waterfall would be on the main part of the shoe, the front part of the shoe. Beaches would be on the bottom of the shoe. The flowers would be on the side(where the waterfall is right now in prototype #2). We are going to make the laces green and the outline blue.
The changes from prototype 1 to prototype 2 are choosing a whole different theme. sticking with the flower design. From the beach theme the changes is putting flowers instead of shells. Another thing that changed is putting a waterfall instead of Waikiki in the background with a palm tree. I still used green laces and a blue background for the design of the shoe.
Likes:
People liked the different colors in the shoe. People liked how there is a lot going on in the shoe, there is a lot of items going on the shoe.
Suggestions:
People think my partner and I should color the flowers and the waterfall darker so it would stand out from the background more.
Finial Shoe Design:
Our finial shoe design is the flower with the waterfall design. We are going to color the shoe darker so the deign would stand out more and be bold. We decided that we are going to still have a waterfall in it. Since there is only one blue we would use strips to create the waterfall, to make it look like the water is actually coming down. The waterfall would be on the main part of the shoe, the front part of the shoe. Beaches would be on the bottom of the shoe. The flowers would be on the side(where the waterfall is right now in prototype #2). We are going to make the laces green and the outline blue.
Prototype #3
Island Paradise
1. What did you change in your design? Did you have to change colors?
My prototype #3 was the last prototype of the paper drawing before we did the finial product with the shoe. In the prototype we had the same picture of the waterfalls but we added mountains and the sea. In the prototype we also had less flowers, in prototype #3 we only had 3 flowers in the end. The waterfall was in the front part of the shoe. The waterfall showed water flowing from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain, and crashing down on the bottom of the mountain. Right over the waterfall there is multiple colors to represent the sun set. We made the laces yellow to represent the sun. The sea is right under the mountain to represent that the mountain and the sea has a connection. The mountains and the sea is in the inside and outside of the shoe. The background of the shoe is blue to represent that the sky surrounds Hawaii. I outlined the shoes in red to draw attention.
From prototype 2 a change that we made in our design is that we changed our laces. In prototype 2 the laces were green, in prototype 3 the we changed the laces to red. We changed the front of prototype 2. In prototype 2 the front part of the shoes were flowers. In prototype 3 we changed the front part of the shoes into waterfalls. I prototype 2 the outline of the shoe was purple, in prototype 3 we changed the outline to red. In prototype 2 the designs of the shoes were different. In prototype 3 the designs looked the same. In the inside and the outside of prototype 2 shoe we had a waterfall. In prototype 3 we had mountains and a sea in the inside and outside of the shoe. In prototype 2 we had flowers in the front. In prototype 3 we moved the flowers on the bottom of the shoe with a vine, and the other two flowers to the sides of the shoes, on the mountains.
My partner and I had to change the color of our shoe to be able to color the finial shoe in the same color of the paper prototypes. From learning that there was only one blue in colors we had to change the background of the waterfall. In prototype 2 we only have blue as a background of the waterfall. To make the waterfall stand out and be able to see we had to have different colors than blue to see the waterfall. The colors that we had were purple, pink, red, orange, yellow, green, and blue. From using purple, orange, and blue we could make the waterfall stand out by adding a sunset to the background. To make the outline blend in with the sunset background, we had to change the outline to red instead of purple.
2. How it meets the needs of the user:
This meets the needs of the user because it has a Hawaii based design. Our shoe has waterfalls, sunsets, mountains, seas, and flowers. In Hawaii there is a lot of waterfalls especially on the Big Island. Tourist come to see the waterfalls because the waterfalls represent ancient Hawaii history. Tourist come to Hawaii to also go and play on the beach. One of the most spectacular views is seeing the sunset behind the ocean. When tourist come to Hawaii and sees the view they find it breath taking and remember the view. Mountains represent Hawaii because mountains are used for navigation to help tell you where you are going on the road. Hawaii is one of the easiest places to navigate because it has the sea and the mountain. One of the things that make Hawaii special is using the mountains to navigate because places on the mainland don't have mountains and seas to navigate. Flowers represent Hawaii because flowers are beautiful representing the beauty of Hawaii. When people go to Hawaii they feel like they're in paradise. A lot of places in the world have flowers but Hawaii has a lot of flowers in the state. When tourist come to Hawaii they buy leis. The flower represents Hawaii because one of Hawaii's most famous product is leis. Every time I pick a lei I'm reminded of Hawaii.
My prototype #3 was the last prototype of the paper drawing before we did the finial product with the shoe. In the prototype we had the same picture of the waterfalls but we added mountains and the sea. In the prototype we also had less flowers, in prototype #3 we only had 3 flowers in the end. The waterfall was in the front part of the shoe. The waterfall showed water flowing from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain, and crashing down on the bottom of the mountain. Right over the waterfall there is multiple colors to represent the sun set. We made the laces yellow to represent the sun. The sea is right under the mountain to represent that the mountain and the sea has a connection. The mountains and the sea is in the inside and outside of the shoe. The background of the shoe is blue to represent that the sky surrounds Hawaii. I outlined the shoes in red to draw attention.
From prototype 2 a change that we made in our design is that we changed our laces. In prototype 2 the laces were green, in prototype 3 the we changed the laces to red. We changed the front of prototype 2. In prototype 2 the front part of the shoes were flowers. In prototype 3 we changed the front part of the shoes into waterfalls. I prototype 2 the outline of the shoe was purple, in prototype 3 we changed the outline to red. In prototype 2 the designs of the shoes were different. In prototype 3 the designs looked the same. In the inside and the outside of prototype 2 shoe we had a waterfall. In prototype 3 we had mountains and a sea in the inside and outside of the shoe. In prototype 2 we had flowers in the front. In prototype 3 we moved the flowers on the bottom of the shoe with a vine, and the other two flowers to the sides of the shoes, on the mountains.
My partner and I had to change the color of our shoe to be able to color the finial shoe in the same color of the paper prototypes. From learning that there was only one blue in colors we had to change the background of the waterfall. In prototype 2 we only have blue as a background of the waterfall. To make the waterfall stand out and be able to see we had to have different colors than blue to see the waterfall. The colors that we had were purple, pink, red, orange, yellow, green, and blue. From using purple, orange, and blue we could make the waterfall stand out by adding a sunset to the background. To make the outline blend in with the sunset background, we had to change the outline to red instead of purple.
2. How it meets the needs of the user:
This meets the needs of the user because it has a Hawaii based design. Our shoe has waterfalls, sunsets, mountains, seas, and flowers. In Hawaii there is a lot of waterfalls especially on the Big Island. Tourist come to see the waterfalls because the waterfalls represent ancient Hawaii history. Tourist come to Hawaii to also go and play on the beach. One of the most spectacular views is seeing the sunset behind the ocean. When tourist come to Hawaii and sees the view they find it breath taking and remember the view. Mountains represent Hawaii because mountains are used for navigation to help tell you where you are going on the road. Hawaii is one of the easiest places to navigate because it has the sea and the mountain. One of the things that make Hawaii special is using the mountains to navigate because places on the mainland don't have mountains and seas to navigate. Flowers represent Hawaii because flowers are beautiful representing the beauty of Hawaii. When people go to Hawaii they feel like they're in paradise. A lot of places in the world have flowers but Hawaii has a lot of flowers in the state. When tourist come to Hawaii they buy leis. The flower represents Hawaii because one of Hawaii's most famous product is leis. Every time I pick a lei I'm reminded of Hawaii.
Prototype 4
Island Paradise
The name of my partner's and I's design is Island Paradise. My finial prototype has changed a lot from prototype one. In the first prototype my design was a beach with Waikiki in the back, and a monk seal on the bottom. In prototype 1 we only had a ten minutes to finish the prototype. So the design was rushed and there wasn't a lot of time to add details. The beach represented Hawaii in prototype 1 because a lot of tourist come to Hawaii to go to the beach. The front part of prototype 2 had sand and seashells. The laces were green and the inside and outside of the shoe had a wave developing with Waikiki and a palm tree in the background. The bottom of the shoe had a monk sea playing with a ball.
In my finial prototype I had three days to color the shoe so this prototype had the most detail. The main design of my finial prototype was having mountains with a waterfall represent Hawaii. Waterfalls represented Hawaii because there are a lot of waterfalls on Hawaii, and tourist comet Hawaii to see the water falls. Mountains represent Hawaii because mountains were used to help people navigate on the road in Hawaii. Hawaii is one of the few places that has the sea and the mountain to help navigate. In the front part of the shoe for my finial design there was a waterfall with a sunset in the background. I changed the beach into a waterfall because a waterfall would be more colorful, drawing more attention than the beach. I added the sunset in the background because it added more color and blend well with the waterfall. On the inside and outside of the shoe there were mountains with the ocean on the bottom, and a flower on the top. I had a flower on the shoe because the flower represents the beauty of Hawaii. Hawaii has many places that are beautiful and a lot of tourist take hikes to enjoy the nature. I changed a wave with Waikiki in the background, to mountains with a flower because a mountain with a flower is more attractable. In prototype 1 in the inside/outside of the shoe there was only one thing that represented Hawaii. In the finial prototype there was multiple things that represented Hawaii like the flower, the mountains, and the sea. I choose to have many themes on the shoe because the shoe would be more popular if a person connects with the shoe. If there is only one thing on the shoe, it would be harder for a person to connect with the shoe because they would have to like that one thing. If there is multiple things on the shoe there us a better chance for the person to like a thing on the shoe.
My first and finial prototype had two different designs. The front part of the finial design changed from the first design because the 1st design had the beach in the front; and the finial had a waterfall in the front. The prototypes had different laces because prototype 1 had green laces and the finial prototype had yellow. The outline is different because in the first prototype there was a blue outline, blending in with the design. In the finial there was a pink outline to make the shoe stand more out. The inside/outside of the prototypes are different because the finial prototype's inside draws more attention.
The shoe meets my user's needs because it is unique. What makes this shoe unique is that it has multiple designs. The shoe had mountains, waterfalls, sunsets, flowers, and the ocean. The waterfalls and the sunset goes well because the sunset in the background make the waterfall stand out. The mountains and the sea goes well together because the mountain and the sea represent a balance. The sea is on the bottom of the land while the mountain is on the top. The flower goes well with the mountain because when people go on hikes, people see a lot of flowers. Another way the shoe meets the user is because everything on the shoe is something that Hawaii is famoused for, meeting the requirement of Hawaii theme. Hawaii is known for tourist to see its waterfalls and tourist collecting leas. Hawaii is famous for tourist lying out in places to see the sunset, remembering the sunset for a while. Hawaii is known for their mountains because the Kualoa Ranch Mountains are used to help film famous movies.
Final Feedback:
Some feedback that I got about my finial shoe design is that viewers liked the color of my shoe. They liked how all the colors help make the shoe pop. Something that the viewers thought I should improve is the laces. They thought that the laces were boring because they were only in one color. Next time the viewers said I should make the laces in multiple colors. Another thing that the viewers wanted me to improve on is adding more details to the flower. They thought that the flower kind of looked like a football. By adding more details to the flower people would be able to easily tell what the object is.
If I could do this project again I would add sea life. I would have the mountains on the top but the main focus would be the ocean. In the ocean there would be animals. There would be fish near the coral. There would also be sharks swimming close to the coral. The coral with the fish near it would be on the inside of the shoe. The shark would we on the outside of the shoe, making it look like it was swimming toward the coral. On the front part of the shoe there would be a turtle swimming with two baby turtles on the side of it. The laces would be yellow to represent the sand. The drawing would be in detail to help tell what objects are.
In my finial prototype I had three days to color the shoe so this prototype had the most detail. The main design of my finial prototype was having mountains with a waterfall represent Hawaii. Waterfalls represented Hawaii because there are a lot of waterfalls on Hawaii, and tourist comet Hawaii to see the water falls. Mountains represent Hawaii because mountains were used to help people navigate on the road in Hawaii. Hawaii is one of the few places that has the sea and the mountain to help navigate. In the front part of the shoe for my finial design there was a waterfall with a sunset in the background. I changed the beach into a waterfall because a waterfall would be more colorful, drawing more attention than the beach. I added the sunset in the background because it added more color and blend well with the waterfall. On the inside and outside of the shoe there were mountains with the ocean on the bottom, and a flower on the top. I had a flower on the shoe because the flower represents the beauty of Hawaii. Hawaii has many places that are beautiful and a lot of tourist take hikes to enjoy the nature. I changed a wave with Waikiki in the background, to mountains with a flower because a mountain with a flower is more attractable. In prototype 1 in the inside/outside of the shoe there was only one thing that represented Hawaii. In the finial prototype there was multiple things that represented Hawaii like the flower, the mountains, and the sea. I choose to have many themes on the shoe because the shoe would be more popular if a person connects with the shoe. If there is only one thing on the shoe, it would be harder for a person to connect with the shoe because they would have to like that one thing. If there is multiple things on the shoe there us a better chance for the person to like a thing on the shoe.
My first and finial prototype had two different designs. The front part of the finial design changed from the first design because the 1st design had the beach in the front; and the finial had a waterfall in the front. The prototypes had different laces because prototype 1 had green laces and the finial prototype had yellow. The outline is different because in the first prototype there was a blue outline, blending in with the design. In the finial there was a pink outline to make the shoe stand more out. The inside/outside of the prototypes are different because the finial prototype's inside draws more attention.
The shoe meets my user's needs because it is unique. What makes this shoe unique is that it has multiple designs. The shoe had mountains, waterfalls, sunsets, flowers, and the ocean. The waterfalls and the sunset goes well because the sunset in the background make the waterfall stand out. The mountains and the sea goes well together because the mountain and the sea represent a balance. The sea is on the bottom of the land while the mountain is on the top. The flower goes well with the mountain because when people go on hikes, people see a lot of flowers. Another way the shoe meets the user is because everything on the shoe is something that Hawaii is famoused for, meeting the requirement of Hawaii theme. Hawaii is known for tourist to see its waterfalls and tourist collecting leas. Hawaii is famous for tourist lying out in places to see the sunset, remembering the sunset for a while. Hawaii is known for their mountains because the Kualoa Ranch Mountains are used to help film famous movies.
Final Feedback:
Some feedback that I got about my finial shoe design is that viewers liked the color of my shoe. They liked how all the colors help make the shoe pop. Something that the viewers thought I should improve is the laces. They thought that the laces were boring because they were only in one color. Next time the viewers said I should make the laces in multiple colors. Another thing that the viewers wanted me to improve on is adding more details to the flower. They thought that the flower kind of looked like a football. By adding more details to the flower people would be able to easily tell what the object is.
If I could do this project again I would add sea life. I would have the mountains on the top but the main focus would be the ocean. In the ocean there would be animals. There would be fish near the coral. There would also be sharks swimming close to the coral. The coral with the fish near it would be on the inside of the shoe. The shark would we on the outside of the shoe, making it look like it was swimming toward the coral. On the front part of the shoe there would be a turtle swimming with two baby turtles on the side of it. The laces would be yellow to represent the sand. The drawing would be in detail to help tell what objects are.