How to Design Shoes: Drawing Technique If you want to learn how to design shoes you must first learn the names of the basic shoe parts! Secondly, You must learn how to draw shoes. Drawing by hand or by computer is how you will detail and […]
Download a Sneaker Last for 3D Printing: I’ve had many requests to offer a shoe last for purchase (sorry we don’t have this ready yet). So, while we are working on a way to cost effectively supply you lasts and outsoles, we have put together a .STL […]
How does the shoe design process really work? Does a brilliant young shoe designer just create the new Adidas Power Boost shoe design out of thin air? Not really, our designer can’t do it all alone. Our brilliant young shoe designer is just one part […]
Get Started Designing Shoes Today! This Shoe Specification Drawing Pack is all you need to get started detailing your own shoe designs. This pack contains a technical spec drawing which is a fully detailed shoe design ready for your creative touch. Upper views, outsole designs, […]
What is the cost of shoe component parts? When a designer draws a new shoe or a footwear product line manager starts a new line plan, it is important to have an idea of what the different shoe parts cost. To meet the target selling […]
The Running Shoe and its Parts:The Anatomy of a Shoe Running Shoe Parts Terminology: The Toe Tip: Thin rubber strip from the outsole with a stitch grove to hold it on to the upper. Rubber Outsole: Compression molded in a flat mold Toe Burst Panel: […]
Nike Air Jordan Imminent Shoe Review: No doubt Nike makes great shoes, but today we are going to take a critical look at the Nike Air Jordan Imminent. Rather than review the styling from “Sneaker Freak” perspective or the performance of the shoe for actually playing […]
Outsole Tooling The outsole tooling for athletic shoe is the most complicated and most expensive piece of equipment required for production. The outsole tooling for footwear comes in many different styles and configurations. Shoe outsoles are made from many different types of rubber, plastic, foam, leather […]