Shoe Design Techniques

Design is a creative activity. It includes two processes of thinking and materialization. Therefore, what we design should be based on evidence, which is based on the consumption objects, design themes, and design themes that we talked about before. Although it does not require a large number of design theories to be listed word by word in the design process, it does not mean that we can show our own things without any scruples. This will make our design vague and meaningless.

In addition, there is often such a phenomenon in design: it seems that we have already imagined that the image has long run away when we just want to put pen to paper, or we think of a good initial shape and good prospects for development, but we do not know how to develop it.

At this point, we need to use design methods to solve different problems step by step.

The design method is a common design method in many design fields, and is not unique to dress design. For example, the method of combination can be combined with the surface of sandals and the surface of sandals to form sandals in sports shoes. In clothing design, the shirt and skirt are combined to form a dress, which can also be used in automobile design, combining the car and yacht to form amphibious vehicle yachts.

It can be seen that the design method emphasizes the thinking angle rather than the specific technical treatment.

Footwear design method refers to the use of design vocabulary and design rules combined with the characteristics and requirements of footwear design.

The role of the design method is to provide necessary assistance in the lack of image or lack of effective means in the designer's mind.

He has the following characteristics: 1 and independence.

The design can be completed independently without reference materials.

2, strong operability.

Based on simple and effective definitions and methods, we can find out the answers that we need.

3, strong mechanical.

The design method is the way of beginners when the beginner has not set up the design system in his own mind. When the designer has already mastered certain design experience, he should not follow the design method again and again.

4, strong combination.

In the design process, we can embody various design methods in the design objects, making the design flexible and without trace.

In the footwear design, we often use the following design methods: subdivision, bionics, antique, series, opposition, alteration, association, combination, limit and addition and subtraction. Next, we summarize the above design methods so as to be flexible in the design process.

Part 1, part design method.

We know that footwear is made up of components, components, components, fittings and parts. The subdivision design method is to design the components of the above footwear, and then use the aesthetic knowledge to form the creation method of the work according to the design requirements. This design method often starts with the components, then the components, components, accessories and final parts.

For example, when designing a professional female tongue cover shoe, we first plan the components of footwear according to the requirements of consumer and subject matter, then design the parts in detail according to the sequence of parts, components, components and accessories, and use aesthetics to form a reasonable combination. In view of the fact that there are many parts in a shoe, when designing the order of footwear parts, we adopt the following rules to design: 1, according to the order of the main parts of the service parts, first of all, the characteristics of the footwear styles are to help the parts, then the auxiliary parts.

This rule is mainly applied to the larger footwear styles with feature parts, such as ear shoes.

2, according to the order of the structural parts, the previous help, the middle help to the later Gang, this rule is applied to the footwear styles with obvious order in the parts structure, such as the three head type.

3, according to the size of the parts according to the size of the order, first and then small, this rule applies to the parts of the shoe size is more obvious in the footwear styles, such as boots.

This design thinking method is very suitable for beginners. Because beginners lack the material and design experience of footwear, part design method involves many details of footwear, which can play a positive role in accumulating design materials and enriching design experience.

Two, retro design.

The retro method of footwear design refers to the footwear style, which refers to some ancient costumes and decorative patterns. It uses some classical style patterns to decorate shoes. According to the characteristics of modern footwear, it redesigns footwear styles to make shoes a design method of classical charm.

The application rule of this design method in footwear has two main points: 1, reference to some classical style shoes.

For example, on the side, refer to some classical shoes, such as Oriental embroidered shoes, Western Oxford shoes, etc., and imitate some foreign classical bottom heels, such as Lewis style heels, on the bottom heel, and use some ancient materials such as silk and elastic cloth in the processing of materials. In the process of using traditional classical techniques, such as sewing technology, etc.

2, use some classical patterns to decorate the shoes.

Use some classical patterns on the upper or bottom to make the shoes classic.

As shown in Figure 1-3, the Chinese traditional calligraphy and painting art is used in the helping face: the retro design method is often used in classical, idyllic and dreamy themes.

Three, bionic design method.

The bionic design method is the designer through the feeling of the beautiful form of the animals and plants in the nature, using the generalizations and typical techniques to sublimate and art these forms, and creatively design the shoes in combination with the structural features of the shoes.

The application of bionic design method in footwear design has two main points: 1, imitation in shoe parts, and plant shape.

It shows the bionic design of the local parts of shoes, and shows the overall design of the shoes as a bionic design.

22, mimic the texture of animals and plants in shoes materials, such as snake shoes, ostrich shoes, etc.

As shown in Figure 1-8, the fish skin texture is used on the surface.

Bionic design is often used in the design of children's shoes and women's shoes to express hippy and idyllic style.

Four, series design method.

The series design method is a series of deformations designed by designers to divergent thinking of certain or certain design elements, expanding the form of expression of design elements, thus creating various styles of design for the same theme.

The application of the series design method in footwear design has three main points: 1 and last body serialization.

The last body serialization is realized by changing the shape of shoe last and the shape of the last body. The shape of the last type, that is, the fat and lean of the last type, has one, one, half, two, two and three. This way, a variety of fat and thin feelings will be formed to meet the needs of different consumers.

In the same way, the last body has cusp, square, round and so on. In the serialization of the head shape, a series of deformation of a certain head is often carried out, such as a pointed nail, sharp knives and so on.

In the serialization of the last body, the model often changes with the head. The specific method we will discuss in the color design of shoes.

2, color serialization.

Color serialization is a series of application of footwear colors, resulting in a variety of color matching scheme footwear styles.

The color matching methods and corresponding serialization methods of shoes have roughly two situations. We will discuss the specific methods in the color design of shoes.

a, single color serialization.

The shoe surface has only one color, and its color serialization is achieved by determining a series of similar colors of this color.

For example, when the popular colors are yellow, in order to follow the popular colors, serialization of yellow can be done, forming yolk, gluten, orange, golden yellow and so on.

b, a variety of color serialization.

There are two or more than two colors of the shoe surface, and its color serialization is achieved by changing the partial position of colors or changing colors of some of them.

For example, the shoe covers are red and the enclosure is black. When they are serialized, the color of the shoe cover and the enclosure should be interchanged or the color should be applied to similar colors.

3, parts serialization.

The components here are both parts and bottomed parts, such as shoe tongue, shoe cover, stripe and so on, and the bottom parts such as heel and sole.

Its serialization is the deformation of the parts and the combination process. We will discuss the specific methods in the color design of shoes.

What is worth mentioning is that when applying serialization thinking, we must choose the design rules that can highlight the character of shoes, and design, for example, the enclosed shoe type shoes should choose to reflect the series deformation of the covers, and apply the 2-4 rules to serialization, so as to embody the idea of "universality and uniformity in the personality of the series of footwear, including the unity and comparison."

It is a set of footwear designed by a series of methods: in the last section, we discussed the definition and characteristics of footwear design thinking, and the four methods of shoe design, bionics, retro and serial. In this section, we will continue to learn six other ways of thinking in footwear design: opposition, change, association, combination, limit and addition and subtraction.

Five, oppose design method.

The anti design method of footwear is, as the name suggests, to consider the original form and character of footwear in the opposite position.

Popularly speaking, it is to change one's mind to think about problems.

The significance of objection to the design method is not only the change of footwear shape, but also the beginning of a new form of footwear.

The application of anti design method in footwear design mainly has the following three kinds: 1, opposition to the modeling position of shoes.

Such changes include opposition from the front to the rear, opposition from the top to the bottom, opposition from the left to the right, and opposition from the positive and the inferior.

For example, the opening position of the shoe door can be in front or side and back.

2, objection to the use of footwear.

For example, whether it is possible to turn men's shoes into women's shoes, summer shoes become winter shoes, or ritual shoes become casual shoes and so on.

Applying the characteristics of men's shoes to women's shoes, the tendency of masculinity of women's shoes has emerged.

As shown in Figure 1-10, the summer sandals are against the winter boots: the objection to the application of the design method in the function of shoes, 3, the objection to the footwear fabric and technology.

Fabric thickness and thin, light and rough, soft and hard, slippery and astringent properties can become the content of fabric objection, which brings designers a new perspective in fabric selection.

Objection to processing technology often results in unexpected results.

The objection to technology includes the simplicity of technology and the objection of annoying, the concealment and the release of exposure.

For example, the concealment and exposure of the process are opposed. The former embodies implicit and elegant, and the latter embodies generosity and leisure.

Six. Change the design method.

The change design method of footwear refers to the pformation of one or more elements in the existing form to form a new result.

Popularly, changing the law is the way to steal.

If handled properly, the effect is amazing, but the means adopted are very simple.

The application of the change design method in footwear design is similar to that of the opposition method, and also includes the pformation of the elements such as materials, processes, colors, etc., but the opposition method is to ponder the problem from the opposite angle.

This method is used in the design of shoes with professional style.

Seven, combined with the design method.

The combination of footwear and design refers to the combination of two or more than two parts to form another new thing.

The application of the design method in footwear design is mainly composed of the following three kinds: 1, the combination of footwear components and the whole parts.

It is a combination of the shoes and the soles of sports shoes designed with the sport leisure style footwear: the combination of the footwear 2 designed by the design method, the parts of shoes and some parts.

The two small parts combine to form a big design method which is often used in sandals design. We will analyze the sandals design case.

Eight. Lenovo design.

The association design method of footwear refers to the design method of associating with a certain idea, operating through several thoughts, and finally locating in another idea.

Lenovo design method has two kinds of application rules in footwear design: 1, designing shoes by associative association thinking.