Progress Project 1

I am done with the lasercut model of the foot specifically. In going with the narrative, I've decided to use canvas and rubber as my materials (I had a few problems finding the right material.) I believe that rubber will be effectively used in Kenya for barefoot runners - it will provide traction and yet tthe foot will still feel minimal impact from the rubber after researching the topography of Kenya - which is rugged/a lot of rural roads that are unpaved. Keeping in mind that this will also help with the prevention of smallpox - I believe that canvas is a good material for a comfortable shield against the rubber and it is not permeable which lessens the probability of contracting smallpox through someone else's lesions. In addition, I've researched the ways that the foot strikes the ground for barefoot runners - usually the fore foot and heel, in knowing that - I will only create a protective device for those areas but it will be connected by canvas throughout the foot and rubber on the forefront and heel of the foot.

approach to designing the prototypes - the grey for rubber&canvas and black for canvas

Materials - Canvas and Rubber from tire tubes