Blue sky Design. Blue sky was different this term. It was more focused on the process then the product. I actually think this blue sky style is much better. It makes failure feel good for some reason because I then think “wow so much room to improve…. willemse would like this… Quick document!’’ It also gives more of a platform to showcase effort because your not only showcasing your final product but also the whole bumpy process.
My blue sky design project. My project was to design a protective insert to put into your shoes to prevent the creasing of the toe region when walking. This was a hard task that took me about twenty hours in my fathers work shop. I had thought about this problem for quite a long time before the blue sky started, it was not util I was short for a problem that was aprove worthy from Willemse. It wasn’t until Jacob told me that I should create a crease protector, then It all clicked and i wrote up a form and got approved.
Over the twenty hours I spent working I failed many, many times. Stage one of production was to chose my materials. My father and a carpenter named Warren helped me Chose a foam for the base then a strong but kinda flex material to lay overtop.
Step two was to hand carve the shape I wanted out of foam. Each foam block brought took about forty five minutes to carve.
I carved around ten foam inserts till I was happy on a pair. Say about after carving 4 foam inserts i decided to try and fibre glass one. I laid fiber on top of the foam then doused them in the liquid glass to create “fibre glass” I did two layers on my first attempt. 
After the fibre glass hardened’s I move to carving the foam out. My first fibreglass casting was too small and thin for my shoe. My next casting was too big. 
Then my third casting was just right. I put an extra layer on the toe to reinforce toe while keeping the structure flexible. I sanded and dremeled out the foam until it was a nice fit.
The exhibition night. My table was the first one you see when you walk into the large PLP room, and I was totally ok with that. I was so proud of my creation and the effort i put into it. After so many hours and hard work I actually designed a original crease protector that works after drawing, drafting and improving.
