Shoe Project
Shoe Project
Shoe Project
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Saeb Choudhury & Avis Robinson
Target Market
One of the marketing decisions made while designing
the SCAR shoes was finding a specific demographic to
market to. While Slash Industries does not market to a
specific gender or ethnicity, our product is geared
towards the 18-40 age range, as research shows that
this is the most physically active age group. This makes
the 18-40 age range most likely to purchase our
footwear, and therefore they represent the market we
are trying to target.
Shoe Design
Our shoes are manufactured to look clean, while having the comfort, support and
durability of athletic shoe. Slash Industries uses environmentally friendly options to
create a sturdy and long lasting shoe that is completely biodegradable. Our soles are
all solid white in color, and made from LACTAE HEVEA, a natural rubber made from the
extracted milk of the Hevea tree in South America. The pockets of air that make up the
microstructure of the natural rubber soles of our SCAR shoes provide excellent
comfort and shock absorbance. The quarter of our shoe is made from CLIMATEX, a
fabric that is so biodegradable that farmers can use it as mulch. The counter,
providing support on the heel of the shoe, is also made from this material, but it’s
raised slightly to accommodate extra padding. All fabrics come in stock black color
and are dyed using the same eco-friendly method that Nike uses. It’s called DYECOO,
and uses reclaimed CO₂ so that no chemicals are used, making water waste treatment
unnecessary.
The shoe on the top is the most basic model for our line of
SCAR athletic shoes. It’s a basic, classy black and white shoe
that will go with any outfit you wear.
SCAR