The Many Parts of a Running Shoe
In short: An exploration of the complex engineering, assembly, and environmental impact of modern running shoe construction.
A 1:27 short film in the series “Journey of a Thing”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: tandfonline.com, “Compression fatigue of elastomeric foams used in midsoles of running shoes”; USC Viterbi School of Engineering, “The Engineering Behind Shoe Design – Illumin Magazine - USC Viterbi School of Engineering”; The Wall Street Journal, “The Many Steps Needed to Make Shoes Close to Home”; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “Footwear’s (carbon) footprint”.
Sources used in this film
- tandfonline.com — Compression fatigue of elastomeric foams used in midsoles of running shoes · View →
- USC Viterbi School of Engineering — The Engineering Behind Shoe Design – Illumin Magazine - USC Viterbi School of Engineering · View →
- The Wall Street Journal — The Many Steps Needed to Make Shoes Close to Home · View →
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Footwear’s (carbon) footprint · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: tandfonline.com: Compression fatigue of elastomeric foams used in midsoles of running shoes
- Also: USC Viterbi School of Engineering: The Engineering Behind Shoe Design – Illumin Magazine - USC Viterbi School of Engineering
- Also: The Wall Street Journal: The Many Steps Needed to Make Shoes Close to Home
- Also: Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Footwear’s (carbon) footprint
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