Creative Design: Graduate

Luminance Guard

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Abstract

The designers challenged to develop customizable 3D printed shoes with a special ability to emit light in the dark using novel 4D printing (4DP) materials for improving child pedestrian’s visibility and safety. By adopting a modular design approach, this shoes design is comprised of an internal frame, an external upper, an outsole, and a customizable insole. A special glow-in-the-dark 4DP material was utilized to print the external upper which enables the shoes to glow in the low-light environment after being exposed to light. With the integration of different design technologies (3D foot scanning, CAD modeling, 3DP, and 4DP), this modular shoes design addresses users’ functional, expressive, and aesthetic needs; specifically, the utilization of flexible 3DP and novel 4DP materials maximizes the child pedestrian’s comfort and safety. This experimental design first adopted the 4DP material in the footwear development and unlocked its potential for the wearable product design and development. 

Keywords: 3D Printing, 4D Printing Material, Modularity, Footwear

How to Cite:

Li, Y. & Lee, Y., (2024) “Luminance Guard”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 80(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.17077