University Of Alabama Colleges Collaborate To Put Shoe On The Other Foot

By Kim Eaton

An unlikely collaboration between two University of Alabama colleges has resulted in an innovative, yet fashionable, way of displaying student work.

The SHOE PRO-JECT started with one goal – expanding the College of Engineering’s 3-D projection lab’s scope by providing students a “screen” on which they could showcase skills, said Genna Jones, events coordinator for the College of Human Environmental Sciences (CHES).

Brian Taylor, instructor in the CHES department of clothing, textiles and interior design, suggested building a giant shoe as a 3-D projection screen, while Jones had the idea to build the entire shoe out of shoeboxes.“CHES brought to the table the problem-solving resources and creativity needed to build a highly complex and sophisticated canvas on which to highlight the technical and logic skills of engineering,” Jones said.

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