Welcome to the Boot Project an experiment in hands-on education. The objective of the boot project is to develop a snowboard boot using open source design - the idea that everyone working toward a goal openly creates a superior result. This is the same idea that 'open source' programmers have used to develop software for years.

Mission Statement: Learn What You Love.

Will it work? We are not sure.
But we are sure we can learn something by trying.

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Click Here to start learning about Industrial Design in Snowboarding.

Phase One of The Boot Project will involve the following:

a) Looking at all of the existing boots in snowboarding and openly discussing the pros and cons of each design.
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b) Looking outside of snowboarding for inspiration for new ideas, future trends and aesthetics.
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c) Creating a prioritized list of design objectives that the final boot project design will be measured against.
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Phase Two of The Boot Project will get into the Eames Design Process, brainstorming new ideas and looking at all of the details that will make the final design at least as good as the sum of its parts.

Throughout the project, real rider feedback and experience will be used in an ongoing manner, through the comments section of each post.

The Boot Project is brought to you by Windells Camps and Media Knievel.