4 Cent Design

Check out how the 4 Cent Design team helped Sonya Cordova’s 6th Grade class in Atlanta learn all about footwear design.

4Cent Friday is back with a concept rendering you definitely didn't see coming. If dinosaurs and humans lived together, what footwear would their caretakers wear?

When Delonte West outlined his Croc-inspired, vent-sided and Red Wing laced signature sneaker, the only natural thing to do was throw a new challenge at the 4Cent Design crew.

4Cent designer Matt DeAlmeida reports this week straight from design school in Florence, Italy, home to some of the world's most beautiful architecture and aesthetics.

4Cent designer Ben Adams-Keane walks us through how he first got interested in footwear design, and how his daily sketches at any time of day inspired his "Shoodles" blog.

4Cent designer Austin Jermacans takes the LeBron 9, Hyperdunk 2011 and Kobe VI back in time, adapting them to the design language of the early 2000s

4Cent Friday is back at it with a concept sketch that takes inspiration from a new avenue. Rather than look for cues from an athlete, building or car, this time around a song helps to inspire.

4Cent designer Brian Moughty gives an inside look at his first week at Pensole, as he toured the Uliko materials studio and got acquainted with his course project.

4Cent designer Brian Moughty takes us through Week 2 of his Pensole journey, as he soaks up some knowledge from footwear engineers and also takes a tour of the adidas Village.

4Cent Design is back at it with another entry. This week, Brian Moughty takes a look at a football cleat with an explosive defensive end in mind.

After five weeks of research & sketchwork, the group's first mini project has come to an end. Enjoy a step-by-step look at 4Cent Design's Mayweather Project.

4Cent designer Ben Adams-Keane offers up a few more polished final concept sketches for a boxing shoe with Floyd Mayweather in mind. Check out the fourth stage of the Mini Project ahead.

4Cent designer Ethan Dean builds off of his teammates' initial research and thumbnail sketches and presents an evolved set of sketches inspired by Floyd Mayweather's style and needs.

4Cent designer Matt DeAlmeida takes on the next step of the Floyd Mayweather-inspired Mini Project 1.0 and offers up a first round of thumbnail sketches.

In the first of a five part series, 4Cent Design takes a brief from a Twitter follower and kicks off the research phase of a Floyd Mayweather boxing shoe concept.

4Cent designer Brian Moughty walks us through the revision process, as he works on a few variations of his much-loved Rondofuse sketch.

4Cent designer Ethan Dean further explores the process of finding inspiration in other products and designs, and walks us through his Sandal Runner rendering.

4Cent designer Matt DeAlmeida, for some reason, chooses an unlikely consumer inspiration in this week's detailed sketch process walk through.