A fun exercice in Product Design is to draw a men and women version of a design. It’s a good way to be introduced into how to create a design language. You can look at your phone, your computer, your fridge, a bottle of water… and so on, and try to give them a gender. Some may be androgynous.
Feel how a male or feminine design should be, and your line will follow. A quick and simple comparison would be between a muscular male and a sexy female body. There is no magic recipe for that. Best is you define it yourself in order to define better your own style.

About the sketches below, I have in mind a collection that is pure, sleek with a hint of technology. While I try to keep both shoes modern yet elegant. The challenge will be giving a gender to each, keeping the original inspiration of the design. Then, I guess I don’t need to tell you which shoe is which gender. If I have well done my job, it should be obvious enough. :)

DESIGN A

Design B


Which one is Male or Female?

Tell me in the comments.

 

HINT: To differenciate the gender, I mainly play with:

  • the last size (standard size for Women: 36, Men: 42)
  • the instep
  • the thickness of the outsole
  • the thickness of the foam of the tongue
  • the curves of the lines
See also  How to Turn a Love for Shoes Into a Shoe Design Career

I do not have any checklist in my mind before starting drawing these sketches. I guess I would feel so unnatural if I had one. There is so many ways to give a gender to your Design that best is to leave your creativity driving you. So “the key is not about following a checklist, but to feel it”.

See you guys for the next TIP OF THE DAY ! Hope it helps.
If you want to start learning how to sketch, don’t forget to sign up to the blog and get the Designer Starter Kit.

AND Merry Christmas !

2 comments

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Hello! I'm Chou-Tac, a Product Designer from France.

If the sketching methods I’ve acquired aid me in my life and in my industrial design career, I believe that they can also help you reach your dream goal as a student or professional designer.

Leave a comment in the blog or send me an email at choutac@thedesignsketchbook.com : )

Chou-Tac

Trending

Last comments

  • Abudi: “EthiopiaMay 12, 14:27
  • harry: “1. India,22 2. I’m pretty good at sketching, but I want to learn the fundamentals for sketching professionally, and I…May 12, 13:53
  • Anita: “1. Germany, 29 2. I stopped drawing a while back, but start to get back to it again now. I’m…May 12, 04:40
  • Craig Corpuz: “1.The Great State of California. Ancient 2. I want to refine my skills in preparation for the feature film industry.…May 12, 00:56
  • Yeong-Ho Yu: “1. South Korea. 50 years old 2. I want design my product ideas 3. AI recommended your blogMay 8, 07:31
  • Bhakti Gharte: “1. India, 22 2. To enhance and improve the sketching skills 3. Sorry, I don’t remember it was long time…May 7, 13:27
  • MR HAROLD BAXENDELL: “Am 67, retired, new hobby, want to get into urban scetching.May 7, 13:21
  • Chou-Tac: “I am glad you love it! You might like that one too: https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/how-to-multiply-your-ideas-with-the-random-product-technique/ Have fun! Cheers, Chou-TacMay 6, 18:52
  • 90CLUB: “This post is super helpful! I love the Random Product Technique—it makes drawing feel less intimidating and more fun. Can’t…May 6, 18:32
close-link
Start Sketching Today Step-by-step!

GET YOUR DESIGNER STARTER KIT NOW!

The
close-link
The
YES! I NEED THE BOOK!
Send me The Book
close-image