Blanks: Financial Literacy & Entrepreneurship (Shoe Design Kit)

This project provides hands-on learning experience, guided by our Learning Management Software.

It includes a one-year student subscription to the course and materials necessary for an individual student to complete the project.

Within the online course, you'll find step-by-step video instructions, lesson videos, and additional activities to help students raise state testing and ACT scores, and a certification portion that allows students to earn a micro-credential.

Step into the world of design, branding, and production with this hands-on project that challenges students to create their very own shoe brand.

Explore how ideas evolve from concept to product, learning to think like both a designer and a business owner. From sketching your first design to applying stencils and building a prototype, you’ll bring your vision to life then take it a step further by identifying your target market and launching a brand campaign.

This project is perfect for aspiring designers, marketers, and innovators who want to combine creativity with real-world problem-solving. Ready to make your mark? Lace up and let’s go.

• Design Thinking: Learn how to create for yourself and for others through customer-centered design.

• Market Research: Identify who you’re designing for and what they want.

• Sketching & Prototyping: Turn ideas into visual designs and transform those designs into physical models.

• Stencil Application: Use real-world techniques to add color, texture, and detail to your product.

• Cost Analysis: Break down the basics of product pricing, from materials to markup.

• Branding & Marketing: Create a brand identity and plan how you’ll launch it to the world.