Walk a mile in my …
One of the activities we will be getting punters into is the calculation of “Eco Footprints”. Problem #1 – where to house this activity; Problem #2 – how would they find it when ready to do it.
It got me thinking what an “eco footprint” might look like … to me I see green barefoot prints… yeah, I know, my analyst is worried also.
…so, I fired up Wings3d and pretty soon realised I had no idea what a foot print looked like, so got my foot wet, stomped on the concrete outside, then sort of modelled the outline of that foot.
Sculpted feet
When I got one right, I duplicated, flipped and then set about smoothing the top edge so they would be bumpy but sexily so, coloured them green, exported the pair of feet as one object, then each separate foot as it’s own object so i could use them together or apart. I experimented with the cartoon model, only including 4 toes but it just did not look right, so messed around with the toe placement until I had something that would strike fear into the heart of a shoe fitter (Athletes foot, let me see you fit that!)
I must admit to giggling with glee when I first brought them in-world – they are perfect (well, I think they are).
Follow what trail?
You start and follow the trail, down the corridor into classroom 2.3 – nice visual metaphor and I am happy with the result – am sure I can use these footies elsewhere also, nature trails, critical paths and the like.
It is nice when an idea so completely matches the end result, particularly when you have to construct all the elements of the solution, then have it make sense to little people.
Just thought I would share. Say “Hi” to your Mum for me.
