Project 02Adizero Traction2023
Data-driven Traction Patterns Designed for the FW24 Adidas Adizero Performance Running Shoe Collection

As part of my internship at Adidas as a Footwear Computational Designer and Engineer, I collaborated on the development of data-driven outsole patterns for the Adizero Adios Pro 4 and Adios 9 running shoes. Using collected pressure data, we translated movement insights into performance-led, geometric traction designs. Leveraging Grasshopper, we developed a parametric algorithm to generate and adapt grid-like traction structures tailored to each outsole. The result was a collection of visually engineered, high-performance designs.


+ Footwear Design and Development
+ Computational Design Engineering
+ Innovation


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