Basketball Shoe Sole Design Review | Performance vs Lifestyle, Molding & Manufacturing Explained

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This video is a basketball-inspired, lifestyle sole design review, breaking down performance, aesthetics, and manufacturability from a professional footwear designer’s perspective. The project was submitted by one of our brilliant Sole Design Masterclass students.

We review a basketball-inspired sole concept and discuss:

Performance vs lifestyle basketball shoes

How topography and organic forms influence traction

Shank design, lateral stability, and cushioning

Rubber vs EVA midsole manufacturing methods

Compression molding vs injection molding

Factory constraints every sole designer must know

Common outsole mistakes (color distances, edges, roundness)

This session is especially valuable for:

Aspiring footwear designers

Basketball shoe designers

Industrial designers moving into footwear

Students learning footwear design

You’ll get practical factory-ready insights that aren’t taught in most design schools.

📌 If you want to learn how to design performance-ready soles with confidence, this is exactly how professionals review and refine concepts before production.

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Timestamps:
00:28 – Concept Direction: Performance vs Lifestyle Basketball Sole
01:24 – Cushioning, Lateral Stability & Shank Design
02:34 – Rubber vs EVA: Compression vs Injection Molding
03:39 – Designing Within Factory & Mold Constraints
05:48 – Outsole Color Distances, Edges & Manufacturing Risks
08:10 – Toe Thickness, Proportions & Final Design Decisions


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