Yesterday, Brent James sized up the competition and launched his exclusive two-week daily diary charting his experience in the inaugural PENSOLE footwear design school currently being held at the University of Oregon. The course participants feature some of the brightest up and coming footwear design talent, including previous Future Sole winners, Nike design interns, high school students, college undergrads, and in general very hungry design minds looking to make a huge impact on the footwear industry in the coming decades. Brent gives us a behind-the-scenes Day 2 recap at PENSOLE illustrated by red rubber balls, Air Jordan models, IKEA, and some insights into the footwear design process. Continue reading PENSOLE DAY 2: Are You Ready For Some Footwear? (By Brent James)…