Understanding the problem

Today we had a problem to solve. We needed to design a new cornrow hair style for Lebron James for his first game as a new Cleveland Cavalier. But we first had to study about what cornrows are and the historical significance of the culture of cornrows and how to apply the patterns. We found that cornrows are rich with symbolism and the origins of cornrow hair styles go deep into African culture. (read about it here: http://csdt.rpi.edu/african/CORNROW_CURVES/culture/african.origins.htm)


We used the software from http://csdt.rpi.edu/african/CORNROW_CURVES/cornrow_software/cornrow_software.html
to plan and implement our designs for Lebron's new hair style. Here is one example: