Matt:
“Messing around with the DNA sequence and applying it to some running silhouettes (sketch/SBP)…”
Some time ago I tried something similar, and precisely with hexagons. I gave poor results, because they were my first designs, but it is interesting. You have a cartoon-style, to design. Maybe you could do new things for young and children’s footwear. Also try to make fluid lines, so that you achieve versatility.