Lindsay White Funk
Footwear Designer
Portland | United States
Skills
No information
Interests
Traveling
Yoga
Hiking
Snowboarding
Surfing
In my own words
— LindsayWhile designing shoes for many years, I discovered that I have an eye for color and trend that makes me uniquely valuable.
Not only can I provide conceptual and detailed technical designs, but I can also create original prints and on trend color palettes. This mix of skills is not easy to find in one designer.
My speciality is in the action sports, athletic and outdoor markets for footwear, accessories and apparel. Because I currently freelance for multiple brands, I've found my skill set to have grown exponentially in a short period of time, which for a designer is extremely valuable.
Trajectory
Apr 2022 — Apr 2024
JORDAN: Sr Footwear Materials Designer · Nike, Inc.
• Senior Footwear Materials Designer for Jordan Women's Team
• Create seasonal storytelling and unique seasonal material palettes
• Use post-process design techniques to curate seasonal collections of new and retro products
Jun 2021 — Jan 2022
Footwear Designer (contract) · Bogs
• Designed footwear for Bogs for men's, women's categories
• Designed seasonal footwear that includes uppers and outsoles for shoes and boots
• New styles released Spring 2023 - Fall 2023
Dec 2019 — Mar 2022
SOREL: Footwear Color / Material Designer (contract) · Columbia Sportswear, Inc.
• Collaborated with in house team to create men's and women's seasonal collections
• Designed seasonal collections using Sorel's color and material palettes
• Collections released Spring 2021 - Fall 2023
Jun 2021 — Aug 2021
Footwear Designer (contract) · Forsake
• Designed outdoor sneaker for Forsake for men's category
• New design released Spring 2023
Jan 2015 — Jan 2020
Apparel Print Designer / Production Manager (part time) · Seea
• Create original prints for seasonal collections
• Collaborate with owner / lead designer on seasonal collections
• Create tech packs for production
• Manage production, inventory of materials and trims
Jun 2016 — Feb 2019
TEVA: Footwear Designer + Color Designer (contract) · Deckers Brands
Footwear Design
• Designed Men's and Women's Voya Collection
• Design Patents for Voya Infinity and Hurricane XLT Infinity
• Designed footwear for Teva for men's, women's and kids' categories
• Designed seasonal footwear that includes sandals, shoes and boots
Color Design
• Collaborated with merchandising team to create seasonal collections
• Designed seasonal collections using Teva's color palette
Aug 2017 — Oct 2017
Footwear Color Designer (contract) · Birkenstock USA, LP
• Created digital line drawings for new and existing styles
• Collaborated with in house designer on material and color directions
• Seasonal color collections for Spring 2019
Aug 2017 — Oct 2017
Footwear Color Designer (contract) · The North Face
• Collaborated with in house designer to create seasonal collections
• Provided color design for men's, women's and youth footwear lines
• Color collections for Spring 2019
Jan 2017 — Oct 2017
Footwear Designer + Color/Material Designer (contract) · Birdies
• Designed women's footwear for start up brand Birdies
• Provided trend, color and material direction for seasonal lines
• Worked with off site development team for sampling and production
Jan 2015 — Jun 2017
Accessories Color + Graphic Designer (contract) · STANCE
• Provided color design and original prints for mens' and women's seasonal collections
• Worked on NBA and NCAA licensed product
• Color and technical design Holiday 2015 - Fall 2018
Oct 2015 — May 2017
Apparel Print + Color Designer (contract) · Izzy & Ferd
• Designed original hand drawn prints for children's apparel
• Provided color design based on seasonal brand palette
• Provided tech packs and print ready files
May 2008 — Dec 2014
VANS: Footwear Designer + Color/Material Designer (full time) · VF Outdoor, Inc.
Lead Footwear Designer for the Surf Footwear category
• Designed original concepts for both closed toe footwear and sandals for men and women.
• Designed thru entire process from initial concept sketches and renderings, to color and material selection for the entire category.
Sep 2004 — May 2008
Industrial Designer · Skyline Displays
Spacial and graphic designer for international trade show exhibit design company.
Jun 2002 — Sep 2004
Industrial Designer · Creatives On Call
Staff designer for creative staffing agency in Cincinnati Ohio.
Activity
Education history
University of Cincinnati
Bachelors | 1997 - 2002
