Lindsay White Funk

Footwear Designer · Nike, Inc.

Portland, OR

In My Own Words

While 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.

Work Experience

JORDAN: Sr Footwear Materials Designer

Nike, Inc.

2022 – 2024

• 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

SOREL: Footwear Color / Material Designer (contract)

Columbia Sportswear, Inc.

2019 – 2022

• 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

Footwear Designer (contract)

Bogs

2021 – 2022

• 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

Footwear Designer (contract)

Forsake

2021 – 2021

• Designed outdoor sneaker for Forsake for men's category • New design released Spring 2023

Apparel Print Designer / Production Manager (part time)

Seea

2015 – 2020

• 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

TEVA: Footwear Designer + Color Designer (contract)

Deckers Brands

2016 – 2019

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

Footwear Color Designer (contract)

Birkenstock USA, LP

2017 – 2017

• 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

Footwear Color Designer (contract)

The North Face

2017 – 2017

• 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

Footwear Designer + Color/Material Designer (contract)

Birdies

2017 – 2017

• 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

Accessories Color + Graphic Designer (contract)

STANCE

2015 – 2017

• 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

Apparel Print + Color Designer (contract)

Izzy & Ferd

2015 – 2017

• Designed original hand drawn prints for children's apparel • Provided color design based on seasonal brand palette • Provided tech packs and print ready files

VANS: Footwear Designer + Color/Material Designer (full time)

VF Outdoor, Inc.

2008 – 2014

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.