What Does a Footwear Designer Do?

Footwear designer refers to the person who designs various types of footwear products based on the human body's foot shape, movement mechanism, and aesthetic principles, combined with the nature and manufacturing process of shoe-making materials.

Footwear designer

Footwear designer refers to the person who designs various types of footwear products based on the human body's foot shape, movement mechanism, and aesthetic principles, combined with the nature and manufacturing process of shoe-making materials.

Carry out market research to collect and organize popular elements and grasp the trend; carry out market research to collect and organize popular elements and grasp the trend.

Chinese name

Footwear designer

Foreign name

Shoe designer

Principle

Human foot shape, movement mechanism and aesthetic principles

Work content

Computer aided design and boarding

Attributes

light industry

Career profile

R & D capabilities are at a disadvantage

(1) Design the shape and structure of the last, upper, and sole;

(2) Computer aided design and boarding;

(3) Carry out market research, collect and organize popular elements, and grasp popular trends;

(4) Development of new products, trial production of new materials and processes, and introduction of new technologies;

(5) Formulate processing technology for footwear products;

(6) Production management and process management of footwear products;

(7) Formulate, review and implement enterprise standards for footwear products;

(8) Participate in or undertake the formulation, inspection and acceptance of raw and auxiliary materials.

China is a traditional big country in shoemaking, but due to the lack of independent design and product development in the industry, the use and training of design talents have not kept up, making the company's product research and development and design level far lower than the output growth level and research and development capabilities At a disadvantage. In terms of product design, many enterprises are still at the stage of imitation and copying. The product style is single, and the homogeneity and homogeneity of products between brands are serious. Due to the constraints of these factors, it is difficult for China to become a powerful country in shoemaking. Enterprises have a very strong demand for design talents, and the role of designers is highly valued. Therefore, it is urgent to regulate the professional qualifications of footwear designers, provide an equal, scientific and healthy platform for design talents, and better promote the development of the industry.

The shoe industry is the leading industry in China's light industry, and footwear products are the main products exported by China's foreign trade. In 2005, China exported 6.9 billion pairs of footwear products, earning US $ 19 billion, and exported to more than 200 countries and regions in the world. It is a highly internationalized product. The main production areas of China's footwear industry are in the Pearl River Basin and the Yangtze River Basin. The three major shoe-making provinces are Guangdong (43%), Zhejiang (20%), and Fujian (15%). The rise of the shoe-making industry has driven the rapid development of related industries, has also accelerated the technological investment in footwear products, and has made great progress in the field of design and research and development. At present, the market has initially formed a design team for footwear products, and plays an important role in the industry. With the improvement of people's living standards, consumer demand continues to rise, and the domestic market has a strong demand for footwear designers. It is expected that the demand for footwear designers in the next 10 years will be 250,000 to 300,000.

The training of design talents in the footwear industry in China mainly depends on the training courses of various footwear designers organized by professional colleges (including Donghua University of Technology) and society. Xiamen College of Arts and Crafts, Fuzhou University, Quanzhou Liming Vocational University, Fujian,

College degree or above in design related majors

A keen insight into fashion trends and related markets, familiar with fabrics, shoe specifications and production workflows; proficient in various design software ^[3]

What we do in footwear design is cleverness, not brute force and more time in line drawing. Someone can draw the line of a shoe for a long time. After grinding the shoes that are expressed later, the line is important, but the line is good-looking. I think it should be based on the rapid expression of efficiency and creativity. This requires a lot of line practice and skillful application of footwear resource collection and software on weekdays. The focus of footwear design time measurement should be on understanding the style of the shoes and consulting a large number of shoes to find common points to capture inspiration and express it quickly on the shoes. , I feel right, the general shoes are conceived, let's adjust the lines and color. We usually train three-dimensional imagination when designing, and rely on our perception to create three-dimensional effects in the brain, which helps us spend less time on the expression of shoes. Only the shoes that I drew in my head felt right, let's quickly outline them with lines, and feel right. Let's adjust the lines. In light of these experiences, the cleverness of expressing footwear design can be summarized as follows:

1. A lot of practice of lines, skilled in drawing handy.

2. Collection and sorting of shoes for easy reference and application. Learn the innovation understanding of Little Japan: Improving the original product is innovation. Spending time in pursuing the so-called originality can no longer keep up with the ever-changing market. Rapid design has become an indicator of design requirements for general export enterprises.

3. Collection of footwear materials. Many of the current models of shoes require silk screen designs, and many styles from border to inner lining need to be used.

4. Reasonable matching and skilled application of software. Many years of experience in the industry, I believe that the vector software and bitmap software should be used together. When designing, it should be faster to sketch in the vector software, and the intention of expression can be more clear. It is easier to express the quick matching of shoes and colors on it. Need to make an effect map and then import the lines into the bitmap software application. You can use iullstrator with Photoshop. In addition to the reasonable selection of design software, the application proficiency of the software also affects the speed of design. If you need parallel spacing, if you choose iullstrator, draw a required line and then use ctrl + D to draw parallel spacing. For example, if we use Photoshop or unskilled software, we may need to arrange them by the help line or by the eyesight.

5. Footwear design concept should introduce the three-dimensional concept, relying on imagination to draw the three-dimensional surface of the shoes in the brain first.

Now I think of these writings to share with you, I will add other thoughts if I think of others. As time goes by, the truth of the original cognition may no longer be applicable as the times change.