Isaac Kim: Contract Industrial Designer in San Diego, CA

All facets of design process of products for action sports and combat including development and end-user analysis. Communications with internal & overseas team, and factories. Regularly reach out to consumers, athletes, and online community for research and feedback. 2D to 3D ideation sketches to refined renderings and technical packages for concepts and seasonal product lines. Produce 3D printed visual and working prototypes for products and packaging. Integral part of changing brand image, identity, and packaging.

As a creative intern, the first few projects were simple redesigns and facelifts for an existing shoe to give it a more modern look. With the outsole already provided, the task was to come up with creative upper designs. This was followed by picking color(color CADs), materials, as well as providing tech packs to have them developed. The outcome was a total of 3 samples, 1 classic tennis shoe, and 2 slip on boots. The project that followed gave me the freedom to choose a theme as well as style for a certain demographic and interest. These included studies in graphic design and art, and again, picking color and materials. The project yielded a series of sandals that were picked to be developed into production for FORM MMA. A company that K-Swiss bought out, Palladium, issued a handful of boot projects. These included "Cold" versions of their signature boots, as well as rain boots, and strapped boots. All designs were original along with color, materials, and parts being carefully picked to meet budgets. The projects went into production and are due in the future.