Adobe Illustrator vs. Affinity Designer When it comes to footwear design, having the right software at your disposal can significantly impact your creative process and productivity. In this blog post, we will compare two popular design tools, Adobe Illustrator and Affinity Designer, and explore their […]
Making a beautiful design drawing of your new shoe idea is a great first step; now, it’s time to finish your design. The design drawing is just one piece of information you need to communicate your design to the shoe factory. To ensure your sample […]
Franck Boistel the Sole Explorer My friend, Franck Boistel, is an incredible shoe designer with over 25 years of experience designing all types of footwear. To be a pro, you must learn from a pro! E-mail: [email protected] What: Franck’s footwear design workshopWhen: New sessions starting throughout […]
Let’s learn how to make a real factory ready shoe production specification sheet. Now that you have your shoe design finished, it’s time to write a detailed specification sheet. The footwear specific specification sheet or simply “spec” sheet does a few things. #1. The Spec tells […]
Is my shoe design ready for production? The answer is “NO!” Your shoe design is NOT ready for production. Once you have a beautiful shoe design on paper it’s time to think about the details needed to start the DEVELOPMENT process for your shoe. Shoe […]
For shoe designers and developers, the future of footwear development will be driven by F.I.T., Footwear Information Technology. The next generation of shoe design and development software is taking shape in the newest version of RCS, Romans CAD software. Advanced Footwear Information Technology is the […]
40% off Shipping to Europe & UK The Shoemakers Academy.com is pleased to announce reduced book and pro-pack shipping to Europe and the UK. Our publisher is now offering direct shipping from printing plants in Europe! At the Shoemakers Academy.com our goal is help educate […]
Learn to draw shoes! To be a shoe designer for Nike or any other shoes company you must know how to draw shoes! There is no right way or wrong way to draw shoe designs. Every shoe designer will have a different way to put the […]
Shoe Design School & Outdoor Product Design Do you want to be a shoe designer or work for an outdoor products company? There is now a college program exclusively for outdoor gear design and development, including shoe design school courses. The first hands-on college degree program in […]
What is the right foam for shoes? There are many types of foam used to make shoes. We are going to review the foam found in the uppers and outsoles of shoes. First, what is foam? Foam is a soft plastic that is filled with […]