color and material design
The MLab Collective was founded by Ms. Suzette to enrich PLC through a comprehensive color material design program. Color Material & Finish knowledge enhances skills required to thrive in global product creation industries. A two-pronged approach is offered to the CMF experience; CMA offers an accelerated scope to color & focused materials, and CMD provides the opportunity to apply for seated color material roles in specific programs and a full curriculum of CMF.
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Skills You Will Learn (CMA vs CMD)
CMA
- Brand specific materials
- Lectures
- Brand Color Theory
- Line Art strategy
- Communication skills
- Vendor Strategy
CMD
- Global Material Lectures
- Material Design & Communication
- Color Theory & Interpetitation
- Color Strategy & Color Merchandising
- Material Strategies
- Line Art & Color blocking
- Vendor Networking
- Professional Skill building
Career Paths
Color and Material roles are the most coveted in product creation industries, they are fluid and expressive, allowing for fast growth.
Here are a few…
- Color Designer
- Material Designer
- Trend & Material Designer
- Concept Creator
- Color Developer
- Color Strategist
- Material Specialist
Vendors
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STUDENT WORK
ALUMNI IN THE INDUSTRY
MLab’s CMF program has 25% of the more than 400 Alumni working globally in color material design-centric roles…
Charlie Kirihara
Adidas
Portland, OR
Kim Liu
New Balance
Lawrence, MA
Yaritza Lozano
New Balance
Lawrence, MA
Haydee Franco
Pensole Lewis College
Detroit, MI
Nathalie Kinney-Greer
New Balance
Lawrence, MA
Bria Thomas
Lululemon
Portland, OR