Color, Material, Finish (CMF) is an industrial design area that focuses on the color, tactile and decorative identity of products and the environment.
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Characteristics
CMF designs use metadolgy logic, simultaneous design of the entire identity of the product ranges for a particular brand. This allows, for example, to adopt a single color matrix, rather than using a series of separate and distinct color cards for each product line, as done before. The contribution to the development of this design approach is the impetus given by the proliferation in the 1980s to a complete range of new systemic products.
Brand products are often thought of by different designers who through the use of ad-hoc CMF design guides can work together to ensure a unique yet coordinated identity for the product. This work process is advantageous in terms of selection of base colors for systemic products that are either of heterogeneous origin or are considered OEM products. The latter, though characterized by various forms, can be connoted with the basic colors or materials that represent the brand because of the CMF design. Because the CMF design manual and color matrix have a prescriptive role, the designers make it rarely involved in the applicative distribution of either color, material or individual product finish.
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Bibliography
- Liliana Becerra, CMF Design, Fundamental Principles of Color, Material, and End Design April 2016
- A. H., Herman Miller, Color System for Furniture System , American Fabrics and Fashions, Fall 1983, n. 129, pp.Ã, 43-50
- Sarah O. Marberry, Compendium helps designers coordinate color programs , Contracts, January 1985, p.Ã, 99
- Mitchell C. Thomas, New Thinking Design. Conversation on Theory and Practice , Van Nostrand Reinhold USA, 1996, pp. 60-71
References
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