Julie is a Surface Material designer working across the fields of inspiration, implementation and forecasting of CMF- color, material, and finish.
2022 — Now
San Francisco Bay Area
CMF Design Lead for Wearables and Nest
CMF Design Lead for Google Fitbit Ace LTE
Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
Material portfolio management and inclusions globally:
Trend strategy and communication across product categories - design, surface materials, applications
Project planning and budgeting
Management and mentorship of interns and Junior Staff
Research regarding corporate direction, customer feedback and validation for trend and materiality.
Color and Materials art direction for product launch and digital materials
Product/Project specific material development across various material types
CMF roadmap across products for consistency and blending
Materials visualization through digital tools (keyshot, adobe, microsoft, google) of product and applications to support CMF story
2015 — 2017
San Francisco Bay Area
Work to create annual color strategy that fits within market segmentation and current and upcoming product strategies
Research and implement new colors, materials, and processes for both inbox and accessories
Visualize palette with renderings and 2D illustrator drawings
Collaborate with Industrial design to ensure aesthetic vision, work closely with the Mechanical engineering team to ensure that the vision is achieved.
Create and maintain color documentation and specifications for production
Vendor communication and management
* Obtained Silver Spark Award for Flex 3
http://www.sparkawards.com/galleries/index.cfm?entry=87E2FF55-BF63-426E-BB3D2F25F6C061A9
2012 — 2015
San Francisco Bay Area, New York city
CMF and Trend Development with various regular clientele
Proef Trend Research:
May 2014 - Sept 2015
Cross industry color and material inspiration and implementation
Material research and workshops aiming to inform and implement product innovation
Brand positioning through trend and market analysis
Freelance CMF Specialist
Ammunition/Beats By Dre
Nov 2013 – May 2014
CMF strategy and implementation for Beats by Dre through Ammuniton
Trend research for color development
Color and material overviews through 2D documentation and 3D renderings
Color and finish matching and development
Material Research, Trend Analysis, and CMF Strategy
Material ConneXion
Oct 2012 – Oct 2013
Identified and implemented trends in materials and design which has been manifested through material innovation sessions, CMF, and brand strategy.
CMF Strategy and inspiration.
Brand Strategy and development.
Material research, curation, and graphic design for material innovation sessions.
Research of new materials and technologies for library inclusion and various consulting projects.
Liaison with manufacturers and vendors for preliminary production and sourcing.
Cross-industry product design and development from concept to implementation.
Trend analysis to develop relevant form, color, material.
Design ideation through sketching
Design refinement through photo-realistic product rendering through Photoshop and Illustrator.
3D modeling and SLA rapid prototyping through Alias Studio Tools and Rhino.
Mock up studies, prototyping and preliminary engineering.
Working with clients and vendors through product implementation
Education
2010 — 2012
Central Saint Martins
MA
2010 — 2012
California College of the Arts