# Julie Y.

> Staff CMF Designer at Google

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/juliey

Julie is a Surface Material designer working across the fields of inspiration, implementation and forecasting of CMF- color, material, and finish. Her work is a  multidisciplinary blend of product design and material knowledge which has spanned across the industries of contract furniture and interiors, consumer electronics, soft goods, and textiles.

## Work Experience
### Staff Cmf Designer @ Google
Jan 2022 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
CMF Design Lead for Wearables and Nest
CMF Design Lead for Google Fitbit Ace LTE

### Global Material Design Lead @ Steelcase
Jan 2017 – Jan 2022 | 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

### Senior CMF Designer @ Fitbit
Jan 2015 – Jan 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

### CMF and Trend @ Unknown
Jan 2012 – Jan 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.

### Industrial Designer @ New Deal Design
Jan 2007 – Jan 2009
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

### Design Intern @ Smart Design
Jan 2007 – Jan 2007
Participated in a wide range of projects though different phases of design which included packaging, housewares, and consumer electronics.

### Intern @ Seven02 design
Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 | Palo Alto California
Contributed to various projects in that included consumer electronics, housewares and furniture.


## Education
### MA in Textile Futures
Central Saint Martins
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012

### BA in Industrial Design
California College of the Arts


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/julieyonehara

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Last updated: 2026-03-25