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Ch15. 拆招CMF設計談向世界展示最好的自己
CMF is a specific discipline within industrial design that focuses on the development of a product’s color, material, and finish. Unwrap CMF shares bite-sized stories of CMF Design to inform and inspire those interested in this niche yet fascinating field, with digestible contents for anyone and everyone. Comments and inspirations are welcome!
When the streets in Taiwan is filled with blossoms of fire red flowers, it means it is again the graduation season. Don’t be discouraged by the pandemic. Please keep sharpening your tools. ???? ?? ???? ??????????? ????? ???????????. (中文請見下方)
The first post for career tip is: show the best of yourself.
I graduated with an industrial design degree but was never good at sketching or 3D modeling. During the time when I was not able to locate a job in industrial design, I continued with illustration and graphic design part-time and freelance. I also took a part-time at Nordstrom for photo-edit work – not as fun nor creative, but it helps to have a fancy name on the resume ?
Fortunately, I came across an opportunity in CMF Design after a year. That was when the foundation of industrial design and color sense of graphic design became the door-knocking bell. The weakness in 3D modeling? Not a problem.
To come prepared for the opportunity, after some research, I quickly re-organized my portfolio and focus ID work on presenting material and color rationale. I also added a page of supplier visit showing manufacturing process.
Suddenly, the seemly unrelated pieces of industrial and graphic design were picked up and put together into a trail leading into CMF.
As an ID designer, I am much worse than others. But everyone is unique – there is no need to measure yourself with other people’s ruler. What suits others might not suit you. Rather than caring about what others have, spend more time to build a better ?? and ask yourself: what are you good at and what do you feel passionate about? Only when knowing yourself throughly, you can present the best of you to a suitable opportunity✨
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CMF為Color Material and Finishing，屬於工業設計旗下專注於產品色彩、材質、及表面處理工藝的關鍵一環。Unwrap CMF彩材拆拆圍繞著這個主題，以淺而易懂的小故事拆解CMF設計的日常。歡迎留言分享！
一到鳳凰花開的季節，也代表應屆畢業生即將迎來下一個篇章。今年的新一代設計展很遺憾地因為疫情而臨時取消。不要氣餒，請持續磨刀霍霍，當機會來臨時，好運只會發生在已做足準備的人身上（???? ?? ???? ??????????? ????? ???????????）。
第一個求職主題是：展示最好的自己。
就讓我拿自己的畢業作品作為案例（實在非常羞恥還有更醜的但真的沒臉公開嗚嗚嗚
）。雖然畢業於工業設計，但我不擅長產品手繪和3D建模。畢業後，在找不到工業設計工作的這段期間，我持續插畫和平面設計的接案及半職，以此累積作品集並增進能力；也接下美工修圖的半職工作，雖然零創意，但因為是知名的精品商場，放在履歷上有加分的效果
很幸運的，我在一年多後遇上了CMF設計的機會，而工業設計基底以及平面設計累積的色彩運用，正好成為了入門的踏門石，反而不會建模的缺點已然不重要。
為了迎接這個機會，做了一些功課之後，我快速的重新整理了作品集，將工業設計作品著重在呈現材質及色彩搭配的邏輯，另外也加上（在校唯一一次）拜訪供應商學習工藝的紀錄。此外，我還為平面設計作品加上了的配色邏輯的詮釋。
頓時，工業設計和平面設計這些貌似毫不相關的碎片，依序被撿起並拼湊出一條明確的道路，而彼方正指向CMF設計。
作為ID設計師，我比許多人不足。在當時，我還比資深設計師欠缺經驗。但每個人都是獨特的個體，不需要拿別人的尺來丈量自己。與其在意別人擁有什麼，不如多花時間磨練自己，並時時挖掘自身的喜好及長處，了解自己後，目標才會明確。
說白了，適合別人的不一定適合你，為什麼要拿著別人的GPS來走自己的旅程呢？多認識自己，才能在適合的崗位面前呈現最好的自己
關於求職，可以寫非常多篇幅。接下來漫長的夏天之間，我會繼續分享不同的建議，也希望同學們在每個階段領悟到不一樣的心得。
My very first business card for myself — printing partial gloss on unsmooth art paper will make it appear spotty. Thinking back, it was also a kind of CMF learning!
當時年輕不懂事，還氣呼呼的給印刷廠差評，慚愧
Match portfolio to job description. For a new field such as CMF, do some research and try your best to present in the portfolio.
Use Photoshop to make up to details unavailable on the mockup.
如果模型做不到功能示範，可以做影片或Photoshop做示意圖，都會比純文字更有力。
Added color rationale for graphic design work to apply for a CMF position: using colors and patterns to distinguish 2 NGO events.
Work samples at RytekGrafx
CMF學無止境，善用CMF關鍵字在網上深入鑽研，歡迎大家留言補充。
Enjoy learning? Use the CMF terminologies mentioned above and continue on with your own research journey on the web. Comments and inspirations are welcome!
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