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Color and Materials Design at the College for Creative Studies

The Color and Materials Design course at the College for Creative Studies examines the contemporary advancements and applications of materials and colour finishes.


School: College for Creative Studies
Course: Color and Materials Design
Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Course dates: September 2024 to May 2025 (MA); September 2024 to May 2026 (MFA)
Application deadline: 1 April 2024

The Color and Materials Design program at CCS is the only accredited graduate-level CMF program worldwide, attracting designers globally from the fields of product, transportation, fashion, interior, user experience, textile, and animation design, as well as fine art, crafts, architecture, engineering, and the natural and social sciences.

The program curriculum prepares students to cultivate a mindset where forward-thinking color, material, and finish strategies are framed to connect functional and emotional meaning to products, environments, and experiences — with the understanding of user needs and preferences — across a wide range of industries.

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