Laura Guido-Clark
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Introduction
Laura-Guido Clark is a respected designer of color, material and texture of consumer products. She has been dubbed a 'Product Skin Expert' reflecting her interest and study of human reactions to the look and feel of new products. [1]
Guido-Clark is a native of Deerborn, Michigan. She attended Wayne State University, Detroit. [2] As a child she was inspired by Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess and The Wizard of Oz [3] leading her to choose design over medicine as her major. [4]
She founded the non-profit Project Colour Corps with the aim of improving the aesthetics and impact of urban neighborhood schools through painting with color, pattern and positive messages.[5]
In 2014 the IIDA Northern California Chapter awarded her with their Leadership Award of Excellence. [6] Alongside Laurie Pressman of Pantone and Kat Holmes of Microsoft she was a member of the interview panel for the documentary 'Color in Sight'. The film explored the impact of color in the design and success of a product [7][8]
Writing
As a guest blogger Guido-Clark has written a number of articles on color and design for Fast Company. [9]
References
- ^ http://sfgate.com/homeandgarden/article/AT-HOME-WITH-LAURA-GUIDO-CLARK-product-skin-2660618.php
- ^ http://www.interiordesign.net/articles/13338-10-questions-with-laura-guido-clark
- ^ http://projectcolorcorps.org/about-us/our-founder/
- ^ http://www.hellerbooks.com/pdfs/print_dialogue_laura_guido_clark.pdf
- ^ http://www.projectcolourcorps.org/about-us
- ^ http://iida.skipsolabs.com/en/team/judges
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5198178/
- ^ https://vimeo.com/183072132
- ^ https://www.fastcompany.com/1321798/introducing-guest-blogger-laura-guido-clark-creating-beauty-thats-skin-deep