利用色彩、材料、質感（表面處理）（colors、materials、finishes合稱CMF）進行設計創新是現今通訊電子產業設計開發的重要策略之一，擁有豐富而完整的CMF資料庫代表著公司的創新能力與競爭力。研究者在場域調查中發覺若能在「建立系統性的材質分類邏輯、擴張資料庫的材料涵蓋範圍、標註樣本明確的加工製程資訊、與增添樣本與消費者感性意象的連結」此四個面相強化CMF資料庫，將能使「利用CMF進行設計創新」更具可行性。本研究之目標在於建立一套完善且未來可擴充的材料選擇工具，包含定義材料樣本的系統架構、與登錄樣本資訊的程序與方法。透過前期的田野調查與文獻探討，本研究試圖建立以「硬度、粗糙度、與光澤度」為架構之三維空間材料系統，配合基於語意差異之感性意象研究方法在研究中試行登錄樣本資訊。研究者認為本研究之成果為一極具潛力的材料系統，若能依循本系統與方法收集材料樣本，未來將能提供設計師更加完善的材料選擇輔助。

Design innovation by using colors, materials, and finishes (CMF) is the important developing strategy in industry today. The abundance of CMF database equals the ability of innovation and competitiveness of company. In fieldwork, the author found that the CMF databases in industry are not used by product designers as often as one would expect. Cited reasons include the lack of systematic classification, the limited coverage of materials, insufficient process information and absence of linkage to user perception information. This thesis aims to develop a material selection tool to strengthen CMF database. The objects are establishing Hardness-Roughness-Glossiness framework for categorizing different materials, and the procedure of CMF data recording. To conclude this study the H-R-G system has great potential to help designer selecting material in their design practice.

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