Career Details
Industrial Designer
Industrial designers develop the concepts for manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and toys.
Overview
Industrial designers develop the concepts for manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and toys.
What you'll do
- Sketch out ideas or create renderings, which are images on paper or on a computer that provide a better visual of design ideas
- Use computer software to develop virtual models of different designs
- Create physical prototypes of their designs
- Examine materials and manufacturing requirements to determine production costs
- Work with other specialists such as mechanical engineers or manufacturers to evaluate whether their design concepts will fill needs at a reasonable cost