Industrial Design

Industrial design helps to improve the usability and functionality of a product it is a combination of applied art and applied science. This field of Industrial designing is developed for providing industrial services in creating, designing ideas and specifications that will optimize the activity, value and look of products and systems for the benefit of user and manufacturer.

Key to Success

To be successful in Industrial design you should have/ develop:

Artistic and imaginative
Very good 2D and 3D sense
Logical thinking
Ability to analyze requirements and to devise solutions
Ability to express ideas through drawings or models
good color sense, appreciation of aesthetics
Good technical knowledge

Scope and opportunities

The intense appearance of a product plays a very vital role to the success of its advertising. Rapid growth in consumer expenditure and growing competition for sales have roused manufacturers to see the possibility of designing products which are not only effective and appropriate to use, but also look attractive. The designer may required to apply required domain skills to improve product appeal.

The Product should be designed in such a way that it will serve the purpose for which they are developed but should be visually pleasing as well. Customers’ needs in terms of ease, effectiveness, security, trust and budget have to be taken care of.

Lifestyle & Social Status

It’s an indoor activity
Industrial designers make excellent money
Well known Personalities in - Satish Gokhale Designer of SWACH – water filter, for TATA Chemicals, Mr. Wagh for Nano Tata Motors

Job Profile

Initiates and Creates ideas to design the form of manufactured products: Reads visual material, attends exhibition, and discuss with engineering, advertising, and sales executives to establish design concepts
To Check the design sketches on parameters like appearance, serviceability, production cost, method of engineering, design-function relationships, market characteristics, budget and most important is client specifications
Integrates findings and concepts and sketches design ideas
Design product packaging and graphics for advertising
Build simulated samples, using power and hand tools and different materials
Prepare illustrations
coordinating with the preparation of sketches, drawing, and design specifications
Design products for custom applications

Skill Sets

Creativity and originality
Analytical skills
Drawing and sketching
Visual imagination
Communication skills – both oral and written
Solid mathematical skills
Computer aided design software

Work Value

Challenging
Enjoyable
Autonomy
Achievement
No monotony in work
Innovation
Work with his (or her) hands

Current Job Scenario

The field is wide open and there’s enough work for desired candidate. But since industrial design is a creative discipline, it is becoming increasingly important for designers to adorn their skills with innovative packages.

It is advisable who want to make a career in industrial design is – Go for it and never give up! It takes boldness to start, mental outlook to bankroll and patience to grow. Success will come to you overnight. Only that night may take a long time in coming!

Top Recruiters

Philips Design Studio, Pune
I.D.E.A. Ahmadabad
Geneva Innovations International Bangalore
Design Directions – Designer of SWACH – water filter, for TATA Chemicals

Course Synopsis

Course Options	Graduate Diploma Programme In Design (GDPD)	Post Graduate Diploma Programme In Design (PGDPD)	Bachelors in Design (B.Des) IIT Guwahati	Masters in Design (M.Des) IIT Guwahati, IIT Bombay; IDDC, IIT Delhi; CPMD, IISc Bangalore; design Programme, IIT Kanpur
Academic Eligibilityz	Higher Secondary (10+2)	Degree in Design, Engineering, Technology or Architecture, OR Diploma in Design (under 10+2+4yr)	Higher Secondary (10+2) PCM	(i) Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Architecture / Design/ Interior Design or equivalent (ii) Professional Diploma in Design (NID/CEPT or equivalent of 4 years duration after 10+2) (iii) B.F.A (Bachelors in Fine Arts – 4 year professional programme, after 10+2) (iv) G.D. Art (Government Diploma in Art – a 5 year programme after 10th) with one year professional experience (v) Master’s degree in Fine Arts
Fees	Rs. 70K to Rs. 1.5lakhs per annum	Rs. 70K to Rs. 1.5lakhs per annum	Rs. 90K per annum	Rs. 90K per annum
Expenditure in Metro and Tier-1	Rs. 2 Lakhs to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs	Rs. 2 Lakhs to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs	Rs. 2 Lakhs to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs	Rs. 2 Lakhs to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs
Expenditure in Tier-2	Rs. 1.25 – Rs. 1.75 Lakhs	Rs. 1.25 – Rs. 1.75 Lakhs	Rs. 1.25 – Rs. 1.75 Lakhs	Rs. 1.25 – Rs. 1.75 Lakhs
Duration	4 Years	2 ½ Years	4 Years	2 Year
Mode	Regular	Regular	Regular	Regular
Entrance Exam	Yes (NID Entrance)	Yes (NID Entrance)	Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)	Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED)
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