Industrial Design College of Design, Engineering, & Commerce
Industrial Design in general: Description of Major:
Industrial designers are generalists who resolve design issues in the At Philadelphia University Industrial Design is taught in the best context of contemporary culture. Having a creative and curious mind possible context – on a campus with a mission to educate and a desire to make new connections is a great asset in this professionals. The professions that Industrial Designers profession. Industrial Designers create attractive, meaningful things typically collaborate with - other design professions, scholars in that work well and support the client's mission. This includes things the liberal arts, business people, engineers, healthcare such as computers, furniture, cars, exhibits, sporting goods, tools professionals and scientists - are all represented on this and countless other items people interact with in their lives. They campus in an academic climate where interdisciplinary also develop systems and services that people will use. An industrial collaborations thrive. designer will typically begin work on design problems by analyzing the end user's functional and cultural needs. A successful design Industrial Design students work together in a studio solution fulfills user needs and finds synergy between these, the environment. In the pursuit of their design projects, they business interests of the client and current design priorities. develop a very broad range of skills. They learn to network and communicate in traditional and in web based media, draw, analyze, discuss, build models and prototypes and they present Specializations: their ideas. To inform their design solutions, they perform research using traditional methods and, as dictated by their Industrial designers work on mass-produced goods. They design innovations, they invent new ones. At times they pursue everything from cereal boxes to stereos, though most specialize in a projects independently and at times they work in teams. particular area, such as automobiles. Industrial designers usually Students often work on industry sponsored projects that bring work in large corporations, coordinating with others to shape real-world criteria and opportunity into our studios. products. 1
Careers/Job titles: 2
3D Environmental Designer Footwear Designer Marketing Communications Accessory Designer Form Guru/Industrial Designer Marketing Coordinator Automotive Designer Freelance Designer Model Maker CAD Designer Furniture Designer Package Designer Church Youth Coordinator Graphic Designer Project Manager Concept & Production Participant Illustrator Sales Associate Design Assistant Independent Contractor Seating Intern Design Consultant Industrial Arts Teacher Teacher Development Manager Industrial Designer Toy Designer Exhibit Designer Junior Designer Welder
Industrial Design College of Design, Engineering, & Commerce
Who employs PhilaU graduates?
Amuneal Design Manifest Harrt Shaw Design Lasko Products Richard Schultz Design Athena Design Design Hermann Miller/Spectrum Michael Graves Design Group RTKL Associates Atlantic Skyline Displays Dick’s Sporting Goods Highland Press Church Mmckenna LLC Somnia Furniture Avia Direct Dimensions Hobo International Monarch Plastics LLC Steven Copeland Design Brandimation Dominata Motor Craft Holtec New Balance Target Bressler Group Essex Manufacturing Innovative Office Products NewCollectiv Design Urban Sign & Crane, Inc. BUNAC Fairfax County Public Schools Insign Retail Interiors OwenLogik Design USA Models Butler Bag FixtureOne Jesse James & Company Philadelphia Sign Company Zelkowitz Design KMART Cloud Gehshon Associates Folio Philadelphia PMVB, Inc. Zenith Products Daddario Design Georgian Court College Knoll/Adecco QVC Design Circle H2Gen Innovations, Inc. Lacey Township, NJ R5 Studio
Helpful websites:
The Industrial Designers Society of America; What is Industrial Design? – http://www.idsa.org/what -industrial-design-primer-beginners
Industrial Designers Career Profile -- http://www.bls.gov/ooh/arts-and-design/industrial-designers.htm
Getting an Industrial design job -- http://www.idsa.org/getting-industrial-design-job-ritasue-siegel-idsa
I.D. Mag (click Jobs & select Industrial Design) -- http://www.id-mag.com/
Industrial Designer Interview: Career Spotlight -- http://www.allartschools.com/faqs/industrialdesign-profile
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1 Industry and major information taken from the Philadelphia University website at several locations: Undergraduate Degree Programs (http://www.philau.edu/academics/undergrad.html), the Undergraduate Catalog (www.philau.edu/catalog/Cat200708), and WetFeet.com,
a company and career research database. 2 Job titles compiled from a variety of sources, including the Senior Survey (http://www.philau.edu/career/success/index.htm) and web- based job boards including: www.coroflot.com