industrial designer

Description

Industrial designers work out ideas and develop them into designs and concepts for a wide variety of manufactured products. They integrate creativity, aesthetics, production feasibility, and market relevance in the design of new products.

EssentialOptional

Theoretical Knowledge

Practical Skills

present artistic design proposals determine suitability of materials perform market research draft design specifications conduct research on trends in design draw design sketches meet deadlines liaise with engineers follow a brief perform ideation activities adapt to new design materials use technical drawing software prepare production prototypes develop jewellery designs create a product's virtual model coordinate manufacturing production activities build a product's physical model produce sustainable products prospect new customers identify customer's needs calculate design costs calculate materials to build equipment design package manage contracts analyse production processes for improvement perform project management use specialised design software use CAD software draw blueprints design prototypes think creatively about jewellery perform physical stress tests on models plan event marketing for promotional campaigns consult with design team apply desktop publishing techniques apply 3D imaging techniques build jewellery models monitor production developments attend design meetings collaborate with engineers determine production feasibility write manuals use CAE software adapt existing designs to changed circumstances