Industrial design is an interdisciplinary discipline that combines artistic innovation and engineering disciplines. Through learning the basic theory and knowledge of industrial design, from conception to the establishment of a practical implementation plan, these relationships are uniformly expressed in the behavior of product modeling and design. It includes all the design processes of production and service using modern means.
The employment scope of industrial design majors is very wide, and large domestic and foreign companies such as Apple, Lenovo, Haier, TCL, etc. The design concept of each product requires senior talents in industrial design with advanced design concepts and artistic innovative design, and they have broad employment prospects.
The main employment directions are: architectural product design, automotive appearance design, indoor and outdoor environment and facility design, advertising design, graphic design, product research and development, university lecturers, etc.
The market for modern industrial products depends to a large extent on the success of industrial design. The average salary of industrial design majors is 60,000 to 80,000 US dollars/year.
Product design uses a variety of elements such as lines, symbols, numbers, colors, etc. to show the shape of the product in a flat or three-dimensional form, which is a creative and comprehensive information processing process. Product design needs to master the entire product strategy, appearance, structure, and function, so as to determine the layout of the entire production system, which has the important significance of “leading the overall situation”. Therefore, many dominant companies pay great attention to the details of product design, and most companies in developed countries regard product design as a popular strategic tool.
Product design is everywhere in our lives. For example, what material is a spoon made of, the ratio of the spoon to the long handle, and what kind of arc makes it easier to hold food. Product design is not only artistic design, but also technical design, as well as cultural design. Most of the graduates of this major are engaged in innovative design work in machinery, transportation, light industry, environment, textiles, electronic information, environment and other industries.
Industrial designers, automotive designers, 3D modelers, electronic product designers, etc.
Good product design can not only show the functional superiority of the product, but also be easy to manufacture and low production costs, so that the comprehensive competitiveness of the product can be enhanced. The average salary of product design majors is 70,000 to 80,000 US dollars/year.