industrial designer
Creates manufactured objects
An industrial designer creates the form, function, and user experience of manufactured products—everything from furniture and appliances to cars and medical devices.
The work bridges engineering and aesthetics, making objects that are both usable and visually appealing: She hired an industrial designer to rethink the coffee maker's shape and controls.
- typographerDesigner of printed text
- art directorVisual design supervisor
- ergonomicsStudy of work efficiency
- graphic artistCreator of visual designs
- form follows functionDesign shaped by purpose
consumer electronics · prototyping · creative director · sketching · human factors · user experience · concept sketch · 3D modeling · anthropometry · injection molding · mass production · material science · innovation · conceptualization · user interface · consumer products · renewable materials · accessibility
- designersart director, Eames, William Morris
- factory workersfactory worker, factory hand, assembly line worker, floor worker, machine operator
- building professionalsarchitect, structural engineer, civil engineer, construction manager, contractor
- draftersdrafter, draftsman, detailer, tracer
- specialized careersnurse practitioner, physician assistant, paralegal, art therapist, music therapist
- stakeholdersshareholder, stockholder, investor, owner, customer
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Designer of outdoor environments
software designer · urban planner · graphic designer · fashion designer · interior designer
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Technical design professional
mechanical engineer · systems engineer · technician · machinist
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