Industrial design is a process
of design applied to products that are to be manufactured
through techniques of mass production. Its key characteristic is that
design is separated from manufacture: the creative act of determining and
defining a product's form and features takes place in advance of the physical
act of making a product, which consists purely of repeated, often automated,
replication. This distinguishes industrial design from craft-based design,
where the form of the product is determined by the product's creator at the
time of its creation.
All manufactured products are the result of a design
process, but the nature of this process can take many forms: it can be
conducted by an individual or a large team; it can emphasize
intuitive creativity or calculated scientific decision-making,
and often emphasizes both at the same time; and it can be influenced by factors
as varied as materials, production processes, business
strategy and prevailing social, commercial or aesthetic
attitudes.The role of an industrial designer is to create and execute
design solutions for problems of form, function, usability, physical
ergonomics, marketing, brand development, sustainability, and sales.
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