Industrial Design

"What is Industrial Design?"

Introduction
Industrial product design, as a field of design discipline,
borrows concepts and methods from other disciplines,
one of which is engineering, in order to develop its own
knowledge in research and industry contexts.
Designing an industrial product is a multidisciplinary
activity as functional, psychological, technological and
economical criteria are all involved.

Introduction
Industrial product designer, acting through these criteria
and fulfilling the design function, also acts as a team
synthesis that builds a communication bridge between
other professions like engineering, sociology, marketing
etc.
Industrial product design, as a field of design discipline,
borrows concepts and methods from sciences, arts,
engineering, and humanities in order to develop its own
knowledge in research and industry contexts.

What is Industrial Design?

Product Design
Is a set of activities beginning with the perception of a market
opportunity and ending in production, sale, and delivery.
What kinds of things use industrial design?
o Everything you own.
ipod, computer, phone, car, vending machine
Think
What factors should an Industrial designer think about
when designing a product?

Factors in Developing a Product

Quality of product:
o Selection of material
o Will it withstand repeated use?
Product cost:
o How much does it cost to manufacture?
Tooling
Labor
Materials
o Will they buy it?
Development:
o How long will it take to develop?
o Can we make future products based on this product?

A product Development Team

Marketing:
o Customers needs
o Communication of product to the world
Design:
o Incharge of the physical aspects of a product
mechanical, electrical, software etc.
o Makes sure the product solves the problem/needs of the
customer
Manufacturing:
o Designs the production process
o How pieces fit together
o Can it be made with the current technology?

Challenges of a Development Team

Trade-offs: Airplane lighter but expensive

Dynamics: technologies constantly changing competitors
Details: Screws or glue?
Time-pressure: Under a timeline, quick decisions
Economics: Affordable to target group, Investment in the product
Creation: Begins with an IDEA and ends with a physical object
Satisfaction of societal and Individual needs: Satisfying a need
Team Diversity: Different talents, strengths and weaknesses
Team Spirit: Highly motivated, cooperative

Industrial Design Steps

Set usability goals
Provide quantitative basis
for acceptance testing
Objective or subjective
Typically 50 goals, combination objective and
subjective

Examples
Anesthetist will rate alarm control/reset controls as 5 or
better on a scale of 1-7
Machine will be calibrated and ready to go in 30
seconds or less