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He is an industrial designer by training (I read the title and said to myself "of course - he's an industrial designer"). Physical products are what industrial
by twelvechairs 13y ago
He is an industrial designer by training (I read the title and said to myself "of course - he's an industrial designer"). Physical products are what industrial designers generally do. Foam cutting and printing machines are a common tool of the trade.
There are, however, few organizations which strongly value industrial design enough to employ a serious team of them. Young industrial design graduates have a very hard time finding work in the field.
- GuiA 13y ago> Young industrial design graduates have a very hard time finding work in the field. RISD Industrial Design graduates often end up in software UI design, actually.
- ianstormtaylor 13y agoYup second this. RISD ID graduates tend to end up in Interface Design just as much (if not more than) Graphic Design majors. The ID curriculum actually does a much better job at introducing the students to a lot of the concepts that UX Designers champion. Industrial Design tends to be much more research driven, so it translates well. Graphic Design tends to be much more about story-telling, metaphor, visual qualities, etc. — which are all important in Interface Design as well, just different. Joe Gebbia's double-major in ID and GD makes a lot of sense for a startup designer. (Bias: RISD Graphic Design student.)
- vanderZwan 13y agoThe real problem is that we're all thrown on the same heap by outsiders and that they tend to underestimate the added value of having a team with these diverse backgrounds. (Bias: IxD student - in a master programme where everyone has a different bachelor)