Industrial Designers
Other titles : industrial designer, industrial products designer, product designer
Details
Description :
Industrial designers conceptualize and produce designs for manufactured products. They are employed by manufacturing industries and private design firms or they may be self-employed.
Main duties :
- consult with client, engineers or production specialists to establish product requirements;
- analyze the intended use of product and user preferences;
- conduct research into cost, properties of production materials and methods of production;
- prepare design concepts, sketches or models for approval;
- prepare manufacturing drawings, specifications and guidelines for production and construct prototype of design;
- consult with engineers and production staff during manufacturing stage.
Regions where this career
has the best propspects:
- Centre-du-Québec
- Montérégie
- Estrie
- Laval
- Laurentides
- Lanaudière
Training
Diploma of College Studies (DCS)
Industrial Design Techniques
Program lenght : 3 years
Program Objectives
At the end of the program, the student will be more specific in measurement within the framework of a process of resolution of problems, able to include/understand the constraints inherent in the accomplishment of a project; able to gather the relevant data (market surveys, materials, manufactoring processes); able to take part in the development of the concept and the product and in the modification of existing products; able to carry out drawings for presentations; to work out models, prototypes and assemblies; able to develop and produce technical drawings and estimates in design (drawings of sets, subsets, details).
Where this program is available