How do they match: Commercial and Industrial Designers

  • Design and develop manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and children's toys. Combine artistic talent with research on product use, marketing, and materials to create the most functional and appealing product design.

  • Design graphic material for use as ornamentation, illustration, or advertising on manufactured materials and packaging or containers.
  • Direct and coordinate the fabrication of models or samples and the drafting of working drawings and specification sheets from sketches.
  • Fabricate models or samples in paper, wood, glass, fabric, plastic, metal, or other materials, using hand or power tools.
  • Modify and refine designs, using working models, to conform with customer specifications, production limitations, or changes in design trends.
  • Research production specifications, costs, production materials, and manufacturing methods and provide cost estimates and itemized production requirements.
  • Supervise assistants' work throughout the design process.

  • Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.
  • Present work to clients for approval.