How do they match: Commercial and Industrial Designers

  • Develop manufacturing procedures and monitor the manufacture of their designs in a factory to improve operations and product quality.
  • Direct and coordinate the fabrication of models or samples and the drafting of working drawings and specification sheets from sketches.
  • Investigate product characteristics such as the product's safety and handling qualities, its market appeal, how efficiently it can be produced, and ways of distributing, using, and maintaining it.
  • Modify and refine designs, using working models, to conform with customer specifications, production limitations, or changes in design trends.
  • Supervise assistants' work throughout the design process.

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