How do they match: 27-1021.00 - 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.
Confer with engineering, marketing, production, or sales departments, or with customers, to establish and evaluate design concepts for manufactured products.
Develop manufacturing procedures and monitor the manufacture of their designs in a factory to improve operations and product quality.
Evaluate feasibility of design ideas, based on factors such as appearance, safety, function, serviceability, budget, production costs/methods, and market characteristics.
Modify and refine designs, using working models, to conform with customer specifications, production limitations, or changes in design trends.
Prepare sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustrations, artwork, or blueprints, using drafting instruments, paints and brushes, or computer-aided design equipment.
Present designs and reports to customers or design committees for approval and discuss need for modification.
Read publications, attend showings, and study competing products and design styles and motifs to obtain perspective and generate design concepts.
Supervise assistants' work throughout the design process.

Collaborate with others to develop or refine designs.
Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.
Coordinate design activities.
Develop artistic or design concepts for decoration, exhibition, or commercial purposes.

How do they match: Commercial and Industrial Designers