Industrial Design

Industrial design is a combination of applied art and applied science, whereby the aesthetics, ergonomics and usability of products may be improved for marketability and production. The role of an industrial designer is to create and execute design solutions towards problems of form, usability, physical ergonomics, marketing, brand development and sales.

The term "industrial design" is often attributed to the designer Joseph Claude Sinel in 1919 (although he himself denied it in later interviews) but the discipline predates that by at least a decade. Its origins lay in the industrialization of consumer products. For instance the Deutscher Werkbund, founded in 1907 and a precursor to the Bauhaus, was a state-sponsored effort to integrate traditional crafts and industrial mass-production techniques, to put Germany on a competitive footing with England and the United States.

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Pratt Institute-Main Four or more years; Private not for profit; 4,830 students; $35,410 average out-state tuition; $35,410 average in-state tuition
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Four or more years; Public; 31,134 students; $23,016 average out-state tuition; $8,493 average in-state tuition
Savannah College of Art and Design Four or more years; Private not for profit; 9,906 students; $29,070 average out-state tuition; $29,070 average in-state tuition
Art Center College of Design Four or more years; Private not for profit; 1,707 students; $31,668 average out-state tuition; $31,668 average in-state tuition
Clemson University Four or more years; Public; 19,034 students; $26,640 average out-state tuition; $11,128 average in-state tuition
Rhode Island School of Design Four or more years; Private not for profit; 2,360 students; $38,000 average out-state tuition; $38,000 average in-state tuition
Academy of Art University Four or more years; Private for profit; 15,791 students; $17,760 average out-state tuition; $17,760 average in-state tuition