Product Designer

Product Designer

The product designer is responsible for the user experience of a product and is usually oriented towards the business objectives of product management. Typically associated with the visual and tactile aspects of the product, product designers also play a role in the design and development of products such as packaging, packaging design, marketing and product design.

What are the jobs and responsibilities of a Product Designer?

• A product designer is responsible for the design and development of consumer goods that people use in their daily lives. The industry that manufactures these consumer goods employs a product designer as part of its product design team or as an employee of the company.

• A product designer, for example, works on the development of consumer products such as smartphones, tablets and tablets. Other areas of specialisation are medical technology, the manufacture of telecommunications equipment, etc.

• While many product designers work to meet consumers "needs for completely new products, a product designer's job is also to improve existing designs. Improving the design is necessary to improve the appearance, improve functionality, reduce manufacturing costs, etc.

• As part of the design process, product designers use a wide range of technologies, including computer-aided design (CAD) and computer vision. Product designers work in multidisciplinary teams that include engineers, computer scientists, designers, architects and other technical professionals. A product designer must know all these disciplines and understand their strengths and weaknesses well.

• Product designers usually work full-time in an office environment and can be freelancers who sign a contract with a company or work in a team.

• In addition to working in the office, product designers often use workshops, studios and even factory spaces to support the design process. Other tasks include meeting with customers and employees to discuss the design and commercial needs, gaining knowledge of new manufacturing technologies and materials, researching and improving the product, creating models and drawings, working with engineers to make prototypes and working as a design team.

What are the skills required?

• Must be creative and have an eye for shape and colour

• Knowledge of different materials and their production methods

• Good technical, practical and scientific knowledge and skills

• Good understanding of consumer behaviour

Eligibility

• 12th (Any); Entrance Exam: DATPrelim & Main

• B.Des> MDes; NID/Design Schools

• 12th Science; Entrance Test: UCEED

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What is the scope of Product Designers in India

• Design departments of manufacturing firms, industries.

• Consulting firms

• They work in industries manufacturing tableware, sanitary wares, light fittings, pottery, decorative porcelain and materials for electrical and other industries

• India is expected to become one of the largest markets in the coming years, driven by the country's high population density and economic growth. Of course, demand for these products will increase.

• Skills in interface technology and design will be of great importance at this age. Most of these new concepts require the skills of service and industrial designers to translate the functional design into usable, ergonomic, and good-looking products.

• Of course, this is too much of a futuristic forecast, but physical product designers will be much more in demand in the future if product development is initiated in a new way, rather than relying on old industrial practices of the school.

How much do they make?

• Average Product Designer Salary in India is Rs 610,516/yr

• Less than 1-year experience - Rs 485,365/yr

• With 1-4 years of experience - Rs 576,863/yr

• 5-9 years of experience - Rs 1,031,874//yr

• 10-19 years of experience Rs 1,300,000/yr

Top Recruiters

• Design Daku etc.

• LG

• OGS Animation

• Onio

• TEQZO Consulting

• Heady

• Analogy Design

• SprintCube

• SpryBit Softlabs

• Inkcadre Technosoft

• Surekha Technologies

• Inevitable Infotech

Top Colleges

• ARCH Academy of Design

• Anant National University

• World University Of Design

• Karnavati University

• M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences

• Avantika University

• JK Lakshmipat University

• Vishwakarma University

• Ansal University

• Poornima University

What are the books and study materials available?

• Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products

• The Laws of Simplicity

• The Design of Everyday Things

• Universal Principles of Design

• Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals

Interesting Facts

Raymond Loewy is known as the father of product design.