Hello! I am a Senior Industrial Design student about to graduate with my Bachelors. This past year along with taking other studio classes I have been developing a thesis project. Without saying too much the project takes a more discursive approach and I have created my own project/experiment framework to flesh out the idea as best as I see fit. We had our thesis defense presentations 6 weeks prior to our actual final date to have everything done so I am actively still working on this. The thesis presentation went well but I'm struggling to feel like my project is actually coming across the way I want it to. The way we are taught at my school is heavily focused on commercial design and CAD and I'm wondering if it was a bad idea for me to take this big of a step away from that. I ultimately just want to feel happy and confident in my work but my biggest struggle right now is just feeling the confidence to move forward. Has anyone else gotten this stuck/unsure feeling when working on a big project before? Any tips on how to move forward or build up confidence? Thanks :)

Hello! I have to design a nail polish bottle for a client, and l’m curious how I’m supposed to hand in the CAD model to the factory, for production.

It’s my first time designing a glass container.

Any suggestions, learning sources or ideas are welcome, about designing for glass, and anything you may deem useful.

Thank you!🙏

(The pic is just for attention)

Hey y'all, I am a senior in HS, and am looking to get into ID. I have pretty much 0 experience.

I know that I will have to apply to get into the clubs at my university, so I was wondering if there are any certifications I can get over the summer that I will enhance my resume.

I know about the Google ux UI course, but I keep seeing mixed reviews.

Can you guys recommend a course for me? (Budget is $150)

Hello everyone, I’m a product design master’s student with an architecture background. I’d really appreciate your honest thoughts on my latest portfolio.Reddit doesn’t allow more than 20 pages, so I’m dropping the Behance link instead. Would love some solid critiques, ideas, or suggestions if you’ve got any.
Behance link: https://www.behance.net/gallery/223059101/Product-DesignArchitectural-Portfolio

Automotive design playing with Vizcom

I am seeing less opportunities for industrial design in India mainly from job roles. I have seen best of industrial designers not finding job and they either end up switching to UI UX or higher education. Either they are getting exploited or else they don't get any opportunity. When I see Chinese friends are getting good pay and opportunities, so what is happening in India? Why senior designers in organisations pushing for expanding teams and giving opportunities for fresh intakes. I am sure someone would have done same for them too.

I’m graduating high school this May and trying to figure out what I wanna study, I’m torn between industrial design and apparel design. I know they’re different in a lot of ways, but I feel like there’s also some overlap with the creative/process side of things. Since this is an ID sub, I’m curious what you all think about apparel design, especially how it compares in terms of industry culture, work environment, and overall vibe. Just trying to get some perspective before I commit to a direction. Appreciate any thoughts!

Do you guys have exercises to practice your handwriting? I have poor and inconsistent handwriting and I'd like to improve it for callouts and storyboarding.

https://sourceduty.com/products

I'm looking to pursue a bachelors in industrial design.

I've seen a couple of math classes in the curriculum but I would like to know how much math knowledge I would need while on the degree since my math skills are extremely poor.

Just for fun, How do you imagine your future iPod?
_Previous post had an incorrect link, sorry

I’ve been trying to get better at digital sketching on procreate but I cannot find a pen set on procreate that looks good in design sketching. What is everyone using?

Just for fun, what do you think about?
Behance presentation-> https://www.behance.net/gallery/223025851/Artemide-Tolomeo-Fluora

This is just a picture to illustrate design, not linked to the question.

Hello colleagues, good morning!!

Let me introduce myself, my name is Mateo, I am an industrial designer and a mechanical technician. I am in the process of starting to work freelance. I worked for almost 5 years in a shipyard in Argentina, designing vessels and a large part of the products that complete a vessel, such as wakeboard towers, windshields, seats, among other things.

I'm reaching out to ask for advice on what you believe is the best way to find freelance or remote work. I'm on Upwork, but it's not giving me results. I'm also interested in working on any projects you might propose. I'm leaving my portfolio and LinkedIn links below so you can see what I can do and how I could collaborate with you.
Thank you very much in advance, I look forward to your comments!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mateo-bertolotti/
https://www.behance.net/mateobertolotti

Hey guys, I'm an incoming freshman into an undergraduate industrial program!

The program requirements list:

Windows or Mac PC
Intel i5 or Xeon 16 GB RAM, 1TB SSD4 GB video card (AMD or NVIDIA) that supports OpenGL8 GB or greater USB Drive 

Software: Microsoft Office 365: Word, Excel, PowerPoint (Free)Adobe Creative Cloud (Free) 

Currently mostly looking at two main options:

Surface Laptop 15 inch with a snapdragon X elite, 16 GB Ram, and 1 TB SSD. ($1300)

Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4 inch with a 13th gen I7, 32 GB ram, 1 TB SSD, and an RTX 4050. ($2800)

What do y'all think about these two or if any current students/people in the industry could share what they use.

I am trying to find the CAD model for the mechanical core chuck with the provision of pass through shaft, which can hold 3 inch paper core. I have a small business of laminating paper with polyester. The machines that I have is very primitive. It gives lots of issues because of the core slippage and takes lots of time to set the core at desired location.

I did find some companies online that sell those but they are in other countries and I can not import these parts. I was wondering if I could get the design I can probably get them made locally for our machine.

Here is the one example to understand the usecase. https://youtu.be/Bydylw-OL_U?feature=shared

Any help is really appreciated.

Thank you.

So college decisions came out...

My ultimate goal is to create my own product design firm.

UC SD- 11k/ yr, undeclared major (likely engineering physics or nanoengineering) UC Berkeley- 8k/ yr, mechanical engineering Georgia Tech- 47k/ ur, industrial design UMich- 36k/ yr, mechanical engineering Local Private- 10k/ yr, general engineering

I took the advise of this sub in focusing as a ME major instead of ID for most of my applications.

What college do y'all think I should commit to given the cost and opportunities.

Hey everyone! Im working on a project that requires me to look for insights from designers who are currently working in a company or self employed that have any experience with sustainable design, industrial design, etc. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the industry and your experience in the professional field.

I would really appreciate your input, thank you!

Hello everyone.

I'm working on a webcam design project for casual users who use it occasionally, and I'm stumped by a question about the lens and its surrounding space. As a reference, I closely examined the designs of the inexpensive Logitech C270, the Logitech Brio webcam, and my laptop. I began to wonder why the lens opening of an independent webcam is larger than that of a laptop, considering that the camera opening on a laptop is only about 2 mm—much smaller than that of the webcam. If both have roughly the same resolution of about 1080p, why does an independent webcam require more space for its lens? I mean, it's not only about the lens itself but also its housing (which is generally conical in shape). Intuitively, if the lens were less recessed from the product's surface, the product itself could be thinner. Just a thin flat transparent plastic or glass will be sufficient to protect the lens from the scratches or the fingerprints.

However, I believe there is a specific reason for this design, and I'd like to know what it is.

Hey y'all! I posted here like 5 months ago on my portfolio and got some great advice and feedback. I completely re-did it and I'm hoping to get a bit more feedback. I'm hoping to get into the toy industry! Thanks again so much to those who helped :) The Aquadogs project is my current senior thesis, so it is still a WIP but goes a lot more in depth with my process

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A little background about me: I have a bachelor’s in Industrial design and 2 years work experience as a designer at a furniture manufacturing company.

Planning to do masters in ID from US

Got accepted at :

ASU- a bit out of my budget. Thomas Jefferson University - good course ranking Illinois institute of Technology - mid level UPenn- wait listed

Which university will be best for future opportunities, curriculum, city and people?

How’s the job market in US for Id.

It only make sense to do masters if i’ll be able to land a job and work.