Industrial designers create attractive and practical objects that people use every day, from computers to cutlery to exhibits to elevators. During an object's design and development cycle an industrial designer works in multidisciplinary teams with engineers, business people and others. While the designer absorbs and synthesizes engineering and business concerns, it is the designer's specific role in the team to shape the experience of human interaction with the finished product. Designers determine how well a product functions. They also impart visual, tactile and other qualities to an object, so that it will convey values and carry meaning.

Students come here to develop the skills to research, analyze, and explore, and to invest in their ideas for better answers. They immerse themselves into a human inquiry. They discover a dynamic profession with critical responsibilities in modern society. They leave empowered to create a better world.

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