6 Things Industrial Design Grads Need To Know
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2024
- Make a killer portfolio and land your dream design job. Enroll in my online industrial design course, Form Fundamentals. bit.ly/335vsqO . 2020 is going to be a rough year for new graduates of industrial design. I figured I'd offer up some advice around what's important in your first job. If you understand and apply these principles, you're more likely to get hired and be successful in your new career.
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John Mauriello has been working professionally as an industrial designer since 2010. He is an Adjunct Professor of industrial design at California College of the Arts.
Tim Zarki's video that I referenced: vimeo.com/368431539
Hey guys, one quick note. I spoke with a friend of mine and he had this to say: Sometimes in a recession like this, the jobs simply aren't there. Don't beat yourself up over it. It may not have to do with your skills as a designer. Just keep designing everyday. Something will come as long as you are persistent.
Am new but interested in career switch and wanted to ask you for tips on How to switch career from graphic design to industrial design ?
@@XxxXxx-gq2qy im doing a video on this soon
Following your lessons for quite some time now. It has transformed the way I think about design. Shifting from personal perspective to aligning my process with the goals of the company was the hardest transition I had to face. That being said, I agree 200% with every word you said here (experiencing it first hand). Really appreciate your work. Cheers!🥂
Thank you for writing such a nice comment. I really appreciate it
Hello brother
I feel like you are from India, specially Bengal region.
Can you tell me the job market for industrial designers in that place, specially for self though designers.
I really want to get into industrial design, so just asking that do they give any importance to self taught designers with good portfolio.
Great presentation, John. On the nose-as always!
I especially the points on values focus. When I was a young designer, I was kind of emotionally triggered (strong wording there) by the idea of being overly focused on the money side of my design, it took a shift in perspective to realize it's not actually about the money, though that remains the bottom line, it's about alignment of purposes. That's required no matter what the desired outcome (money, the right solution, etc). When you think in terms of purpose alignment, you're not only going to be more relevant, you're going to be more influential.
Agreed. The primary goal of any leader is to get everyone excited about working towards a singular vision.
I just graduated in May. This video is definitely helpful! Thank you for sharing!
I'm glad this was helpful, Mingchen. I'll be posting more content like this soon :)
Great thoughts/observations as always John. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Corey. I appreciate that very much.
this is a very elegant camera, came here just to say this
Make a killer portfolio and land your dream design job. Enroll in my online industrial design course, Form Fundamentals. bit.ly/335vsqO .
Great advice! Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the insights. Especially the part about aligning with the business needs. It’s a great way to differentiate from others and become senior more quickly.
Eg. Evangelizing design within an org isn’t always about the fluff. You can get people excited with design sprints, sticky notes and design thinking but it only goes so far.
Executives want to know why you would take hours from several employees to play around and draw pictures. You can show how this actually gets to the solution much faster. How starting sketchy and iterating reduces risk. You are saving them from huge amounts of engineering time spent on a product that no one wants. You can point to research that shows how companies who use this process have higher revenue than others.
All excellent points, Marc. Thanks for the insights as always.
Thank you!!!
Super helpful!
Glad you think so!
Thank you
You're welcome :)
THANK YOU
Thank you for watching :)
Hey John.
If the camera is mirrorless (it hasn’t a viewfinder), what the top portion is for?
lol very good question. I was mostly just doodling. Thankfully this weird camera will never make it to production
In architecture one is solving a set of problems; I see design in the same way. Oh, you just said that lol
Yes, solving the issues is the bottom line, then comes other stuff like comfort and aesthetics which are also important, sometimes very important for some people (specially the comfort part)
A sudden rap at 7:00
Thank God for industrial design engineering
Indeed!
Hello. Im in a bit of a dilemma of what whether to pursue Industrial Design. Do you have any words of wisdom as to how to know whether I would enjoy the job itself as a living? Will it provide me the freedom to enjoy other pursuits if I dedicate much time into it, or is the job much like a 9 to 5? What sacrifices did you have to make as an industrial designer?
These questions are very much dependent on many factors. It's very much a case-by-case basis. In terms of my own personal experience, I have had to make considerable efforts to remain competitive and at the top of my field. The only way you'll succeed as an industrial designer is if you strive to be the best. There are thousands of graduating students every year, and not enough jobs to employ them. I'm constantly needing to learn new programs, methodologies, and practices. That's actually why I started this channel. I don't personally see this as a sacrifice, because I love design. However, I can say with certainty that there are many other occupations that would be way easier to break into. One other thing to keep in mind is that many industrial designers who don't get jobs in the field still find work in other related areas....such as user experience, user research, prototyping, marketing, etc. etc.
@@Design.Theory oh... ok. This gives me much clarity of what I want to do and pursue. And one more question if you dont mind, what really PROPELLED you into designing? Or is there a video that you did earlier that explains this?
@@tutorialsketches8974 I have been building stuff since I was a kid. Also, I'm a total glutton for punishment and I like doing things that are difficult.
Hey man, I know that a company's goal is important to include when trying to figure out how to approach something but isn't the number one thing you should focus on the target group (person) that your client gives you? I mean your client wants your target person's problem to be solved by the product first right?
Your job as a designer is often to bridge the needs of the company with the needs of the customer. They're not always the same. Planned obsolescence is the most obvious example
Did your education include an engineering degree as well?
No, it did not. You learn basic engineering principles on the job, though.
Mine did
How many people here leverage hyperphantasia to skip sketching altogether?
- engineers do the heavy lifting- we do the painting and inspire them while they do all the actual work. Most engineers are decent designers, most designers can’t engineer.
Are you an engineer?
@@Design.Theory Nope, but my family is made up of engineers. Nothing I do is remotely close in difficultly.
@@jacob9673 one thing that helped me challenge myself was to expand my skill set. Picking colors and shapes is important, but not as fulfilling as driving business decisions. You'll get paid more, too
@@Design.Theory Yea- that’s the thing though. We *aren’t* leaders, that’s the engineer’s role. We supplement and consult, but acting like industrial designers are the most important part of product design is a slippery slope. Sure, we can contribute to the business problems- but that’s *primarily* the engineer’s role.
@@jacob9673 I like to emphasize the business goals or the customer, rather than "who's in charge". Sure, some disciplines need to take the reins depending on the situation/project/phase of development. I don't want to deny that there are hierarchies in companies, but to me it's weird that engineering would unilaterally be the leader across all business problems. That works quite well in many situations, but certainly not all.
this is a very ugly camera, came in here just to say this
draw a better one