Tuesday 20 November 2012

Scope in a Career of a Product Designer

There is a lot of curiosity about the career of a product designer. Before we take a look at the career, we should first know what exactly product is designing. Product designing is the inventing and developing new product goods for sale. There are many processes involved in the whole designing process. This way, the best product is developed, and it can be priced competitively. The designers are involved in all the stages of development and they’re responsible for coming out with the best product possible. 

The first stage in any designing is ideating or conceptualizing. If their goal is to come out with a new product, they get a briefing on what the requirements are and they begin work on the design. They also have access to a lot of data and research work. Most of the times, they are also given a fixed budget and they have to stay within the budget. They only have to make use of technology and ideas of their own company. Technology and ideas of other companies are copyrighted and cannot be used without permission.  This takes place when they are making brand new manufactured goods. 

When they are developing on an existing one, the process is a bit different. The designers have to improve the existing one, so the first thing they do is review the performance, and mark out areas to improve upon. They also look into the common complaints made by the consumers and fix those problems. They can even improve upon the look of the design. Finally, they also add in a few features to make it better. The final design is then approved and after passing some rigorous testing by testers, the good is then mass produced. 

Product designers are now beginning to find their space in the industry. Therefore, there is a sharp rise for product designing courses in India. The demand is also being fuelled by companies who are now more interested in hiring professionals designers for their products. Also, companies are giving a pay package to them. Therefore, there is a lot of potential in the career of a product designer.

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