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product design (industrial design)

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Product design (industrial design) is a professional discipline and process concerned with the creation and development of concepts, specifications, and detailed designs for manufactured products and integrated systems. It systematically integrates considerations of aesthetic form, functional utility, usability, manufacturability, and market viability, often informed by principles from engineering disciplines (such as mechanical and systems engineering) and insights into consumer behavior. The field represents the holistic activity of bridging user needs, technical possibilities, and business objectives to define and realize products that are effective, desirable, and feasible to produce, thereby shaping user experience and market success.

Top Authors

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TW

Pennsylvania State University

KL

Singapore University of Technology and Design

CE

The Open University

RB

Missouri University of Science and Technology

MC

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Top Institutions

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University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, United States

Pennsylvania State University

State College, United States

Delft University of Technology

Delft, The Netherlands