industrial design vs. industrial engineering

[Wheatmaster]

what exactly are the differences? i thought they were the same, but my friend is saying they aren't.

 

[NoShangriLa]

Design -- Art

Engineering -- Apply Science

 

[FrustratedUser]

A running joke from back home says that 'Industrial design is what gay engineers end up doing'.

 

[Juno]

<~~ industrial design major.

 

[NoShangriLa]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
A running joke from back home says that 'Industrial design is what gay engineers end up doing'.

Packaging sells product because there are nothing new under the sun.

 

[doze]

Industrial Design is concerned more with form and function, and how people interact with objects rather than the mechanics that make those objects work. Industrial design is more related to art and architecture.

Industrial engineering is the design of the system or systems that make something work.

Basically the engineer designs the guts to make something functional while the designer makes sure it is usable and visually appealing.

 

[George P Burdell]

IE = Imaginary Enigneering

That's what we call IEs at my school, even though we're ranked #1 for that major. It seems like an interesting major, but everytime you ask an IE major what IE is, they give you the same long speech, at the end of which you still have no fvcking clue what IE is.

 

[thoro86]

Originally posted by: Juno
<~~ industrial design major.

same here...

 

[thoro86]

Originally posted by: doze
Industrial Design is concerned more with form and function, and how people interact with objects rather than the mechanics that make those objects work. Industrial design is more related to art and architecture.

Industrial engineering is the design of the system or systems that make something work.

Basically the engineer designs the guts to make something functional while the designer makes sure it is usable and visually appealing.

so it's like a civil engineer-architect relationship??

 

[doze]

Originally posted by: thoro86

Originally posted by: doze
Industrial Design is concerned more with form and function, and how people interact with objects rather than the mechanics that make those objects work. Industrial design is more related to art and architecture.

Industrial engineering is the design of the system or systems that make something work.

Basically the engineer designs the guts to make something functional while the designer makes sure it is usable and visually appealing.

so it's like a civil engineer-architect relationship??

Yep Industrial designers work with electrical, mechanical, industrial, etc... engineers a lot. Some examples of design jobs with a working relationship with engineers are automotive, electronics, high end consumer goods, and specialty equipment such as tools, bikes, and fitness equipment.

Other jobs like packaging and display design start to branch into the graphic design field rather than engineering. There are also non technical industrial designers who specialize in things like furniture or jewellery as more of a craft.

Unfortunately the need for designers is now very small, so jobs are hard to come by. We can thank a poor economy combined with the availability of cheap knock off goods and the general ignorance of the consumer. The best way to get a good design job without knowing somebody is to either go to a prestigious university or double major with engineering.

 

[ss4adam]

IE = Imaginary Enigneering

That's what we call IEs at my school, even though we're ranked #1 for that major. It seems like an interesting major, but everytime you ask an IE major what IE is, they give you the same long speech, at the end of which you still have no fvcking clue what IE is.

Since i hold a BE in Industrial Engineering I take huge offence to your comment. When ever someone asks me what IE is I tell them straight up "I have no idea what they were trying to teach us. We took dynamics, circuits, mechanics, thermo and a bunch of statistics and management so im not exactly sure what we can do with it lol". Luckily you aren't forced to stay with the degree you chose so im working on a masters in computer science now while working as a software engineer.

To people that want to know what we do? We :
1. determine probabilities ofmachine failures, part failures, delays (due to failures ect.)
2. look at stats to determine if a certain failue is natral or assignable to something seriously wrong.
3. calculate the effects of adding/changing machines, or redesigning the manufacturing process or layout.

Basically calculating the outcome of changing any component of your manufacturing facility. Hope u love statistics

 

[T_Yamamoto]

dat necro.