Editing Industrial design (section)

==Education==
[[Product design]] and industrial design overlap in the fields of [[user interface design]], [[information design]], and [[interaction design]]. Various schools of industrial design specialize in one of these aspects, ranging from pure art colleges and design schools (product styling), to mixed programs of engineering and design, to related disciplines such as exhibit design and [[interior design]], to schools that almost completely subordinated aesthetic design to concerns of usage and ergonomics, the so-called ''functionalist'' school.<ref>Pulos, Arthur J., ''The American Design Adventure 1940–1975'', Cambridge, Mass:MIT Press (1988), p. 249 ({{ISBN|9780262161060}}).</ref> Except for certain functional areas of overlap between industrial design and engineering design, the former is considered an applied art<ref name="auto"/> while the latter is an applied science.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/engineering.htm|title=Engineering|website=ScienceDaily|access-date=2020-05-26|archive-date=2023-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519222432/https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/engineering.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Educational programs in the U.S. for engineering require accreditation by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abet.org/accreditation/|title=Accreditation {{pipe}} ABET|access-date=2020-07-15|archive-date=2018-09-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930062711/http://www.abet.org/accreditation/|url-status=live}}</ref> in contrast to programs for industrial design which are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nasad.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=About+NASAD|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812143443/http://nasad.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=About+NASAD|url-status=dead|title=Nasad.arts-accredit.org|archive-date=August 12, 2015}}</ref> Of course, engineering education requires heavy training in mathematics and physical sciences, which is not typically required in industrial design education.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nasad.arts-accredit-beta.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/11/BFA-IndustrialDesign.pdf |quote=upload 2015 |title=NASAD Competencies Summary – Degree: The BFA in Industrial Design, a professional undergraduate degree |date=2014-01-08 |website=[[National Association of Schools of Art and Design]] |access-date=2020-07-15 |archive-date=2023-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929004233/http://nasad.arts-accredit-beta.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/11/BFA-IndustrialDesign.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref>

===Institutions===
Most industrial designers complete a design or related program at a vocational school or university. Relevant programs include [[graphic design]], interior design, industrial design, architectural technology, and [[technical drawing|drafting]]. Diplomas and degrees in industrial design are offered at vocational schools and universities worldwide. Diplomas and degrees take two to four years of study. The study results in a [[Bachelor of Industrial Design]] (B.I.D.), [[Bachelor of Science]] (B.Sc.) or [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] (B.F.A.). Afterwards, the bachelor programme can be extended to postgraduate degrees such as [[Master of Design]], [[Master of Fine Arts]] and others to a [[Master of Arts]] or [[Master of Science]].