What is the difference between industrial design and product design?
Q. I'm a prospective art/design school student and have been looking through catalogs and websites of various colleges. I've noticed some of these schools offer industrial design degrees, others product design degrees, and a few have both. I think I might want to try product design, but I'm not really sure as to what industrial design is and whether or not that's actually what I'm looking for. Can someone tell me what the difference between these two majors are? Examples of jobs that each would have would also be helpful.
Asked by corndogofdoom - Sun Apr 1 14:07:27 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. They would mean the same thing in many schools, just like you could study "graphic design" at one school and "visual communications" at another. But industrial design is actually a broader field, where you could potentially design products, machinery, cars, etc. Product design is usually focused more toward consumer products, electronics, etc. but not necessarily only that. Basically both are looking at defining a need and creating a three-dimensional answer. It might be an issue of surface styling for an existing product or it might be conceiving a whole new item that doesn't exist. Good design and drawing skills are important. Having ability with math, geometry, etc. is important too. There is a great website: www.idsa.org Their… [cont.]
Answered by szivesen - Sun Apr 1 15:31:04 2007

What is the difference between industrial standard push button compared to heavy duty?
Q. I can't find the answer to this anywhere, anyone help? What is the difference between an industrial push button and heavy duty push button? Is it just the casing it's in, or can it not carry as much current? Thanks
Asked by Jeromy - Sun Jul 12 15:18:46 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You are probably better off phoning the supplier and asking them. It might just be that the casing is a bit tougher.
Answered by Joe - Sun Jul 12 17:05:41 2009

How do you get rid of the industrial wax that covers a fruit?
Q. I mean it got the wax on probably by immersing it into a liquid with filled container.Could the fruit go immersing into another container with some components diluted there,so the post factum situation would be no industrial wax upon its cover?
Asked by dimamuzhetsky - Wed Mar 25 14:56:00 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Trader Joes has a wonderful fruit and veggie clenser, it is amazing and 100% natural. I also recomend juicing orange peels, adding a wee bit of olive oil.
Answered by Wondering this..... - Wed Mar 25 16:07:32 2009