Product Design

Product design requires an interesting mix of traditional skill and futuristic technology and as such it demands more from the designer than perhaps any other discipline. To succeed, not only must he or she be a competent draftsman, but also a skilled technician with a deep understanding of manufacturing processes and, increasingly, an affinity with essential 3D software.

Then there's the concept itself, the crucial requirement to be "on the money". The products you design must find a market. As Dick Powell, one half of the inimitable Seymour Powell partnership, explains: "You need a sympathy with modern consumers, a wide social radar".

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