Product Designer
Use creative thought, technical skills and methodical testing to create new products.
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What's it like to be a Product Designer?
Product Designers visualise, design and create solutions to complex problems in the form of commercial or consumer products. They develop new and existing ideas from the initial concept stage through prototyping and finally to production, as well as optimising the design of existing products in order to make them more aesthetically pleasing, more user friendly, or in order to produce them more efficiently or at lower cost.
Tasks and duties
- Determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders.
- Undertaking product research and analysing functional, commercial, cultural and aesthetic requirements.
- Formulating design concepts for material goods, as well as commercial and industrial products.
- Preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations, plans, samples and models to illustrate design concepts.
- Analysing and recommending materials and production methods.
- Detailing and documenting the selected design for production.
- Designing and commissioning prototypes and samples.
Product Designers use hand drawing, 3D models, and computer software to create their concepts, keeping in mind functional constraints such as production cost, scale and efficiency; usability; ergonomics; and marketability. They work in a wide range of industries where there is a demand for new products, including manufacturing, consumer goods, software and technology services. Product Designers interact with computers daily, using a range of software and may work with tools such as CNC lathes, laser cutters and 3D printers during the creation of prototypes.
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Want to explore jobs picked just for you?How to become a Product Designer
While there are no formal prerequisites for becoming a Product Designer, a qualification in the field of Design may be advantageous. Around three quarters of workers have a university degree.
- 1.Complete a qualification in Product Design. This may be a Certificate IV in Design (CUA40715), or Bachelor degree majoring in Product Design. Alternatively, if you already have a degree, you can complete a postgraduate qualification in digital product design or product management.
- 2.Develop a portfolio of work to show prospective employers. This can include work you’ve done on mock Product Design projects.
- 3.Set up a blog or a website to showcase your portfolio.
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Latest Product Designer reviews
5.0May 2021
Reviewer's Qualification
Bachelor of Multimedia Design
Experience
1 – 4 years
Organisation size
Medium (20-199 employees)
Specialisation
Product
The good things
Being able to own decisions that affect the business in growth, user satisfaction, and competitiveness while reducing churn, support requests, and negative experiences.
The challenges
Advocating for the user by selling research and human-centred design to stakeholders that may not have the time budgeted.
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4.0Nov 2018
Reviewer's Qualification
Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)
Experience
10+ years
Organisation size
Small (1-19 employees)
Specialisation
Product Design
The good things
Being a product designer gives a massive opportunity for creativity and a constant supply of challenges which give a real feeling of achievement. Every day is effectively different so there is very li...
The challenges
There are a lot of challenges being a designer. Stress levels can get pretty high to attempt to do things / find solutions that have not been done before. It's hard not to be too attached and to take ...
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