Frequently Asked Questions

As its classical definition, industrial design deals with the design of any mass produced thing, object, device etc. that we use in our daily lives – such as needles, furniture, lighting units, watches, toothbrushes, automobiles. The user, who will use the designed object; where, when, and how the user will use it; where it will be sold, produced, and transported; what its packaging will look like etc. are also issues related to design. Industrial design has similarities with other design fields – graphic design, architecture, interior architecture etc. – in terms of the steps of the design process. However, industrial design has its own unique design processes and education content. It is often mixed with architecture education. They are two different design fields. Basically, architecture is about designing the structures and spaces we enter in whereas industrial design deals with designing the objects we hold, vehicles we drive, or industrially produced spaces. Both have different educational contents. It is often mixed with industrial engineering too, but it is only a name similarity. The only common thing between these two fields is that they both have the word “industry” within their names.