The Industrial Design Department prepares
students to identify and resolve design problems — innovatively
and with sensitivity to social and environmental concerns.
At RISD you will learn both the traditional values behind
industrial design and current trends in the profession.
As an ID major, you will progress from creating developmental
drawings, to three-dimensional mock-ups and models, to working
drawings and prototypes that incorporate manufacturing considerations.
These hands-on studio projects enable you to build an awareness
of materials and gain an in-depth understanding of visual
and three-dimensional vocabulary. As you analyze and solve
diverse design problems, RISD’s ID professors will
guide you in considering technical and ecological issues,
along with the aesthetic and societal impact of your work.
Industrial Design majors at RISD frequently engage in collaborative
work, both with students and faculty in other departments
and with knowledge partners off campus. ID students regularly
work with peers and professionals at MIT’s Sloan School
of Management, Babson College, Brown University, NASA and
Massachusetts General Hospital. Wintersession internships
and sponsored studio projects backed by such corporations
as Corian, Ecko, New Balance, Target, Timberland, Winsor & Newton
and others provide market-based design opportunities. In
addition, ID students often work with underserved youth in
urban schools and with local artisans through travel opportunities
to countries such as Bolivia, Ghana and Guatemala.
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