industrial design


noun
  1. the art that deals with the design problems of manufactured objects, including problems of designing such objects with consideration for available materials and means of production, of designing packages, bottles, etc., for manufactured goods, and of graphic design for manufactured objects, packages, etc.

Origin of industrial design

1
First recorded in 1930–35

Other words from industrial design

  • industrial designer, noun

Words Nearby industrial design

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How to use industrial design in a sentence

  • In 2010, the International Council of Societies of industrial design named the Seoul the “world design capital.”

  • He is on an equally insecure footing regarding industrial design.

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  • Most critics of industrial design complain of an overwhelming desire upon the part of the designer to over-decorate the structure.

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  • Its recurrence again and again in industrial design leads us to appreciate its value in the arts.

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  • There are six important functional parts with which we are brought into common contact in industrial design of base metals.

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  • The part that terminal enrichment plays in industrial design is, therefore, to say the least, important to us as designers.

    Industrial Arts Design | William H. Varnum

British Dictionary definitions for industrial design

industrial design

noun
  1. the art or practice of designing any object for manufacture

Derived forms of industrial design

  • industrial designer, noun

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