Is design education preparing product designers for the real world? a study of product design graduates in Ireland

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Abstract

This study aims to identify professional product design roles. It presents the results of a survey of 251 graduates from undergraduate product design courses. Data was gathered about graduate's job descriptions; the companies that employ product designers and the postgraduate education taken. The objective was to show how design practice has evolved and the effect that this has had on product design as a discipline. The results highlight the crossover between design disciplines, the integration of product designers across different industries and the variety of roles that product designers undertake. Implications for product design education are discussed and recommendations are presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)218-237
Number of pages20
JournalDesign Journal
Volume17
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2014

Keywords

  • Design disciplines
  • Design education
  • Design practice
  • Product design

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