Industrial Design Glossary

14 Industrial Design terms

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aesthetic: noun; A set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.
creation: noun; The action or process of bringing something into existence.
design: noun; A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process, or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product or process.
device: noun; A thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment.
ergonomics: noun; The study of people's efficiency in their working environment.
functionality: noun; The quality of being suited to serve a purpose well; practicality.
imagination: noun; The faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses.
industrial: noun; Relating to or characterized by industry.
marketability: noun; The ability of a commodity to be sold or marketed.
mass production: noun; Mass production, also known as flow production or continuous production, is the production of large amounts of standardized products, including and especially on assembly lines.
process: noun; A series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.
product: noun; In marketing, a product is an object or system made available for consumer use; it is anything that can be offered to a market to satisfy the desire or need of a customer.
technical drawing: noun; Technical drawing, drafting or drawing, is the act and discipline of composing drawings that visually communicate how something functions or is constructed.
technician: noun; An expert in the practical application of a science.