Industrial Design Technology

www.laguardia.edu/industrial-design/

The Industrial Design Program, coordinated by the Humanities Department, leads to an Associate in Applied Science Degree (AAS). Industrial Design is a combination of applied art and applied science, whereby aesthetics, ergonomics and usability of mass-produced products may be improved for marketability and production. The role of an industrial designer is to create and execute design solutions towards problems of form, usability, user ergonomics, engineering, marketing, brand development and sales. The Industrial Design program provides students through foundation coursework and experience the necessary skills to begin a career in Computer Assisted Design (CAD), Modelmaking and Product Design and Fabrication or to transfer to a four-year institution. Students will take courses in the history of design, 3-dimensional design and an introduction to computer-assisted design. Students will study design in both theory and practice. Students will have access to an 8,000 sq. ft studio and lab housed in NY Designs, a design business incubator program offered through the College’s Division of Adult and Continued Education. Students will work with digital laser cutting tools, plastic vacuum forming machines, 3D printing rapid prototyping machinery as well as hand tools and woodworking tools.