Artists were needed to design products that would appeal to many people. Almost every factory-made object has been designed or planned by an industrial designer. These designers make detailed drawings of 3-D objects to show sizes, shapes and textures of the product. They specify the materials and processes of manufacturing. Often, industrial designers will also make models of the product for testing.
Industrial designers are artists.
Think like an industrial designer Have students examine the examples of manufactured products that you gathered. This is a plan for Sanford's new PhD pen. It shows all the shapes and sizes for all the pen parts. Ask students to think about the object they brought from home or to chose one from your collection. It could be a kitchen utensil, a door, a chair, a pen, a toy or any other mass produced object.