The industrial designer is responsible for human factors engineering, safety, shape, color, texture, maintenance, and cost.
Industrial designers deal with consumer, as well as industrial, products.
Furniture Manufacturing, Apparel Technology, and Textile Technology are minors offered through collaborations with the Industrial Engineering Furniture Manufacturing and Management Center and the College of Textiles, respectively. Areas of design investigation in the Bachelor of Industrial Design include furniture, housewares, appliances, transportation, tools, farm equipment, medical instruments, electronics, human-computer interfaces, and recreational support equipment.