This has been written to answer the most commonly asked questions about our program. We look forward to counseling students who are interested in this major, but find that a lot of time is spent answering the questions discussed below. It will help me greatly if you take the time to read this before we talk. If you are not at Stanford, feel free to call and leave a voicemail message. Each person's situation tends to be different enough to make conversation much more efficient than correspondence.
Product design concerns itself with conceiving and designing products for the benefit of society.
This process requires resolution of constraints arising from technical, aesthetic, human and business concerns. A product designer uses his or her creativity, imagination and technical knowledge to satisfy these requirements and create a product satisfying a human need. Some people see this activity as inventing or three-dimensional problem solving. Graduates of the program usually find employment in corporations or consulting firms. Many have gone on to start their own companies.