Design programs at Purdue include Industrial Design, Interior Design and Visual Communications Design.
cla.purdue.edu/academic/vpa/a... The Industrial Design (ID) area at Purdue offers both an undergraduate and a graduate program. The undergraduate degree is a professional program with intensive course work to prepare students for professional design positions. Purdue is unique in that it combines the professional degree with strong liberal arts education. This combination of liberal arts and professional design studies prepares students for strong leadership roles as industrial designers. Upon graduation students have worked for major corporations including: Nike, Hasbro, International Trucks, Whirlpool, Delta Faucet, General Electric, Sears, and Microsoft, to name a few. Graduates have also worked for Industrial Design consultancies including: Teams, IDEO, Insight, Worrell Design, Ziba Design, and BMW Designworks, to name a few. cla.purdue.edu/academic/vpa/a...
cla.purdue.edu/academic/vpa/a... Interior design is based on solving problems related to the quality of people's physical environment within a structure to achieve a built interior space. These solutions are functional, enhance the quality of life and culture of the occupants, and are aesthetically appealing. Interior designers must adhere to code and regulatory requirements, and encourage the principles of environmental sustainability. The interior design process follows a systematic and coordinated methodology, including research, analysis and integration of knowledge into the creative process, whereby the needs of the client are satisfied to produce an interior space that fulfills the project goals. The professional interior designer plans and creates interior spaces that enclose and serve human needs in relation to physical, functional, social, psychological, and aesthetic elements. cla.purdue.edu/academic/vpa/a...
cla.purdue.edu/academic/vpa/a... The Visual Communications Design Program develops students as problem seekers with the capability to plan communication strategies and form effective visual products.
The curriculum is structured to prepare students for a profession that is evolving rapidly influenced by computer technology advances. Students are encouraged to master the technical skills involved in typography, image generation, visual structure, and composition as well as to think conceptually, articulate ideas, and critically evaluate the form making process. cla.purdue.edu/academic/vpa/a...