industrial design vs industrial engineering:

” the two fields have very similar names because the Disciplines came out of the industrial revolution. To tell you the truth at dinner parties when I say am an “industrial designer” most conjure an image of a factory.

Industrial design: is an applied art whereby the aesthetics 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 engineering, usability, user ergonomics, marketing, brand development and sales. The name is derived form the industrial revolution, when products shifted from being artisan to mass-produce. Before the revolution, the designer was often the craftsman of the product.

Industrial engineering: is a branch of engineering that concerns the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems for industry. Example: (In lean manufacturing systems, Industrial engineers work to eliminate wastes of time, money, materials, energy, and other resources). Most industrial engineers are involved in the set-up of heavy machinery and industry process and production cycles.