What we study at school is very extensive. Of course, every corresponding course is just general, and we don't learn much.
Because it is an architectural school, our industrial design there pays more attention to interior and space design in the end. The basic courses of the second-level major include art (sketch+color+southern sketch in summer vacation), plane composition, three-dimensional composition, ergonomics and so on. The professional courses in the middle and late stage include visual communication, environmental design, interior design, product design, lighting design, photography, metalworking practice and woodworking practice. There are also some theoretical courses, such as industrial design history, design theory, green design and so on.
By the time of graduation design, there are several directions: plane, interior and product. I chose graphic design.
Finally, graduation design+graduation design description (equivalent to graduation thesis), with defense and achievement display.
In the process of school study, the design software will definitely involve photoshop, illustrator, CAD, 3D max and rhinoceros. Of course, these are not enough. You may have to teach yourself other things, which are quite simple to learn in class.
I still like this major. There are many courses and activities that require personal investigation and hands-on work. Moreover, all kinds of projects, big or small, are both teamwork and individual behavior. When it is finished, it is very productive.
Future employment direction, you can
Visual category: print advertisements, book typesetting, games, web pages, etc.
Housing-related: interior design and decoration, exhibition design, etc.
Product-related: product design, drawing, etc.
Of course, don't think so beautifully of the designer's work ... at first, you should start with junior draftsmen, American editors and other small soldiers, and work overtime and stay up late with low wages. But if it is excellent, it will get better soon after three years.
If you have enough funds and ability, you can also choose to go abroad to study for graduate students in related majors. European and American designs are good.
The research on domestic design is really useless, except for the diploma. Or want to go to state-owned enterprises or teachers in the future, it is still useful.
A very important reminder: If you have a poor foundation in art, insufficient talent and insufficient interest in design, just for a diploma, then don't study. This requires a high level of art foundation, otherwise it will be very difficult to learn and it will be difficult to achieve results. It will often be hit and will eventually be abolished.
I also have a very high demand for consciousness. I don't have enough classes and it's easy to get by. It takes a lot of effort after class.
And when I was a junior, I tried to find the direction I was interested in, so that my future work and study could be targeted, and I could make faster progress and feel more fulfilled.
Finally, I think the Academy of Fine Arts is better. Public majors such as the University of Technology are better, more focused, or biased or biased. General schools have their own characteristics, but the teaching effect is hard to say.