First Industrial Design Program in Iowa

The Iowa State University Industrial Design Program was approved by the state Board of Regents in August 2010. It is the first program of its kind in Iowa, and one of 10 in the Midwest.

Plans are under way for the creation of a world-class fabrication and visualization facility to support industrial design and related programs. Students will be able to explore all levels of fidelity in model making and prototyping from traditional shaping tools like saws and sanders to more advanced visualization tools like laser cutting and rapid prototyping.

The highlight of the lab will be a suite of computer terminals operating CNC (computer numeric controlled) machining tools exactly like the ones used in the manufacturing environment—giving you experience equivalent to or above industry standard.

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN blog

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