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St udy Des i gn & Des i gn a Career Dr. Raj oo Kri shnan Ar e you a per son havi ng a cr eat i ve mi nd, one who i s abl e t o vi sual i ze t hi ngs and concept s, compr ehend t hi ngs f ast , havi ng t he abi l i t y t o anal yze t hi ngs bef or e ar r i vi ng at a concl usi on, knowl edgeabl e about t hi ngs happeni ng ar ound you? I f so, why not t hi nk about ent er i ng t he fiel d of ‘ Desi gni ng’ ? I n si mpl e wor ds, desi gni ng i s t he pr ocess of devel opi ng pr oduct s or syst ems f or t he use by an i ndi vi dual or gr oup t o t hei r conveni ence. Sever al aspect s wi l l have t o be l ooked i nt o whi l e desi gni ng. Ther e i s a syst emat i c gener at i on of i deas t hat ar e devel oped by exami ni ng each and ever y aspect of t hat , whi ch ar e modi fied i f needed at ever y st age, and whi ch ul t i mat el y end up i n t he cr eat i on of t he pr oduct or t he syst em. The mor e at t r act i ve and handy i t i s, l ess cost l y i t i s, bet t er wi l l be t he accept abi l i t y of t he pr oduct or syst em. The easi ness and comf or t of use, t he f eat ur es t he pr oduct has, al l make t he pr oduct mor e popul ar . Desi gni ng i s not now r el at ed t o pr oduct al one t hese days. I t can be desi gni ng f or gi vi ng a speci al exper i ence t o cust omer s, f or ef f ect i ng bet t er communi cat i on of i deas and concept s et c. 03 One of t he most gener al ar eas i s t he Pr oduct desi gn fiel d, wher e t he desi gner , cr eat es obj ect s whi ch ar e usef ul t o human bei ngs. On may have t o l ook at t he soci al , physi cal aspect s i n t he pr ocess of devel opi ng i nnovat i ve i deas. I t can be t he pr oduct i on of i ndust r y r el at ed i t ems, f ur ni t ur e, Gl ass and Cer ami c i t ems et c whi ch have been par t of t he human syst em f or l ong and i s one of t he ol dest ar eas of desi gn. Ani mat i on i s t he ar t of gi vi ng l i f e t o obj ect s. Ani mat i on desi gn i s a way of descr i bi ng t hi ngs and t her eby, communi cat i ng wi t h one anot her . Her e sol ut i ons ar e f ound f or compl ex pr obl ems t hr ough t he devel opment of ani mat i on fil ms based on t he cr eat i ve abi l i t i es of t he desi gner . I nt er i or desi gn concent r at es on maki ng t he l i vi ng envi r onment of peopl e, bet t er and sui t i ng t o t hei r t ast es and l i ki ngs. Exhi bi t i on desi gn i s concer ned wi t h di spl ay and t he cr eat i on of vi ewi ng exper i ences. Ther e ar e many mor e desi gn ar eas t hese days t o choose f r om as per t he apt i t ude and i nt er est of t hose vent ur i ng i nt o t he fiel d.