What is the qualification for being an IKEA designer?

How to become an industrial designer?

• so up until last weekend i had always wanted to become a computer programmer and i tried countless times to learnt o program and it obviously was not my thing. in a somewhat fed up state i went on BBC news and read about sir jonathan Ive; this got me thinking "you know i would really love to design products for companies like apple, IDEO and 3DI to name a few". I'm only 14 but i have now set my heart on becoming an industrial designer. qualification wise i am currently studying GCSE'S in french, graphic design, geography, history and computer science. (unfortunately i picked these when i was trying to learn to programme). but in 2 years when i start my A-levels i intend to pick product design, economics, graphic design and either computer science or sociology, If i get my a-levels then i would love to go to brunel university and study industrial design unto a masters. the only problem i face is when i was young my talent was drawing (great right?) but i forced myself to give it up seeing it as a "waste of time". i now regret that because now when i try and draw, its not too good. I'm not sure how to go about improving my drawing any help? and is this how you do become a good industrial designer?

• Answer:

  Call up an art school (with an ID program). Ask them if they have a day where you can come in an check out what they do. It is best to actually see what people do in the actual day to day of an occupation before you set it as your goal. I thought I wanted to be an architect until I visited an architecture firm, followed a few around, asked them questions. Turns out it wasn't what I expected. I strongly recommend you go and see it first hand. I turned down industrial design because they work under harsh light all day. I wouldn't have known that if I hadn't seen it in person.