It can be said that industrial design is found in various industries. From small cell phones, telephones, MP3s, household appliances and so on, to large automobiles, machine tools, ships, airplanes and so on. Therefore, you should first identify a field and need to learn the relevant expertise in that field in order to do well in industrial design.
For example, if you don't know the structure of an automobile, you may not be able to install the appropriate engine in the designed car. If you don't know the principle and structure of electrical appliances, the designed enclosure may not be able to solve the functions such as heat dissipation and dust prevention. Industrial design is never just a matter of aesthetically pleasing design, but also involves many specialized issues.
Domestic industrial design started earlier school: Wuxi Institute of Light Industry, Hunan University, etc., automotive design Tsinghua University, Shiyan Automobile College, etc., communications (cell phones, etc.) products have: Beijing Institute of Posts and Telecommunications.
Foreign industrial design is more developed: Japan, Germany, Italy, the United States. It is said that in the United States, it is difficult to apply for scholarships for international students in this specialty.