Design and consumer publications
To gather this information, designers meet with clients, conduct market research, read design and consumer publications, attend trade shows, and visit potential users, suppliers and manufacturers. When creating a new design, designers often begin by researching the product user or the context in which the product will be used. The first steps in developing a new design, or altering an existing one, are to determine the commercial interior design requirements of the client, the purpose of the product, and to the tastes of customers or users. Usually designers specialize in one particular product category, such as automobiles and other transportation vehicles, appliances, technology goods, medical equipment, furniture, toys, tools and construction equipment, or housewares.
