>>63491Here in my country (Argentina) industrial design is a university major/career. They study about product developement, design, and production.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qzGXSXdOx-UI didnt study or know anything about it, at least that it is pretty interesting, and if i had time i would do it. Here is a list with some books for beginners (yes i just googled and found em on reddit, but what gives)
Thinking Objects: Contemporary approaches to product design / Tim Parsons
The making of Design: from the first model to the final product / Gerrit Terstiege
Design for the Real World / Victor Papanek
Design, Creativity and Culture: an orientation to Design / Maurice Barnwell
Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals / Rob Thompson
How to See: a guide to reading our man-made environment / George Nelson
The Good Life / Scott and Helen Nearing