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 The Product Design track in the School of Design explores themes of materiality, interaction, and technology through rich practices of form-giving, design research, and iterative development. It teaches a blend of theory and practice,  leveraging the traditions of both hand-crafted and industrial-made objects to refine how we express our ideas and design thinking through artifacts. To support this, the School of Design provides a well-equipped prototyping laboratory where students learn to use traditional power equipment such as bandsaws, routers, sanders, lathes, and table saws; digital equipment such as CAD modeling and rendering software and output tools such as laser cutters, 3D printers, and CNC; and specialty equipment for electronics, industrial sewing, and more. Further, the Product Design Track is supported by Design Studies courses that introduce themes to expand, situate, and aim the practice in its appropriate context.