Entry Level Qualification 

12

Career Fields 

Arts & Design

For Specially Abled 

Career Entrance Exam 

AIEED, IICD UG, IICD PG

About Career 

A ceramic and glass designer creates and develops the designs for various pottery items, sculptures, homewares, glass wares, earthenwares, home decors, ceramic tiles, healthcare and lifestyle products, giftwares, etc. by using materials that include clay, stones, bricks, crystals, porcelain, and various other materials either by hand or using software tools. A glass designer works with glass and glass pieces to make decorative glass items including decorative window glasses, mirrors, tableware, cookware, domestic furnishing materials, laboratory instruments, etc. As a glass designer, you will also do the work of repairing and renovating the old products of glass. You will develop and produce the designs into various shapes, colors, and light to make the finished product. You will apply the principles of art, science, and technology while learning and doing as a ceramic and glass designer.

Some designers create a design only and work as freelance designers hired by manufacturers to work on a day-to-day basis. You may either work in large companies doing mass production or practice as a self-employed making and producing your designs.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

1. You will decide the decorative theme and technique to develop and produce the design.

2. You will consult with your client regarding any changes in the designs.

3. You will research the status of the market and gather information about new designs and demands to further innovate the new product.

4. You shall demonstrate your designs and products at various trade shows, fairs, exhibitions, and museums.

5. You will be required to coordinate with the entire team of workers and clients including craftsmen, suppliers, etc.

6. As a ceramic designer, you will do the work of molding, casting, firing clay, and glazing through a wheel while using your hands.

7. While producing the designs, you will oversee the whole process of production to ensure the quality is met.

8. You will use the material as per your design including handmade material, earthenware, etc., and decorate the product.

9. You will make contacts with the suppliers and other craftspersons to sell your designs and products to the shops, galleries, market stalls, etc.

10. As a self-employed designer, you will develop an appropriate business plan and objectives to work on that.

11. You will be involved in the promotion work of designs, including creating portfolios for websites and preparing catalogs.

12. As a glass designer, you will work with and handle the necessary tools and materials to form glass into a finished product. It involves cutting, edge grinding, tempering, firing, etc. of the glass and glass pieces.

13. You will be required to attend the seminars and training workshops to keep yourself updated regarding the new technologies and tools.

Career Entry Pathway 

Class 10 all subjects as per the scheme of studies – Class 11-12 with any subject as per the scheme of studies – Certificate/Diploma in Ceramic Designing/ Glass Designing/ Ceramic & Glass Designing.

After Class 10 all subjects as per the scheme of studies, complete Class 11-12 with any subject as per the scheme of studies. Now you can study even after your 12 classes for short-term certificate courses in Ceramic Designing/ Glass Designing/ Ceramic & Glass Designing from various schools such as NIFT (National Institute of Fashion Tech) or NID (National Institute of Design). However, it must be noted that in this field, creative skills and knowledge along with experience are taken into consideration rather than qualification.

After Class 10 all subjects as per the scheme of studies, complete Class 11-12 with any subject as per the scheme of studies, then study for a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts/ Ceramic Designing/ Glass Designing/ Ceramic & Glass Designing/ from any arts or vocational college/university. However, it must be noted that in this field, creative skills and knowledge along with experience are taken into consideration rather than qualification.

After Class 10 all subjects as per the scheme of studies, complete Class 11-12 with any subject as per the scheme of studies, then study for a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts/ Ceramic Designing/ Glass Designing/ Ceramic & Glass Designing from any arts or vocational college/university and then study for Master’s Degree/ Post Graduate Diploma in Fine Arts/ Ceramic Designing/ Glass Designing/ Ceramic & Glass Designing/ similar subject. However, it must be noted that in this field, creative skills and knowledge along with experience are taken into consideration rather than qualification.

After Class 10 all subjects as per the scheme of studies, complete Class 11-12 with any subject as per the scheme of studies, then study for a Bachelor’s Degree in any stream, and then you can study for a postgraduate diploma course in Fine Arts/ Ceramic Designing/ Glass Designing/ Ceramic & Glass Designing. However, it must be noted that in this field, creative skills and knowledge along with experience are taken into consideration rather than qualification.

After Class 10 all subjects as per the scheme of studies, complete Class 11-12 Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics along with any other subject as per the scheme of studies and then study for a Bachelor’s Degree in Ceramic and Glass Engineering and Designing.

After Class 10 all subjects as per the scheme of studies, complete Class 11-12 Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics along with any other subject as per the scheme of studies and then study for a Bachelor’s Degree in Ceramic and Glass Engineering and Designing. After that, you can study for a PG or PG Diploma in Glass and Ceramic Engineering/Ceramic Technology.

Required Qualification & Competencies 

To become a Ceramic and Glass Designer, you can either do an undergraduate degree in any of the following fields or do a postgraduate degree or diploma in Ceramic and Glass Design after your graduation in Architecture, Fine arts, Materials Design, Craft Design, Industrial Design, and related fields:

1. Ceramic and Glass Design

2. Fine Arts (Ceramic and Glass)

Competencies Required

Interests

1. Artistic: You should have an interest in Artistic Occupations. Artistic occupations mostly involve working with creative ideas, art, and designs. These occupations involve abstract or conceptual thinking, and creative self-expression and often do not follow any set processes or rules for getting things done.

2. Realistic: You should have an interest in Realistic Occupations. Realistic occupations involve more practical and hands-on activities than paperwork or office work. Realistic occupations often involve physical activities for getting things done using various tools and equipment. 

3. Enterprising: You should have an interest in Enterprising Occupations. Enterprising occupations involve taking initiative, initiating actions, and planning to achieve goals, often business goals. These involve gathering resources and leading people to get things done. These require decision-making, risk-taking, and action orientation.

Abilities

1. Abstract Reasoning: The ability to understand ideas that are not expressed in words or numbers; the ability to understand concepts that are not clearly expressed verbally or otherwise.

2. Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules and common logic to specific problems to produce answers that are logical and make sense. For example, understanding the reasons behind an event or a situation using general rules and common logic.

3. Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with several ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).

4. Hand-Eye Coordination: The ability to make quick and precise hand movements as per visual observations and understanding (that is, what you see and comprehend).

5. Mechanical Reasoning: The ability to apply basic physical principles and theories to understand how mechanical objects such as tools and machinery work and the ability to understand the rules or laws governing the work of machinery, tools, and bodies in motion.

6.  Numerical Reasoning: The ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and perform other basic numerical calculations correctly.

7. Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or innovative ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.

8. Spatial Ability: The ability to visualize three-dimensional objects by looking at the objects on paper or visualize objects mentally in three dimensions.

9. Verbal Reasoning: The ability to think and reason with words; the ability to reason out ideas expressed in words. 

10. Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

11. Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Knowledge

1. Creative Design: Knowledge of various techniques, methods, and specifications for creating and developing designs for various products and materials such as textiles, clothes, interiors, furniture, accessories, jewelry, animation, graphics, materials, film, video, web, user interfaces of digital devices, photography, etc.

2. Physical Science: Knowledge of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understand fluid, material, earth, ocean, atmosphere, and space dynamics, as well as mechanical, electrical, atomic, and subatomic structures, properties, and processes.

3. Technical and Engineering Design: Knowledge of various techniques, methods, specifications, and tools for creating, developing, and laying out designs of various machines, equipment, devices, manufacturing plants, structures, systems, and processes. This includes developing blueprints, drawings, and models.

Skills

1. Active Learning: Focused and continuous learning from various sources of information, observation, and otherwise for application in getting work done.

2. Artistic and Visual Design: Skills in creating and developing designs that are visually appealing and attractive.

3. Critical Thinking: Skills in the analysis of complex situations, using logic and reasoning to understand the situations and take appropriate actions or make interpretations and inferences.

4. Graphic Design Tools: Skills in using various graphic design tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, etc.

5. Judgment and Decision Making: Skills in considering the pros and cons of various decision alternatives; considering costs and benefits; making appropriate and suitable decisions.

6. Material Design and Craft: Skills in creating and designing various items using different materials such as clay, wood, iron, gold, silver, gems, etc.

7. Problem Solving: Skills in analysis and understanding of problems, evaluating various options to solve the problems, and using the best option to solve the problems.

8. Reading Comprehension: Skills in understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

9. Scientific: Skills in using various scientific rules and methods to get things done or solve problems.

10. Technical: Skills in using various technologies and technical methods to get things done or solve problems.

11. Technical Design and Drawing: Skills in creating and developing designs and drawings for various structures, machines, equipment, and devices.

Personality

1. You are always or mostly organized in your day-to-day life and activities.

2. You are always imaginative in most situations.

3. You always prefer to experience new things and have new experiences or you mostly do.

4. You can always act independently or could do so in most situations.

5. You remain calm in difficult situations sometimes but some other times you are anxious.

6. Sometimes you feel secure in your surroundings and situations but some other times you don't.

7. You are always practical in most situations.

Career - Job Opportunities & Profiles 

As a ceramic and glass designer, you will get various job opportunities at studios, manufacturing and retailing firms, construction firms, theatres, art galleries, educational institutes, art departments, engineering, housing/real estate, interior home designs, etc.

1. You can start your career as a junior designer or intern with a senior designer.

2. Many companies will hire you as an in-house designer.

3. Manufacturing units will hire you as a junior ceramic and glass designer.

4. Glass Industries will hire you like a glass/stain glass maker/craft designer.

5. You can work as a freelance designer or may open your shop or store.

Work Environment

Most of the designer works during office hours if hired in studios, large organizations, and manufacturing firms. A Freelance or self-employed designer would have flexible working hours as they may set their schedule which suit the client’s needs. However, sometimes a designer would be required to work additional hours including nights and weekends to meet the targets and deadlines. As a ceramic and glass designer, you would be required to have the technical knowledge to handle various tools and materials. You will often travel to meet the clients and manufacturers to discuss the designs and travel to demonstrate the work at fairs and exhibitions.

Career Growth

1. As an intern, you will become the junior ceramic & glass designer and senior then ceramic & glass designer. After senior designer, some of you will become Art Director. After gaining many years of experience, you will acquire managerial positions such as general manager, project manager, production manager, retail manager, etc., and then move to senior positions.

2. career growth in university and college starts with the assistant professor and then associate professor, professor, and professor emeritus. Professors can also get administrative positions such as Director/Dean/Vice Chancellor, etc.

3. If you start as a ceramic engineer, then you will become a senior designer and then design head. Some of you will get managerial or administrative positions such as sales manager, or production manager.

4. As a self-employed, you may be getting opportunities to show your work at various art galleries, museums, etc.

Salary Offered  

1. At the entry-level, as an in-house trainer, you will earn Rs. 18,000 to 25,000 per month. As a junior designer, you will earn Rs. 20,000 to 35, 000 per month.

2. At junior level after working 2-6 years, you will earn anything between Rs.  40,000 to 1,00,000 per month.

3. At mid-level after working 6-12 years, you will earn anything between Rs 1,00,000 to 1,50,000 per month.

4. At the senior level after working for over 12 years, you will earn anything between Rs. 1,60,000 to 2,00,000 per month.

Monthly Earnings In Indian Rupee

1. Entry level: 0 - 2 years of work experience

2. Junior Level: From 1 to 12 years of work experience

3. Mid Level: From 5 to 20+ years of work experience

4. Senior Level: From 10 to 25+ years of work experience (there could be exceptions in some high-end technical, financial, engineering, creative, management, sports, and other careers; also shortly, people will reach these levels much faster in many careers and some careers, these levels will have no meaning as those careers will be completely tech skill driven such as even now, there is almost no level in a Cyber Security Expert’s job)

Famous Personalities 

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Work Activities 

1. Analysing and interpreting data and information: Analysis of data and information to find facts, trends, reasons behind situations, etc.; interpretation of data to aid in decision-making.

2. Assessing and evaluating quality: Assessing and evaluating the quality of materials, systems, processes, products, services, etc.

3. Calculating and computing: Calculating or computing using various mathematical formulas and functions using computers or otherwise; doing financial or commercial calculations or computations.

4. Communicating with co-workers and others: Communicating with people in writing, verbally or otherwise inside your workplace and various other people who have professional relationships with your place of work including vendors, government officials, etc., or with people at large.

5. Communicating with customers: Communicating with potential and existing customers of your organization in writing, verbally, or otherwise.

6. Creative thinking: Developing new ideas, concepts, innovative solutions to problems, newer ways of getting things done, designing products and services, creating works of art and craft, etc.

7. Decision-making and problem-solving: Analysis of data and information; evaluation of alternative decisions and results of decisions; making the right decisions and solving problems.

8. Drawing, drafting, laying out, and specifying objects, equipment, devices, tools, and systems: Creating and developing designs, drawings, layouts, and specifications about how to construct, manufacture, assemble, build, use, and maintain various equipment, devices, tools, and systems.

9. Estimating quantity, cost, time, and resources: Estimating sizes, volumes, distances, and quantities; estimating and determining the time, costs, and resources; estimating materials required to perform a task.

10. Fabricating, assembling, and constructing equipment, devices, and products: Fabricating, assembling, constructing, or otherwise manufacturing products, equipment, devices, and tools; testing and calibrating products, equipment, devices, tools, and systems.

11. Getting Information and learning: Observing, hearing, reading, using computers, or otherwise obtaining information and learning from it.

12. Identifying objects, actions, and events: Identifying various characteristics of objects; observing and understanding actions and events; understanding changes in actions and events.

13. Inspecting equipment, systems, structures, and materials: Inspecting equipment, systems, structures, and materials to ascertain quality, performance, defects, causes of errors, etc.

14. Organising, planning, and prioritizing tasks: Planning and organizing tasks to achieve work goals; prioritizing tasks to achieve goals and making the best use of the time available.

15. Providing advice and consultation to others: Giving advice or consultation to others about various issues, conceptual matters, know-how, scientific matters, products, or services.

16. Updating and using relevant knowledge: Keeping updated with the latest knowledge relevant to your fields of work and using the relevant knowledge in getting things done.

17. Using computers for work: Using computers for day-to-day office work; using computer software for various applications in day-to-day professional work; entering data and processing information; for writing.

18. Working in a team: Working in a team of people; developing a team; and maintaining professional relationships among team members.