Design Focused on Technology
Design Focused on Technology
Industrial design at Georgia Tech aims to fortify the designer’s role in humanizing connections between people and technology. Through purposeful integration of aesthetic, functional, utilitarian, economic, sustainable, social, and cognitive considerations, our curriculum prepares the new design generation with the tools to develop thoughtful solutions to the challenges of the 21st Century.
As part of a top-ranked research institute, our programs offer an evidence-based approach to design and valuable experiential learning opportunities. Through eleven research labs, fabrication and prototyping shops, design studios, and multidisciplinary collaborations, students gain exposure to practical skills valuable to many industries.
Furthering ID Crafting Skills Through Craft Lab
New Makerspace Offers Unique Value
Sponsored through the GVU and IPaT, Craft Lab is Georgia Tech's newest makerspace. It is a one-of-a-kind space for creators that focuses on craftsmanship and combining technology with making - a perfect match for design students and faculty. Industrial Design's Soft Goods Design course is among the creative space's most enthused users.
MID Students Earn European Product Design Award Recognition
We would like to congratulate some of our Master of Industrial Design students for their winning entries into the 2022 European Product Design Award Competition.
A special thanks to Dr. Leila Aflatoony and Professor Wendell Wilson for guiding their students to develop these excellent winning entries.
Academic Programs & Student Engagement
Sophia Prater, BSID 2006 Alumn
40 Under 40 Class of 2022
Congratulations to industrial design class of 2006 graduate, Sophia Prater. Sophia is the founder and lead UX designer at Rewired and the chief evangelist of Object-Oriented UX. She is the host of the OOUX Happy Hour meetup and the OOUX Podcast.
She brought the complexity-untangling magic of OOUX to companies such as Facebook, Google, Mastercard, Macy’s, Hubspot, Intercom, Delta Airlines, Adobe, Microsoft, CNN, and many more.
Take a Virtual Tour
Ready to experience what it's like to be an industrial design student at Georgia Tech? Whether you want the large-scale feel of a virtual campus visit or the close connection of a one-on-one meeting, we're committed to providing an experience that's customized just for you.
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