Graphics of GT SID Launchpad Fall 2025. The visual says Georgia Tech School of Industrial Design Launchpad Design Showcase. It is dark purple, light purple with a comet and glassy window effect.

Welcome to the Launchpad Design Showcase

Our Launchpad Design Showcase shows off work from all Georgia Tech School of Industrial Design students. At the end of each semester, this well-attended event allows our students, their families, alumni and industry guests to connect, network, and take in the breadth and depth of our School's innovative design work.

There's a lot to experience at the Launchpad Design Showcase: we display several types of industrial design work, including materials exploration, healthcare products and innovations, future interactive experiences, collaborative designs with engineers, service design projects, strategic branding, and UX.

Thursday | December 11 | 6 - 9 PM

Georgia Tech College of Design

247 4th St. NW Atlanta, GA 30332

 

This event is free however, registration is required for attendance. 

What to Expect at the Fall 2025 Launchpad Design Showcase

Student work displayed at Launchpad Design Showcase

Display of All Studio Work

Student work will be displayed in all Industrial Design studio space on the first and second floors of both East and West Architecture buildings.

Students sell their work at Make 10 Marketplace

Make 10 Marketplace

Our Seniors design a product, personally manufacture ten of them, and sell their work at the Make 10 Marketplace. Orange Sparkle Ball awards prizes.

Three School of Industrial Design alumni pose for a photo in the alumni lounge

Alumni Lounge

School of Industrial Design alumni are given exclusive access to a lounge area where they can reconnect and reminisce during the Launchpad Design Showcase.

Steve Chinninis poses with Orange Sparkle Ball Prize winner.

Meet and Greet with Graduating Students

We invite alumni and industry professionals to network with our graduating students as a way to "launch" students into their professional lives.

Support the School of Industrial Design Students

Elevate the future of design innovation by supporting the School of Industrial Design’s cutting-edge research labs and studio renovations, equipped with immersive digital tools and assistive technology. Your gift can leave a lasting legacy through scholarships, professorships, or naming opportunities that shape tomorrow's leaders in design.

Past Launchpads

Group of students at the Launchpad Spring 2025 showcase discussing their lighting products.

2025

Kevin Shankwiler talks with alumnus in front of the Design letters at Launchpad 2024

2024

Guests examine graduate student designs at a Launchpad display

2023

Students and guests at Launchpad 2022

2022

A student talks to potential buyers at Make 10.

2020 (Virtual)

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