Launchpad Student Showcase

Launch into an expanse of talent to experience design excellence and ingenuity from Atlanta's newest creators.

Launchpad is the main vehicle for exhibiting the breadth of designs from our graduate and undergraduate industrial design students. It is our celebration of hard work and late nights and has grown to be a networking opportunity that brings hundreds of students, faculty, alumni, industry, and members of the design community together.

Explore Launchpad

Enjoy our virtual student showcase and student portfolios below.

Launchpad is all about the students as they present their semester projects to their peers, family, and friends.

Student Work

Portfolio Showcase

Witness the talent, creativity, and trailblazing human-centric designs from our graduate and undergraduate students.

Make 10

Orange Sparkle Ball Awards

Students designs products and produce them in batches of 10, testing strategies of production and entrepreneurship.

Richard John Livingston Martin

Humanitarian Design Award

Professor Martin was dedicated to the role of humanitarian design as a priority in society. This award promotes his vision.

Capstone Projects

The Capstone studio represents the culmination of the skills and knowledge that students have developed over their careers in GTID. The Capstone project introduces new research methodologies, user experience tools, and writing outcomes to create a high impact Capstone project for each student’s portfolio.

Postar AEV

Drew Alberts

Postar AEV is an vehicle designed around efficiency and safety

My Aisle

Autumn Fields

My Aisle is an plugin to be incorporated into online grocery platforms that makes shopping an interactive experience.

Vite Air

Rebekah Hilton

Vite Air is a desktop air purifier and timer that provides young professionals working from home a unique experience

Hermitage Jacket

Rachel Hu

The Hermitage Jacket is a mixed-material work wear jacket designed as a modernized and Westernized hanfu garment.

StreamLine

Maria Longoria

StreamLine is a platform that plugs in directly into your streaming services so that you can buy outfits you see on TV.

Rent-a-Sari

Vaishu Merugu

Rent-a-Sari is an online platform that allows Desi-Americans to rent traditional ethnic wear from other Desi-Americans.

18 Wheelin' Women

Allie Paschal

18 Wheelin’ Women has the ultimate goal of changing this perception of trucking and what it means to be a trucker.

Cat&Mouse

Anna Teachout

Cat&Mouse is an environmentally and pet health-conscious package of organic cat treats.

Seniors in the Spotlight

Senior students share their most prized undertakings and their transformations as designers.

Lighting Project

Jake Cooper

This dramatic lighting project required the use of metal to create a lamp which provided an interesting lighting effect.

Salamanderama Festival

Seth Cruver

Salamanderama Festival features event passes, trail guides and souvenir water bottles.

Pluto

Dylan Fealtman

Pluto is a sustainable drip coffee machine designed to be repairable, cleanable, and reusable.

Coord

Autumn Fields

Coord is the home management app to keep you and your roommates organized.

Ahura: Verge

Elizabeth Fristoe

A light individual transportation brand that would appeal to the consumer of a sister-car brand.

Clearly

Lillian Gluck

Clearly addresses the challenge of reducing single-use plastics in the beauty industry.

Porsche Cycling Center

Rachel Hu

The Century Bike provides users interfacing lights, safety features, signaling, and live feedback to the rider when in use.

mobiGo

Ramsey Lehman

An inclusive design solution that will facilitate individuals with disabilities in accessing automated driving systems.

Pull Drill

Stephanie Lewis

Pull Drill improves safety by minimizing the need to lean outside the building and repeat awkward repetitive motions.

Tempo

John Lyons

Tempo is an interactive timer that increases productivity and decreases procrastination.

mobiGo

Jack MacLeod

MobiGo’s accessible on-demand autonomous transportation service fills the void in the accessible transportation market.

Albert's

Daniel Nixon

Albert's is a brand dedicated to manufacturing high quality brewing technology that encourage sensory involvement.

SPROUT

Karina Patricia

A live-updating cloud-based inventory and forecasts that provide insights for restaurants for future sales.

WIK

Brittany Ritter

A mobile app rooted in education, collaboration, and reflection.

Tranquility

Rebecca Sun

Tranquility allows for the user to be able to perform a miniature tea ceremony, inspired by ancient Chinese bronze ware.

Stages of Living

Yui-Ting Tarn

Concept of transitions that your home can adjust itself to your mindset of private, preparation, and presentation.

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