Our Mission
We give students the space and support to grow as creators, develop their skills, and prepare and explore career possibilities. We offer a friendly, comfortable, and collaborative environment with peer guides and a professional creative director who bridges the transition from student to professional through project work and one-on-one sessions.
We also offer internship and job opportunities to driven students who want hands-on experience in a creative field. Social media interns get marketing experience and learn vital communication skills. Design interns not only hone their artistic and creative skills completing design projects; they get real-world experience negotiating projects with clients and communicating with team members.
The Studio
The CoLab studio is at Skiles suite 340. LMC and CM students can scan their Buzzcard to enter the studio. The studio is a space for students in the School of LMC to work and create. We offer free access to a wide variety of technologies for all of your creative digital needs.
Adobe Creative Suite
Processing
Android Studio
PyCharm
IntelliJ IDEA
Unity
The Gallery
As featured artists in group exhibitions, students learn how to create gallery-quality works. As exhibition hands, students gain experience displaying work for an audience. As web and graphic designers, students build their portfolios by using their classroom experience to advertise CoLab shows. As marketers and promoters, students learn to communicate exhibition information with social media.
Career Consulting
Colab Director and Creative Director Jillann Hertel offers one-on-one support for imagining your future career as well as portfolio review sessions for upperclassmen in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication. A full suite of career support is also available for all IAC students via Georgia Tech's Career Center, its workshops, and via IAC specific Career Educators, Camille Liverpool or Kyle Poe.
