Women In Design: The Future of Our Field

“I’m very grateful because IP has taught me a lot more than just design. Those skills really teach you how to be part of a community, and I will be forever grateful for that.”

Meet Sierra Thompson, a 17-year-old high school senior who lives in the Bay Area. Sierra is an Inneract Project student who first joined us five years ago in 2018.

In the summer of 2022, Sierra had the opportunity to attend the Pre-College Design Program hosted by the College of Design at the Georgia Institute of Technology, more commonly known as Georgia Tech. The program gives rising high-school seniors a taste of the college experience at the Georgia Tech College of Design by providing them with two weeks of in-person workshops on campus.

We spoke to Sierra about her experience at the Georgia Tech Pre-College Design Program, how the lessons she learned working with IP allowed her to flourish there, and the influence that design has had on her life outside of the classroom.