Spring 2026 Design Showcase
Join the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation and the Berkeley Master of Design (MDes) program for the Spring 2026 Design Showcase—three days of bold ideas, hands-on prototypes, and design work that pushes boundaries.
From Wednesday through Friday, May 6-8, Jacobs Hall comes alive with projects from Berkeley’s most creative minds. Explore work from Jacobs-hosted design courses and the graduate MDes core curriculum, alongside club initiatives, independent projects, and prototypes from our Spring 2026 Innovation Catalyst grantees—all under one roof.
This is your chance to engage directly with student designers, get behind-the-scenes insight into their creative process, and see how Berkeley is defining the future of human-centered design and emerging technology.
Free. Open to the public. Don’t miss it.
RSVP now to stay in the loop on scheduling and updates:
Wednesday, May 6th
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
E11: A Hands-on Introduction to Radiation Detection
DES INV 21: Visual Communication & Sketching
DES INV 10: Discovering Design / DES INV 15: Design Methodology
Independent Projects:
- TBD
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
DES INV 23: Creative Programming and Electronics
COMPSCI 294-304: Human-AI interaction / NWMEDIA C203: Critical Making
Independent Projects:
- TBD
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Makerspace Tour (Meet in the West Entrance to the Makerspace, 1st Floor)
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
ME 130: Design of Planar Machinery
ME102B: Mechatronics Design
Independent Projects:
- TBD
Thursday, May 7th
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
BIOENG 192: Senior Design Projects
CE 186: Design of IoT for Smart Cities
Independent Projects:
- TBD
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
ENGIN 29: Manufacturing and Design Communication
MECENG 292C / DESINV 190: Human-AI Design Methods / NWMEDIA C203: Critical Making
Independent Projects:
- TBD
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Makerspace Tour (Meet in the West Entrance to the Makerspace, 1st Floor)
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
DES INV 22: Prototyping & Fabrication
Independent Projects:
- TBD
Friday, May 8th
5:00-6:30 PM
Berkeley Master of Design (MDes) Core Courses
- DES INV 201: Debates in Design
- DES INV 211: Designing Emerging Technologies
- Capstone Portfolio