Decorating your graduation cap has become a big tradition at many universities. For many, it is a way to express how they are feeling after spending four years of their life in school.

Bria Bowen holds up the cap that she designed for her graduation from the University of Georgia in 2019 on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com) ...

Bowen graduated from the University of Georgia in 2019 with a degree in graphic design. While in college, her friends started asking for help with their caps and a side hustle was born.

No words, college logos or symbols of high school accomplishments will be allowed on graduation caps. The students feel this was the best they’ll get. “That doesn’t really match up with our ...