Based in San Francisco, CA
Carolina is a visual explorer! She was most recently Director of Design at Art Blocks, a platform for generative art. Early in her career, Carolina worked on the UI/UX team for Citibank's banking machine. Carolina taught at Academy of Art University for 20+ years. She is also the designer, author, and publisher of the award-winning book, Explorations in Typography.
Creative director
“Really great with feedback, feel like she helped me gain a better understanding on the basics of design. Enjoyed having her as my mentor.”
- Morgen L, Design 101
“She's really helpful and offers great feedback!”
- Noa P, Design 101
“Carolina was friendly and extremely helpful throughout the entire course. She gave timely feedback and was able to answer all my questions thoroughly on our calls.”
- kate , Design 101
“Carolina was great at leaving timely and relevant feedback on my work. She was especially helpful in getting me to see typography related issues and to think about the project in terms of design systems. I would recommend her as a design mentor to anyone!”
- Lisa L, Design 101
“Thank you Carolina! Your feedback on my work was super helpful. Mentors like you are what bring me back to Designlab for more courses.”
- Adam S, UI Design
“Awesome! useful feedback and very accommodating.”
- Elizabeth L, UI Design
“I really enjoyed working with Carolina. There were days when I didn't have a clear sense of what I wanted to ask her (just a sense that I needed mentorship and someone to help me learn). We always found topics to discuss. Thanks!”
- Emily Z, UI Design
“Carolina is a great mentor with a vast amount of experience/expertise in the field. She understood I was new to design and helped me learn as much as I could in the time allotted. Our weekly meetings were insightful and any questions I had were answered. Carolina also challenged me to think about certain aspects of my design (and other designs) the way a designer would think. One thing I appreciated was her approach, although I was new she kept a high standard to my work which was I enjoyed. Because I would hate to have a mentor tell me bad design was good to make me feel like I'm learning. All feedback was critical to my learning and I'm thankful for the weekly meetings we had.”
- Kevin S, Design 101
“She's great! good topics and good feedback. I would like a little more professional perspective rather than academic, though”
- Douglas H, Design 101
“Carolina was great. While I found i struggled a bit on the direction of the program, my mentor sessions always left me feeling 10x more confident in approaching each one. Carolina gave me some great suggestions and I feel like I have a much better grasp on where to go from here regarding my design path.”
- David B, Design 101
“Got great feedback and advice”
- Saihaz A, Design 101
“ My weekly chats with Carolina were the highlight of my Design 101 experience. I am coming into this area as a total newbie and she is a font of knowledge on all things design - I learned so much about the history of design and gained so much insight into current industry best practices because of her. Her feedback was helpful and reflected a good understanding of where I'm coming from and how I'm trying to develop, and overall she just added to my curiosity and appreciation of the practice of design. I really hope to have the chance to engage with her more as I develop my design skills, and would highly recommend her as a mentor.”
- Marcelyn T, Design 101
“The mento ship with Carolina was great. If i ask her question and any feedback she gaives me straight away. Which i i liked it :) But just one thing i wanted get and share more than i asked her such as i can't even think about it because i'm new in design but she can see and feel :) she was sweet and kind mentor overall :) thank you ! ”
- Kimi , Design 101
“She definitely seems like a no-bullshit type of woman. Its great to have her! I am feeling a lot more confident in this program knowing that she will pushing me when needed. I can tell she not only wants to me to be challenged, but wants me to overcome those challenges. ”
- Halie H, Design 101
“I am fortunate to have Carolina as my mentor during this class. Her feedback is always thorough and has allowed me to look at the work I've submitted from angles that I had not considered. Her responses to my questions and her advice are thoughtful and insightful, backed by years of experience and a deep knowledge of design and UX. ”
- Marcy R, UX Research & Strategy
“It was again really nice and helpful to have Carolina as a mentor. She gave me really precise and meaningful feedback to help me improve the quality of my projects. Always patient and enthousisatic about my ideas, she is a great mentor. I loved the Typography course. The lectures and lessons are really interesting and rich in relevant information to help achieve quality projects. I have learned so much and now feel much more confident about using typography in a way that will benefit to my projects. Thank you for that amazing new course!”
- Pascale M, Typography
“Carolina was great! She was very easy to talk with and was wiling to help me on each project and with my many questions. I learned a lot form her. I feel fortunate to have had her as my mentor.”
- Joshua W, Typography
“Awesome mentor! She was so easy to talk to and made herself available around my schedule which most people don't do. I really enjoyed the times when I had a question about something and Carolina would not only just answer the question but gives some background or examples to make sure I completely understood. I learned a whole lot during my time with Carolina. I'm sad to see the class come to an end but excited for the next time we'll meet! ”
- Johnson Y, Design 101
“Absolutely wonderful. Carolina was very encouraging but always gave it to me straight, which I appreciated. Her assignment comments were constructive, and I enjoyed my mentoring sessions with her. True professional and very lucky to have gotten her as my mentor.”
- Thomas L, Design 101
“Carolina was friendly and helpful. Great mentor!”
- Cristian R, Design 101
“Carolina is very personal and gives great, direct feedback. I appreciate her honesty and constructive feedback. I feel like I've grown a lot. Thank you!”
- Cortney M, Design 101
“Carolina was an awesome mentor. Knowledgeable, funny, approachable and collaborative. Most importantly, she has the heart of a teacher (and she is one in real life too).”
- Rob , UX Research & Strategy
“Great mentor, super willing to help and provides fast feedback. Very knowledgeable as a design instructor. ”
- Kitty H, Design 101
“Very helpful with strong feedback. Pushes you to keep revising to better your learning. Very available to speak and commented back quickly. Had a pleasure of meeting Carolina. She helped me improved my understanding and skills as a designer. ”
- Emma S, Design 101
“A true professional in her field, her feedback on assignments was extremely helpful and supportive.”
- Emily L, UX: Interaction Design
“Carolina is very nice, helpful and knowledgeable. She is an expert on typography. ”
- Chaoping Q, Design 101
“really nice, and easy to talk to. She was also really flexible with her schedule”
- Kerrie Y, UX: Interaction Design
“Super fast responses. Her feedback is very useful and understandable.”
- Wayne H, Branding
“Wonderful! She was always helpful and engaging-- and was never afraid to be honest about the process in the real world. I never felt like I was being judged for being a beginner; all of her advice was understanding and helpful for where I am in my career. I was lucky to get her as my mentor!”
- Carrie R, Design 101
