Victoria Fassola

“Victoria was amazing! She was very supportive and engaged throughout both phases. Even though I was very behind on my graduation timeline, she empathized with my situation and saw me through portfolio submission. She gave me expert feedback on my deliverables and was very knowledgeable in her field, giving me examples and suggestions through both her own work as well as other examples online. With her mentorship, I’ve learned lots and am a more confident designer. Thank you!”

“It was a pleasure having Victoria as my mentor during Phase 2. She was very friendly and easy to speak to. I was able to gain a lot of insights from her previous experience on similar products that related to my project and was able to apply them. Victoria was also able to quickly assist with my questions and provide resources if I had issues with moving forward on a particular phase in the design process. Lastly, she helped challenge me with iterations and other approaches that further developed my work. Would recommend her to future students!”

“Although I was assigned to Victoria for a short time, I could not have asked for more from a mentor. She was so kind, encouraging, and dedicated. She will try to give more than what you asked for even during short mentor sessions to help you. I genuinely felt that she cared for me as a designer, student, and friend rather than just doing her job to get through with it. She has good resources to recommend and insights that will elevate your design/research process.”

“Victoria was the best mentor I could have asked for, she's really dedicated and passionate about her job, and she pushes you to get better. She motivates you to make better designs and iterate, she encourages you to make multiple iterations and make the best designs that you can. She is committed to helping you, answers the questions you have quickly, and always has a tool that you can use to improve your designs.”

“Victoria took me on mid way through the course and jumped right into coaching; reviewing my past projects and preparing ideas for each meeting beforehand. She goes above and beyond; she responds within hours each time I submit an assignment, and communicates regularly via email with additional feedback and helpful links that are extremely relevant to what I'm working on. I feel like I am not alone going through this, that I can always reach out. She is very detail oriented yet encouraging; she pushes me to do my very best work..... I don't mind doing multiple iterations knowing that when it is approved, it is correct. I hope to have her as a coach in the full program as well.”