Carolina Uscategui

Visual Strategist & Designer 

(DE)COMPOSITION
MFA Thesis 


KINSHIP 
Art Direction, Branding 


NASA JPL 
Visual Strategy


Unsettling Memories 
Publication 


Sué
Branding Development 


D5 Climate Change 
Deloitte Report 


Exploration 


Readings 




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Carolina Uscategui is a Visual Strategist and Designer with roots in Bogotá, Colombia, and Toronto, Canada—currently located in Los Angeles.

Currently, she is working at NASA JPL.



With over five years of experience as a designer, I am passionate about exploring the intersection between design and science. I apply my skills to support the development of communications of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) within its brand and missions.

As a Visual Designer & Strategist at NASA JPL, I have built visual collateral pieces such as publications, presentations, and marketing material to engage the public on Mars Sample Return, moon missions, and the annual Research Poster Conference. I have also facilitated workshops with other groups in NASA, such as High Energy and Habitable Worlds, to increase public awareness and interest.

I aim to use design as a tool to enrich lives with knowledge.





hello.caro.um@gmail.com




EXPERIENCE


Visual Designer & Strategist
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA, USA
Oct.2023–Present


Graduate Career Assistant
CPD | ArtCenter College of Design
Pasadena, CA, USA
1.2022–4.2023


Teaching Assistant
ArtCenter College of Design
Pasadena, CA, USA
9.2022–12.2022


Graphic Design Consultant
SleepCountry Canada
Toronto, ON, CAN | Freelance
3.2020–5.2022


UX/UI Lead
Signant Health
Toronto, ON, CAN | Contract
8.2021–10.2021


Lead Design and Facilitator
1000 Days Out
Toronto, ON, CAN | Fulltime
11.2020–3.2021


Graphic Design Lead
Krunchbox
Toronto, ON, CAN | Freelance
2.2021–3.2021


Design and Innovation Consultant
Market Gravity a Deloitte Business
Toronto, ON, CAN | Fulltime
10.2018–5.2020


Workshop Facilitation and Guest Designer
Deloitte
Mexico City, MX
12.2019


EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
ArtCenter College of Design
Pasadena, CA, USA

UX/UI Specialization
CalArts and Coursera
Coursera Online

2019 Design Thinkers Conference
Association of Registered Graphic Designers
Toronto, ON, CAN

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
Ontario College of Art and Design
Toronto, ON, CAN
AWARDS

Graphis Honorable Mention
(DE)COMPOSITION: The Death of Graphic Design and the Rebirth of a New Practice
09.2023

Portfolio Review Scholarship
ArtCenter College of Design
1.2021–4.2023

Merit Scholarship
ArtCenter College of Design
8.2021–4.2023