Design Suite
The ONLY Design Program That Teaches You to Make Money
While You Learn to Design
If you looking for...
1. A life of flexibility, creativity, and impact
2. University level course work
3. Mentorship and Community
4. The skills and education to create a creative business
Design Suite is a professional development program that provides for its members true mentorship, community, and education at a level that allows members to learn to create a business and build a skillset for life. This is a career and experience-drive program.
Who is This Program For?
- Creatives who understands that time is money.
- Creatives who want all the tactical knowledge quickly - skill, distribution, and marketing.
- Creatives who want all the strategic knowledge a designer needs - accountability, inside scoop, and expert guidance.
- Creatives who wants to create residual income.
- Creatives who may not even call themselves "designer" yet but know they have the hard work in them to create a long term career.
- Creatives who are not interested in going back to college to get theoretical skills but want to start making money now.
- Creatives who understand that an investment in themselves will pay them back if they do the work.
- Creatives who are interested in a building a long term career and don't believe in "get rich fast" schemes.
Understanding Design Suite
Design Suite is broken up into 6 Tiers that build on each other. Each have different components and come at different price points. Because of this, we have something for everyone's price point and design journey.
Currently, our Admissions Team only take calls with members from Design Bootcamp.
If you are interested in Design Suite, please sign up for a Design Bootcamp in order to schedule a call with admissions.
This is what our members are saying is their favorite part of Design Suite.
Design Suite Courses
Some of the courses and meetings you will see in Design Suite. To learn more about joining, please join a Design Bootcamp. Some of these courses are 12 week or 15 weeks long and coincide with the University of Arts curriculum. No degrees or certificates are granted in Design Suite.
Illustrator for Beginners
Get comfortable in Illustrator with this short introduction that will get you DRAWING in Illustrator. This will give you fast wins so that you can start designing in Illustrator.
Length: 15 weeks
Design On Fire Foundations Course
Great designers know how to speak and design with purpose. Learn vocabulary, graphic design history, typography and more!
Length: About 3-4 weeks
Illustrator Academy
Learn how to use Illustrator to draw amazing graphics even if you can't draw a stick figure! Not your typical Illustrator class. The focus here is leveling up your drawing skills in Illustrator.
About Length: 15 weeks
Business for Designers Master Class
Learn the strategies you'll need to make good decisions with your time and resources.
Length: 15 weeks
Workflow and Production Mini Class
Learn how to organize like a pro and create pieces that are ready for production! This is a series of quick videos with production tips so that your products shine.
Length: About 2 weeks | Content is built also as a reference guide so that every piece you make it correctly uploaded to your shops/contracts.
Quilt Pattern Template Mini Class
Use my personal template to learn how to create quilt patterns that look professional so you can sell online. I teach you how to manipulate this template to make your own.
About Length: 1 week
Fabric Design Academy
Learn how to not just create beautiful patterns but FULL collections. Understand how to build a master, secondary, and blenders.
Length: About 3-4 weeks
Silhouette Designer Master Class
Create flat AND 3D projects for the Cricut and Silhouette machines. Use Carina's methods for create perfect files to sell including typography, tags, boxes, and houses.
Length: About 5 weeks
Paper Design Master Class
Learn how to build papers for scrapbooking AND digital scrapbooking. Learn how to extract objects, create stickers, and make accessories along with beautiful patterns. Learn how to build a true collection for scrapbooking companies and shops.
About Length: 5 weeks
Illustrator Work-Arounds
Learn Carina's favorite quick tricks in Illustrator so you can build amazing design results.
Length: About 2 weeks
Branding and Social Media Master Class
Learn how designers can create a brand for themselves that gives clarity to customers while building a smart audience.
Length: About 4 weeks
The Smart Designer's Guide to Using Clip Art
Create artwork fast using these practical tips.
Length: About 3 weeks
Dingbat Design Academy
This is the pre-curser class to font design. Learn how to take 26 illustrations and bundle them up in font software to sell.
Length: About 3 weeks
Creativity Revitalized Master Class
Feeling stuck? Think about design outside the box to create art! Includes learning to digitize watercolors, pastels, acrylics, and more.
Length: About 3 weeks
Photoshop Academy
Not your typical Photoshop class. Even seasoned designers will love the coursework geared at making stickers and converting artwork from Procreate.
About Length: 5 weeks
Freelance Design Master Class
Create short term strategies to make money NOW by freelancing. Includes pricing helps and templates.
Length: About 4 weeks
Pitching for Contracts Master Class
Know what to say and what to send in when talking to a Creative Director.
Length: About 2 weeks
Design Suite Mastermind Meetings and Community
Monthly Mentor Meetings
Once a month meet with Carina in a group Mentor Meeting were you can submit artwork or ask questions live with Carina.
This is the heart of the program allowing you real-time access to trends and individualized help. Watch the critiques of others to learn and grow as a designer.
Once A Month Peer Meetings
Once a month you will meet with your Squad group. Connect, share, and be accountable with your peers.
Build real relationships that you can benefit you through the years.
Squads are shuffled 3X a year to help you meet as many other designers as possible.
Design Mastery Community
Between meetings you can connect with Carina and your peers in the community.
Learn from Carina's Thursday Trainings, ask questions, and get help on your artwork!
Quarterly Virtual Conferences
Learn from our community, guests, and Carina in our once a quarter Virtual Conferences. This is a full day event.
Illustrator and Photoshop Community
Stuck in the software? Take advantage of our Illustrator and Photoshop Community to ask questions and get help.
Guest Expert Series
Join Carina for once a month interviews with Creative Directors and Designers who have the inside scoop on the industries you want to design for!
Design Suite Mastermind Bonuses
More Support You Don't Want to Miss
Calendar, Announcements, Awards, Bonuses
Shop Directories and Bonuses are just a couple of the goodies housed here!
Everything here is to help our members grow, learn, and stay organized. You'll love the stash of extra bonus videos we have here!
Awards Program
Instead of giving grades, we give you badges! This is our positive spin on acknowledging your hard work in the program. Awards are announced to all the members in our Virtual Conferences.
The Design Suite Handbook
This is a syllabus, workbook, and cheater sheets for the whole program rolled into one! We will mail this to upon you joining the program to help you find YOUR unique roadmap.
Coaching Calls
Struggling with the software? Can't figure out something in your business? We have Coaching Calls with our design coaches every month to help you with this! Get quick feedback so that your business also grows quickly!
Open Design Hang Out Time
Stay motivated by joining the Design Hang Outs each month! You will be working side by side (virtually) with other designers. You can ask questions and hang out as you work!
Video Chat Community
We have a group chat through Marco Polo that will help you share wins, ask questions, and learn. Make friends and get to know other designers!
