Maria Garsa loves cats!
IT’S HER THING.
SHE/HER
LOS ANGELES, CA
CALARTS ‘26
Maria Garsa is a passionate multi-disciplinary graphic designer who loves what she does. She approaches design with thoughtfulness, personalizing each concept through attention to small details.
Maria’s work is rooted in storytelling and community-building, using design as a way to create true human connections. She is driven by how creative expression can shape how we relate to one another and to the world around us, and she strives to create work that causes a meaningful, positive impact.
Maria doesn’t want to design for people but to design with people: she thrives off of collaboration. She makes friends everywhere she is and often tries to make people laugh. In the future, Maria is looking towards being a creative director or art director. She loves wearing multiple hats and leading.
In her free time, you can catch her hanging out with her cats, watching cat videos, crocheting, playing video games, or hunting for stickers for her sticker collection.
mariagarsadesign (@) gmail.com
Maria Garsa
@mariagarsa.design
Experience
Lead BFA Designer / The Design Center
2024–Present
Graphic Design Represenative / CalArts Student Union2025–Present
MacLab Technician / CalArts 2024–Present
Graphic Design Treasurer / CalArts2025–Present
Digital Media + Figure Drawing Teaching Assistant / California State Summer School2025
Graphic Design Scholar / Snap Inc.2022
Graphic Design Intern / College of the Canyons: Intersect|GMD2021