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The Carla Code

Hi, I’m Carla Design Systems Designer

A design systems designer with a branding background and a strong UI eye. I build systems that improve consistency, team efficiency, and everyday accessibility.

I’ve spent the last 8 years designing products with purpose and personality, and the last few focused on design systems: bringing structure, consistency and impact to every interface. I also happen to love jazz and discovering new places, always happy to share design tips and travel recs. :)

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Experience

Six roles, one thread: systems that scale

From in-vehicle HMI screens to global eCommerce design systems, aligning Figma, Storybook and the teams that build with them.

  1. 01June 2026 – Present

    Senior Product Designer · Nespresso

    Designed the complete web and app flow for a rewards catalogue MVP, collaborating with the Product Owner and stakeholders to define requirements and guide product decisions.

    • Established a luxury lifestyle editorial direction, applying eCommerce best practices to navigation, typography, visual hierarchy, and layout.
    • Created local components and reusable UI patterns, ensuring high design quality within third-party implementation constraints.
  2. 02June 2025 – June 2026

    Senior Design System Designer · PepsiCo

    • Aligned Figma components with React documentation by standardizing properties and naming conventions.
    • Developed a shared terminology glossary to facilitate integration with the team’s MCP.
    • Designed and documented reusable patterns for recurring B2B page structures, enabling the design team to work more efficiently.
    • Audited the B2C library to identify components and patterns for inclusion in the main library.
    • Educated and guided eCommerce teams on effective library use.
  3. 032023 – 2025

    Lead Design System Designer · HP – Hewlett Packard

    • Led development of an eCommerce library built with HP’s core components, aligning product requirements with the broader design system.
    • Created design tokens and ensured component properties and documentation remained consistent with Storybook.
    • Organized the library and its documentation to support future AI-assisted documentation initiatives.
    • Defined roadmaps and coordinated design system efforts across teams in the US, EMEA, Asia, and LATAM.
  4. 042022 – 2023

    Senior Product Designer · AXA Partners

    • Designed an internal partner-services solution, using UX research, analytics, and testing to inform product and interface decisions.
    • Developed a design system connecting client brands with the product and introduced design tokens.
    • Prepared UI handoff and coordinated implementation work through Azure tickets.
  5. 052020 – 2022

    Freelance Product Designer · Accenture

    • Designed adaptable components and responsive interfaces for internal projects, guided by research and information architecture.
    • Developed design systems to maintain consistency across devices.
  6. 062020

    Freelance UI Designer · SEAT/CUPRA, Volkswagen Group

    Designed UI elements for in-vehicle HMI and infotainment experiences using Photoshop and Sketch.

Education

Always learning

Branding taught me to see. UX taught me to listen. Design systems taught me to scale.

Languages
  • Spanish Native
  • English C1
  • Catalan B2
  • German A1
  • Italian A1
Design & technical tools
Design
Figma, FigJam, Adobe Creative Suite
Design systems & documentation
Storybook, Supernova, Zeroheight, Notion, Confluence
Engineering collaboration
Working knowledge of React component architecture and Storybook library workflows · HTML/CSS · GitHub/GitLab · Component properties and design–code alignment · QA
Delivery & analytics
Jira, Azure, Hotjar, Google Analytics
AI tools
Cursor · Claude · ChatGPT
Creative AI
Krea · Higgsfield

See the systems in action

Case studies from PepsiCo, HP, Accenture, ISDIN and SEAT/CUPRA.

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