Shaping Visual Structures: The Art of Composition, Movement, and Space in Graphic Design

Carla Viviana Cordova is a graphic design educator and researcher based in Maryland, USA, with over sixteen years of experience. She currently teaches at the Maryland Institute College of Art and Towson University. Carla has authored influential books, including Rapidly Prototyping Interfaces with InDesign (2018), Visual Experiences: A Concise Guide to Interface Design (2017), Web Typography: A Handbook for Graphic Designers (2012), and Type + Code: Processing for Designers (2009), co-authored with Yeohyun Ahn. Through her publications, Carla continues to shape the conversation around design education, practice, and pedagogy, inspiring new generations of designers to think critically and innovate through interdisciplinary collaboration.