Carin Goldberg Design
About
Studio Size
Small (1-5)
Year founded
1982
Borough
Manhattan
Studio Bio/Philosophy
I graduated from Cooper in 1975. I'm a woman. I'm Jewish. I'm a mother. I'm a wife. I'm a sister. I'm famous-ish for designing a zillion book covers and a bunch of album covers. I'm content with the number of awards and honors bestowed on me. I hate philosophies. I love solving problems and making things and having a good time doing it.
The Team
Carin Goldberg Design has 2 people. Of those, 1 is a studio head.
60% of studios are small-sized (1-5 people).
Studio Disciplines
Breakdown of Work
Primary Specialties
- Books (52)
- Editorial/Publication Design (51)
- Illustration (45)
Outside the scope of the studio
- Broadcast Graphics (27)
- Environmental Design (4)
- Exhibition Design (5)
- Experience Design (12)
- Industrial Design (35)
- Information Graphics (4)
- Interaction Design (13)
- Mobile Design (16)
- Motion (35)
- Product (18)
- Sound Design (49)
- Typeface Design (20)
- Web Design (6)
- Web Development (43)
Clients’ Industries
- Media & Publishing (58)
- Music (28)
Carin Goldberg Design’s Clients
- Atlantic Monthly
- Fab.com
- Fast Company
- Hearst Corporation
- The New Republic
- The New York Times Book Review
- The New York Times Magazine (2)
- Wired Magazine (4)
Carin Goldberg, Principle
Demographics
Age 60, Female, from New York , New York, USA, now lives in Battery Park City, New York City, New York. Formal education is undergraduate degree, primary design education is mentor (Lou Dorfsman).
What’s been the biggest influence on your design career?
Lou Dorfsman, Marilyn Hoffner, Bruce Day, Gene Greif, Paula Scher, Henrietta Condak, James Biber, my students at the School of Visual Arts and my son, Julian Biber all influenced my life and my career in a myriad of ways. All priceless.
Years in Design Industry
38 years
Average: 17 years
Previous Design Employment
- CBS Television
- CBS Records (2)
Teaching Design
- School of Visual Arts — 33 years
Board Member on Professional Design Organizations
- AIGA — 4 years
- Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) — 4 years
Time spent designing
20% actual
70% desired
Location
The Space
The studio is about 1000 square feet. They’ve been there for 2 years. They share a space with 2 other companies/individuals.
Approximately 167 square feet/person. The average is 210 square feet/person.
37% of studios share a space.
Number of times moved
20
Total people in space
6
Carin Goldberg Design: 2, Other: 4
Working Days
Working week
Core hours are 9:30-6:30, with the first in at 9:30am and the last out at 7:00pm.
8% of studios work 30-39 hours/week.
The average is 40-49 hours/week.
Busiest Time of day?
Morning
Favorite Typefaces:
- akzidenz grotesque
- Courier (2)
- Gotham (17)
- La Police
- typewriter
Culture
Biking to work
2
127 bikers across all studios
Pick your poison
None
Overall Noise Level
Quiet
36% of studios are quiet
Working groups
Encourage freelance work?
Yes
Lunch Habits
Eats in small groups
Favorite delivery/take-out: whole foods
Eat out for lunch?
Once a week
Favorite sit-down lunch: All Good Things