Design and Layout
During Carolyn's time at the Corsair she also took lead on design for the publication. She worked on both individual articles design for both print and online. She also worked on the overall design for both mediums. Carolyn also redesigned the Corsair's logo in Spring 2021 which placed third for Best Newspaper Nameplate from the College Media Association.
Carolyn has brought her design experience to the Daily Sundial where she has launched and designed their weekly newsletter.
Online
One of Carolyn's first roles at the Corsair was as Digital Editor where she revamped the home page as well as published articles on the website. Because of Carolyn's improvements to the site, reader retention increased as well as more viewers to the site.
Carolyn also took it upon herself to redesign CSUN’s Scene Magazine website. As online editor she took initiative to not only see that the web version had a clean and cohesive look to it, but ensure that the site was easy to use so future staff would be able to navigate it.
Carolyn also became one of the lead designers for the Corsair's bi-weekly newspaper. She designed the layout for multiple photo stories and different sections and was the sole layout designer for all seven issues of the 121 volume of the Corsair.
Newsletter
Carolyn launched the Sundial's weekly newsletter in March 2022. Working from the ground up, Carolyn brainstormed each of the sections included in the newsletter. It features articles from the site, a Sundial themed wordle, and her personal favorite, a section to share articles the staff of the Sundial are reading.
