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Those Who Love Building The Future, Teach
There is a saying that those we can’t do, teach. That can’t be further from the truth. Stella believes in building the future and one of the best ways to do that is to pass on the knowledge we have, without reservation. That is what motivates her to become a design educator. She is now rewriting the old saying to – “Those who love building the future, teach.”
Courses and Topics
Stella has taught in a variety of design disciplines and topics. A selection of courses and topics she has taught includes:
- Introduction to Visual Design: An 8-Week Course (with General Assembly)
- Digital Visual Design: 0-100 (at Path Unbound)
- Color Studies (with Fashion Institute of Technology in New York)
- Portfolio: Web Design (with New York City College of Technology)
- Adobe InDesign One-Day Workshop (with General Assembly)
- WordPress is Easy: A No-Code Approach To Building Custom Websites (at Design Weekender)
- 10 Design Hacks That Speed Up Your Workflow (with Skillshare)
Real Student Feedback
Real student reviews copied and pasted straight from end-of-course surveys
Stella was a truly exceptional design mentor. She was punctual with our meetings, personable and professional. I found it very easy to relate with and she even provided me with career advice to ensure my success.
Evan Gallo
Design Student
Stella is the best mentor a new designer can have! She’s highly responsive, always gives feedback on time, and her feedback is helpful and actionable.
Helena Wahlstro
Design Student
Stella has a wealth of knowledge with so many programs! She also adds humor which helps!
Michael A.
Design Student
Super amazing class, I really enjoyed it! I looked forward to all the projects and spent a lot of time on them because I thought they were so fun!
Anonymous
Design Student
Professor Guan did an amazing job of teaching us this semester, especially during these times. She teaches very diligently and is very understanding about her students’ situations and experiences. Whoever has her class next semester will be glad they get to learn under her guidance.
ANONYMOUS
Design Student
Cannot say enough great things about Stella. All feedback I’ve received has been extremely constructive, and the time taken in each class to answer any miscellaneous questions that I or my classmates have is invaluable. Stella is an incredible instructor and I would definitely recommend her to anyone considering pursuing graphic design as a career.
Anonymous
Design Student
I would love to learn tips to continue practicing! I am still very intimidated putting it into action but Stella is AMAZING!
Alexia N.
Design Student
Stella is a very good instructor, covering material at a variety of levels so to engage with a classroom of mixed experience and abilities. She has a good mix of tutor-and-try, allowing students during the class to practice some of the concepts and frameworks being taught.
ANONYMOUS
Design Student
Stella explains each topic with a real example. I really like her teaching style.
Anonymous
Design Student
Education Institutions
Education institutions Stella has taught (or currently teaching) at
