Carlos Tarrats
Currently in Los Angeles, CA
Full-stack product designer most recently with the Department of Defense's Chief Digital and AI Office (Defense Digital Service), working on modernization initiatives in high-security environments.
My work spans product, systems, and visual design across startups, enterprise, and government. I’m drawn to complex software, operational workflows, and emerging technologies, with a practice that increasingly blends design and hands-on building using AI-assisted development tools.
Selected Projects:
AdaptiveShop — A simpler way to start selling online See More
Defense Digital Service — Bringing modern product design practices into high-security government systems See More
Control — A local-first AI app for iPhone that runs entirely on-device See More
RankBee — Visibility tooling for ChatGPT, Gemini, content quality, and generative search See More
Lineform — A calm, local-first Markdown editor for macOS See More
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Highlights:
DDS/CDAO: product design lead on modernization initiatives in classified and CUI environments.
Led the redesign of Eloquii's ecommerce platform into a modular system marketing could run independently; acquired by Walmart for $100M+.
Senior Visual Designer on Amazon Fashion during its push into high fashion, including the launch of NYFW: Men's with the CFDA.
Advising early-stage startups, including RankBee, on product strategy toward product-market fit.
Library
Persepolis Rising
Babylon's Ashes
Nemesis Games
Cibola Burn
Abaddon's Gate
Caliban's War
Leviathan Wakes
The Name of the Wind
Mistborn Trilogy
Blood Meridian
Neuromancer
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Redwall
On the Road
Designing Design
Karlssonwilker Inc.'s Tellmewhy
The Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit
The Odyssey
The Iliad
The Waste Land
The Big Sleep
Huckleberry Finn
The Tao of Pooh
Hey, ask away.