Hey there! 👋🏽 I'm Tirzah, a designer & bubble tea drinker.

I'm a suburban Baltimore-based graphic designer & illustrator currently pushing pixels over at Analyst News. I graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2021, where I learned about how we can better equip people with technology that meets their needs and helps them feel seen & understood. I'm passionate about empowering underserved and underrepresented communities through beautiful design.

When I'm not designing, I can be found taking photos of the sky 🌤, singing along to Tame Impala songs 🎧, making myself matcha lattes 🍵, Google Maps-ing the nearest bubble tea place 🗺, crocheting mittens for my friends 🧶, watching videos about metro systems around the world 🚇, stalking cool designers on Twitter 🐣 or rewatching Brooklyn Nine-Nine 📺.

Want to work with me? I'm already excited. Shoot me an email 💌 and let's talk. I'm especially interested in opportunities with a focus on designing for social impact.

🛠 Here are some skills I've developed.

—design

  • Illustration
  • Animation
  • UI design
  • Branding design
  • Typography

—software

  • Figma
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Premiere Pro

—programming

  • HTML5
  • CSS
  • Javascript
  • Python
  • C++

—personal

  • Storytelling
  • Restorative practices
  • Collaboration
  • Project management

🌿 Here are some experiences that have shaped me.

—designing @ the Democratic Party

Jun 2021 to Nov 2022

As a part of the Mobilization team, I designed ads, emails, merch & social graphics that reached millions of people and raised hundreds of millions of dollars to elect Democrats up and down the ballot during the 2022 midterm elections. I pioneered new social media and email templates to deliver information in fresh and effective ways. My designs have appeared on President Joe Biden's Instagram and gotten signed by him, and they've even gotten roasted on FOX News and other conservative outlets. I also worked closely with our team's intern to mentor and provide feedback to her.

—podcasting @ Retriever Tales

Aug 2020 to May 2021

Through my internship with UMBC's Center for Democracy and Civic Life, I built the Retriever Tales podcast, which highlights stories of UMBC community members past and present who worked to create change on campus. I conducted every interview and edited each episode myself in Audacity. I learned so much about what it means to empower people to be agents of change within their communities.

—learning @ Imagining America

Oct 2019

I was invited by UMBC's Center for Democracy and Civic Life to join its delegation to the 2019 Imagining America conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. While I was there, I listened to lectures about decolonizing America, participated in a workshop that taught Wrong Theory Practice and was a part of a storytelling podcast where I talked about the identity struggle that comes with letting people mispronounce my name my entire life.

—growing @ STRiVE Leadership for Social Impact Retreat

2019, 2020 & 2021

During my second year of college, I attended STRiVE, a five-day immersive leadership retreat aimed at helping student leaders discover their personal strengths and define their values. It equipped us with tools to create social change both on campus and out in the real world through intensive workshops and simulations. While I was there, I collaborated with ten other students to plan a hypothetical event highlighting the experiences and cultures of students with international backgrounds. I have returned twice as a speaker to answer questions about being a student leader.