The Buzz What people really think about me.
Susan Leavens Social Media Coordinator and copywriter, Seminole State College
“I've had the pleasure of working with Tia for the past two years at Seminole State College. As Creative Director, Tia is amazing at thoroughly vetting the Creative Process that writers need. She is encouraging, and always willing to allow the mind of a creative to wander to just the right spot. She is thoughtful about her feedback and pushes you to go beyond the box. Some of my best work has come with Tia's guiding hand and I love being a part of her team.”
“I've had the pleasure of working with Tia for the past two years at Seminole State College. As Creative Director, Tia is amazing at thoroughly vetting the Creative Process that writers need. She is encouraging, and always willing to allow the mind of a creative to wander to just the right spot. She is thoughtful about her feedback and pushes you to go beyond the box. Some of my best work has come with Tia's guiding hand and I love being a part of her team.”
Shana Heinricy Director of Marketing and Communications, Trinity Preparatory School
“Tia is the best designer I’ve ever worked with, both in the quality and creativity of her designs and in her professionalism. Her creative direction showed the personality of the school in beautiful ways. She always met deadlines and heard what we wanted as a client. She was as happy to work on conceptualizing new designs as on more mundane tasks. It’s hard to find such a client-focused designer, and I give her my highest recommendation possible. If you’re ever so lucky as to have a chance to work with her, snap up that opportunity.”
“Tia is the best designer I’ve ever worked with, both in the quality and creativity of her designs and in her professionalism. Her creative direction showed the personality of the school in beautiful ways. She always met deadlines and heard what we wanted as a client. She was as happy to work on conceptualizing new designs as on more mundane tasks. It’s hard to find such a client-focused designer, and I give her my highest recommendation possible. If you’re ever so lucky as to have a chance to work with her, snap up that opportunity.”
Sarah Johnson Li, MBA Web Developer, Rollins College
“Tia is a designer that web developers DREAM of working with! She is talented, positive and eager to learn new things. I worked with Tia on the rollins.edu redesign, which required responsive design and ‘mobile first’ thinking. She learned these concepts very quickly and crafted a great user experience. We worked extremely well together because we collaborated, compromised and had fun while brainstorming. Tia would share ideas that would challenge me as a developer, and she would willingly compromise if there was a programming, scope, or budget limitation. I would absolutely recommend Tia for any job or project of her choice. You will LOVE this lady!!”
“Tia is a designer that web developers DREAM of working with! She is talented, positive and eager to learn new things. I worked with Tia on the rollins.edu redesign, which required responsive design and ‘mobile first’ thinking. She learned these concepts very quickly and crafted a great user experience. We worked extremely well together because we collaborated, compromised and had fun while brainstorming. Tia would share ideas that would challenge me as a developer, and she would willingly compromise if there was a programming, scope, or budget limitation. I would absolutely recommend Tia for any job or project of her choice. You will LOVE this lady!!”
“tia is one of those rare people that you will want to work with for many reasons.”
Adam Pemberton Managing Partner, Imagemark Strategy + Design
"Tia is one of those rare people that you will want to work with for many reasons. She is of course very creative and her work is outstanding -- clients love it. But there is much more that goes into the process of getting to a finished design or final product, and Tia excels in every way:
"Tia is one of those rare people that you will want to work with for many reasons. She is of course very creative and her work is outstanding -- clients love it. But there is much more that goes into the process of getting to a finished design or final product, and Tia excels in every way:
Research: she is thorough and smart, absorbing a new audience, product or service field happens quickly.
Communication: timely, always keeping clients informed, full of energy and enthusiasm. She is a great designer but communicates like a project manager.
Technical accuracy: Final artwork must be specified correctly, and Tia came up through the demanding, high-volume world of magazine design — where file formats, trapping, margins, templates, and color values all have to be perfect. She can spec a file for a printer like a prepress pro.
Not a yes girl: she will do her homework, and come to creative sessions prepared and with ideas. If she challenges the status quo or has an idea for the project, she will bring passion and a rationale for it. Be prepared for fresh thinking."
Renee Gaudette Director of Marketing, Yale Cancer Center
“Tia is a talented designer who always has new ideas and creative alternatives for her clients. She is professional and extremely personable and always responsive and timely with her projects.”
Greg Stewart Founder/Creative Director, Ingenuity Design
“I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Tia for ten years and working with her for over three years. She is a talented and conscientious designer with an innate sensibility of design, color, and typography. She continuously challenges herself, asks the right questions to design strategically on target. She is constantly absorbing, listening, sharing which is an example of her passion for design."
“Tia is a talented designer who always has new ideas and creative alternatives for her clients. She is professional and extremely personable and always responsive and timely with her projects.”
Greg Stewart Founder/Creative Director, Ingenuity Design
“I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Tia for ten years and working with her for over three years. She is a talented and conscientious designer with an innate sensibility of design, color, and typography. She continuously challenges herself, asks the right questions to design strategically on target. She is constantly absorbing, listening, sharing which is an example of her passion for design."
Jonathan Beverly Editor in Chief, Running Times Magazine
“Tia displays both exceptional design skills and the ability to listen and adapt a design to the magazine’s tone and the editor’s preferences. She was always seeking to improve the design, and never complacent or appeared stressed under deadline pressure.”
“Tia displays both exceptional design skills and the ability to listen and adapt a design to the magazine’s tone and the editor’s preferences. She was always seeking to improve the design, and never complacent or appeared stressed under deadline pressure.”