Hello!
My name is Trisha and I make nice things.

I grew up in Manila, Philippines, with two very techie parents who thought it was a good idea to introduce Flash, the Corel Suite, and FrontPage as playthings to an 11-year-old. These childhood hobbies, tempered through teenage years of creating games, graphics and websites for other people just for fun, locked in my decision to pursue design for a career.

I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Old Dominion University in the USA with a BFA in Graphic Design, then worked for a bit as a designer for print and digital at Sway, with previous experiences as a creative intern for Vinylmint and Grow. I moved back to the Philippines after a year, shifting over to the advertising side of things as a designer for BBDO Guerrero.

Ultimately, I want to help people with what I could do, especially after being involved with organizations like Code for America, which opened my eyes to what technology and design could accomplish. Side projects, video games, volunteer work, and the occasional travel keep me happy and busy.

WORK EXPERIENCE


BBDO GUERRERO

Makati, Philippines

Dec. 2015 – Present

Designer


SWAY

Norfolk, Virginia, USA

July 2014 – July 2015

Designer


GROW

Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Jan. 2014 – May 2014

Creative Intern


VINYLMINT

Norfolk, Virginia, USA

June 2013 – Aug. 2013

Design Intern

MILESTONES

2018

Making It

Norfolk, Virginia, USA (January 2018)

Speaking engagement with the students at Old Dominion University about graphic design, and having the tenacity to close the gap between being a student to a professional.

2017

6th Tinta Awards: Silver

Makati, Philippines (October 24)

Silver in Craft Illustration for Mountain Dew's Playable Print Ad. Work by the Design Team at BBDO.

6th Tinta Awards: Silver

Makati, Philippines (October 24)

Silver in Special Print Media Execution for Mountain Dew's Playable Print Ad. Work by the Design Team at BBDO.

6th Tinta Awards: Silver

Makati, Philippines (October 24)

Silver in Interactive Print Campaign for Mountain Dew's Playable Print Ad. Work by the Design Team at BBDO.

2016

Lucille Tenazas Design Excellence Award

Makati, Philippines (April 15)

Awarded by Adobo Design Awards Asia to “We are Here”, a mobile application and campaign designed to help solve the traffic problem in Manila by promoting biking as an alternate form of transportation.

Adobo Design Awards: Silver in Mobile

Makati, Philippines (April 15)

Awarded by Adobo Design Awards Asia to “We are Here” for the Mobile: Open Category.

Featured: Graphika Manila Art Book

Manila, Philippines (Jan. 30 – 31)

Work entitled “Creatures of Habit” is featured in a curated booklet distributed during the Graphika Manila Conference for 2016.

2015

Featured: Creative Digest

Online (Dec. 18)

Published in the online article “Designer Trisha Tobias on exploration, growth and hard work” which feature select work at creativedigest.co.uk

Featured: Packaging of the World

Online (May 4)

Work entitled “Creatures of Habit” is featured on Packaging of the World, a curated gallery website of package design.

2014

Robert A. McCullough Endowed Prize

Norfolk, Virginia, USA (March 28)

Annual award given to an exceptional graphic design student, selected by the Old Dominion University Graphic Design faculty.

Art Department Juried Student Show

Norfolk, Virginia, USA (March 28)

Exhibited book cover for “CivilWarLand in Bad Decline” at Old Dominion University’s annual juried art show.

6th Undergraduate Research Symposium

Norfolk, Virginia, USA (Feb. 7 – 8)

Exhibited work, “Unplayed Piano: Song Lyric Book”, at Old Dominion University’s annual research symposium of faculty-selected work to representatitive of each department.

Best in Show: HackU-2

Norfolk, Virginia, USA (Feb. 7 – 8)

Designed interface for mobile game, Neighborhood Watch, for Dominion Enterprises’s Hackathon. Best in Show.

2013

2nd Place: HACK VIRGINIA

Charlottesville, Virginia, USA (Nov. 22 – 23)

Created interface for Halfway, a map-based mobile application. Team won 2nd place.

BEST IN SHOW: DE Hackathon 6

Norfolk, Virginia, USA (Oct. 3 – 4)

Designed interface for Instacycle, a mobile application. Team won Best in Show.

5th Undergraduate Research Symposium

Norfolk, Virginia, USA (Feb. 9)

Selected by Old Dominion University’s art history faculty to present research paper entitled “Marina Abramovic: Questioning Liberty” for the New Research in Modern and Contemporary Art category.