About Tif
Drawing came naturally to her as a child. Through the careful observation of cartoons and books, she began developing her own characters and visual style. That early love of cartooning carried Tif into journalism. After moving to southern California on a whim, she landed a part-time editorial cartoonist role at her local college newspaper and before long found herself writing and editing too, drawn in by the thrill of chasing a story. The pull was strong enough that she switched majors from Fine Arts to Journalism, completing her Associate's degree at Los Angeles Valley College. After returning to New Hampshire in the summer of 2005, Tif contributed editorial cartoons and articles to her town's online newsletter and volunteered briefly with the nonprofit Grandparents as Parents, but she found herself missing fine art and made the decision to finish her degree. In May 2010, she earned her BFA in Illustration from the New Hampshire Institute of Art. Since then, Tif has built a freelance graphic design practice creating logos, brand identities, print collateral and digital campaigns for small businesses and nonprofits, most recently as the graphic designer for Exeter Fine Crafts, where she manages the organization's full visual brand across print, web and social media. She also teaches art workshops throughout southern New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts.
Tif specializes in custom portraits — whether of you, a loved one or a pet — along with custom home portraits and original artwork made to fit your space.
From logos and brand identities to business cards, brochures and hand-coded websites, Tif designs print and digital materials that keep your business looking — and feeling — consistent everywhere it shows up, including social media.
Interested in learning a new art form? From fine arts to fine craft and more, Tif teaches most age groups. For inquiries, contact Tif directly at tifarmakis@gmail.com