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I design, animate & code.

I enjoy bringing clarity to complex problems with a people first approach.

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My Story

I’m an award-winning interdisciplinary Designer & Creative Director. Currently pursuing a perfect blend of style and function for a wide range of projects on various platforms. For the past 10 years, I’ve helped global companies, organizations, and start-ups reach business goals by creating content that tells their story, engages, and entertains.

In my current role as a creative director, I lead a team of graphics artists and animators on projects from concept to delivery. We recently won a Telly award and got nominated for an Emmy award for our work. Working in media honed my ability to engage with a wide range of people, understand branding and visual storytelling, and made me software-savvy in industry standards like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Aftereffects, etc.

Lately, I’ve been asked to create videos explaining products, for example, I created a sizzle video for FCFL - a professional sports league where the real-time play-calling decisions are all made by fans via the league’s mobile app.

The more I worked on content, the more I started understanding design. And how the two are interconnected. I see user experience design as a natural progression of storytelling.

Growing up, I was inspired by people like Leonardo Da Vinci- blurring the line between art and science. UX gives me a way to be creative with reason, giving me the ability to combine my analytical skills with my creative side.

At the core, I’m a learner. Whether it is about taking a boot camp, MasterClass, or YouTube videos, I like to keep up with the trends, and am always looking for ways to better myself. I am fascinated with technology and how it helps people. I am excited about taking the skills I’ve gathered through acting, producing, and directing to create products that are tangible, interactive, and human.

I genuinely believe that platforms change, but the stories remain the same.

My approach is dynamic while also keeping clarity and balance in mind. With a background in media production, I strive to bring storytelling and delight to design.

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Skills

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Design

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Code

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Animate

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Achievements

I try to grow and learn from every project I do. I am humbled to be recognized by my peers and jury for my efforts.

Nomination: Emmy Awards

Year: 2018

Category: Motion Graphics

Tejal Shah at the Emmy Awards

Winner: Gold, The Telly Awards

Year: 2019

Category: Branded Content

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Winner: Gold, W3 Awards

Year: 2018

Category: Branded Content

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Winner: Davey Awards

Year: 2019

Category: Online Video Animation

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