CHI - NY - SF




So A Ryu is a Designer, Illustrator & Creative Director specializing in illustrative storytelling. 

She is a generalist who believes that every medium harnesses the power to create a multi-sensoral experience. So A designs in details rooted in human interaction and experience.

She particularly finds influence from work that challenges the traditional sense of design: beyond the grid and the ocularcentric world. 











Contact
︎︎︎thenameissoa (at) gmail.com
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Awards/Publications
2022
D&AD 2022 Animation Jury


2021
UMBER magazine artist interview
“On The Horizon” by Rich Robbins Album Cover
Snapchat International Women’s Day Campaign
D&AD 2021 Animation Jury
New York Festivals Design Grand Jury 
Society of Typgraphic Arts 100                                  


2020
Snapchat Creative Council                                   Pitch Winner
3x3 International Illustration Award 17                Best of Show
D&AD 2020 Illustration                                         Wood Pencil

D&AD Design Agency of the Year                      
ADC 99 Illustration
Society of Illustrator 62
Illustration West 58                                                Silver Award
Creative Quarterly 58 Design
Creative Quarterly 58 Illustration
Communication Arts 61 
Int’l Motion Art Awards 8
FCB Impact Awards                                               Up+Coming

2019
Society of Typographic Arts 100
AIGA Chicago 2019 Community Grant               Recipient
3x3 International Illustration Award 16
Communication Arts 60 
American Illustration 38
Int’l Motion Art Awards 7


Press/Screening
Seattle Internatinal Film Festival                         WA
AIGA Fall Lecture: CloserLookClosedCaption
CampaignUS: Young Talents on COVID-19
Ad Age Illustrated Inaugural Animated Short
 
One Screen Film Festival                                      NYC
CINQUEST Film Festival                                       CA
AI-AP NY Illustration Week                                   NYC
BUST Magazine                                                     08-11 2018


Mentorship/Speaking
AAF’s MPMS Program Panelist                            2022
D&AD New Blood Mentor                                      2021
Omnicom Disability Awareness Month Panelist

Exhibitions
The Dollhouse (Group), 2018, gadget_gurl
Friendly Neighbors (Solo), 2019, Paper Hat Gallery
Ai-AP Screening (Group), 2019, NY illustration week
UNLEASHED: The Exhibit (Group), 2019, Society of Illustrator
Illustrator 62 (Group), 2020, Society of Illustrator
Illustration West 58 (Group), 2020, SI-LA








Password protected work available upon request.




Photography by Steven Piper






Experience
Senior Designer  |  Energy BBDO

Designer  |  FCB/The Design Group
D&AD Design Agency of the Year 2020

Washington University in St. Louis  |  Class of 2018


Skills
Art Direction 
Animation
Branding
Concepts
Design
Exhibition
Identity
Illustration
Packaging
Print/OOH

Selected Clients
Snapchat / RXBAR / Jack Daniel / Woodford Reserve / Champion / Kleenex  / GE / Glad / BlueBunny / Clorox / 3% Conference / Ad Age







Thanks for visiting my book. If you’re here for recruiting purposes, definitely also check out the great people at DiverseCreatives, BlacksWho.Design, 28Blacks, and other list of Resource.

Our industry could certainly use some new perspectives.


















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