Doodlemancer
Suka Vo
Growing up, Suka was always the artsy kid, but when she discovered graphic design in high school, she knew she had found her path in life—partly because it was so intuitive for her and partly because it was a career in art that wouldn’t send her mom down a panic spiral.
In college, she continued to pursue this passion and hone her craft, specifically, learning about the distinction between skill and taste. Skill taught her to use every tool in Photoshop—taste taught her not to use them all at the same time.
She’s passionate about a lot in her work, but nothing gets her going like colors—color schemes, color palettes, color choices—you name it. She finds that color is like rhetoric, a language all its own. This world is Suka’s own technicolor mind palace; to her, the rest of us might as well be walking Pantone swatches.
Outside of work, you can often find her cycling through new hobbies like embroidering, painting, and analyzing truly terrible movies—you thought you knew bad movies with Sharknado, but you know nothing of The VelociPastor. The one hobby that stays tried and true? Sudoku— it’s her mind’s own little quiet place (probably because it’s in black and white).
Favorite movie set in a school: It would have to be Dead Poet's Society. It's a pretty angsty answer but definitely taught me the value of a passionate teacher and what it means to break tradition to make your own path. It also has Robin Williams who's near and dear in my heart!
Fictional teacher I wish I had: I wish I had Miss Frizzle from The Magic School Bus! If I could go on field trips like her class does every day, I'd leave there a smarter kid. Plus, her fashion was ahead of her time, truly inspiring.
Favorite class of all time: I attended an art academy in middle school and during that time you could select specific arts for your special period. I chose piano because I thought it would be impressive, and it became one of my favorite classes. It was a small room with a bunch of piano keypads shoved in; everybody plugged in their headphones to it and played whatever we learned that day. You were just in your own world, and it was bliss.
In college, she continued to pursue this passion and hone her craft, specifically, learning about the distinction between skill and taste. Skill taught her to use every tool in Photoshop—taste taught her not to use them all at the same time.
She’s passionate about a lot in her work, but nothing gets her going like colors—color schemes, color palettes, color choices—you name it. She finds that color is like rhetoric, a language all its own. This world is Suka’s own technicolor mind palace; to her, the rest of us might as well be walking Pantone swatches.
Outside of work, you can often find her cycling through new hobbies like embroidering, painting, and analyzing truly terrible movies—you thought you knew bad movies with Sharknado, but you know nothing of The VelociPastor. The one hobby that stays tried and true? Sudoku— it’s her mind’s own little quiet place (probably because it’s in black and white).
Favorite movie set in a school: It would have to be Dead Poet's Society. It's a pretty angsty answer but definitely taught me the value of a passionate teacher and what it means to break tradition to make your own path. It also has Robin Williams who's near and dear in my heart!
Fictional teacher I wish I had: I wish I had Miss Frizzle from The Magic School Bus! If I could go on field trips like her class does every day, I'd leave there a smarter kid. Plus, her fashion was ahead of her time, truly inspiring.
Favorite class of all time: I attended an art academy in middle school and during that time you could select specific arts for your special period. I chose piano because I thought it would be impressive, and it became one of my favorite classes. It was a small room with a bunch of piano keypads shoved in; everybody plugged in their headphones to it and played whatever we learned that day. You were just in your own world, and it was bliss.
