We were lucky to catch up with Susanna Tung recently and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Susanna thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?

I have always been interested in art and design since I was little. Beautiful artworks, stylish wears, anything visually engaging attracts my attention. Resigned to the fact that I went to a medical college, there weren’t any design related courses for me to take, but that changed in my senior year during college. A video editing and animation class was opened for the first time. I took that class and discovered my passion for storytelling and making visuals move. As I dive deeper into the motion graphics world, I figured how broad and creative the contents and styles could be, which aligns with what I want to do for the rest of my life, making something fun.

Susanna, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I am Susanna, currently a motion design graduate student studying at Savannah College of Art and Design. I had always been interested in design and art since I was small. I had the opportunity to get in touch with design through a video editing and animation class in college. From then on, I fell in love with dynamic visuals and fantasized by how diverse the combination of colors and compositions can be. I love using illustrative motion to create fun and engaging stories that can connect with the viewers. As a motion designer, I hope to create even more stories that can put a smile on my audiences’ face.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

I feel satisfied whenever my viewers smile when they look at my work. My goal as a motion designer was to always create something that can bring happiness and positive energy to my audience. Also, I enjoy the freedom of being able to express anything I want to convey in my work. Encountering difficulties in designing or concept development and solving them is rewarding to me as well. Being a good motion designer requires lots of efforts and I enjoy every aspect of it.

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative?

Coming from a medical background, people often doubt my choice of changing career path. From their perspective, being a dietician is more stable or successful than being in the art field. They often cannot distinguish the difference between animation and motion design. “Are you going to make a Pixar movie?” I have these questions back when I was not in the creative field as well. The best way to explain to them what I am doing is to constantly create works. Through artworks, they see what I am working on. So, the best advice I have for people similar to me is to believe in yourself and keep going on.

Contact Info:

• Website: susannatung.com
• Instagram: sus.tung

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Susanna Tung