29 min
Art Directing, Cultivating Creativity, & Committing to a Craft feat. Forbes 30 Under 30, Decue Wu Little Ruckus: Rule Breakers + Tastemakers
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- Society & Culture
Finding freelance work. Illustrating for an international audience. Art directing at tech giants. That’s just the tip of the iceberg for today’s guest, Decue Wu. Decue was born in Shenzhen, China, where she lived and studied into adulthood, and made her way to the U.S. in 2012 to work towards her M.F.A at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Since then, she has built a career in illustration and art direction, working with clients like Louis Vuitton, Vogue, and The New York Times.
We chat with Decue about hustling as a freelancer, grabbing the attention of Art Directors, cultivating creativity when we’re running on empty, and navigating the nuances of creating content for international audiences.
More Decue:
IG @decue_wu
Check out her work
More Hot & Sour Soup for the Soul:
✋Not Your Auntie's Jade Jewelry ✋
👅 Multisensory Monthly Newsletter 👅
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Finding freelance work. Illustrating for an international audience. Art directing at tech giants. That’s just the tip of the iceberg for today’s guest, Decue Wu. Decue was born in Shenzhen, China, where she lived and studied into adulthood, and made her way to the U.S. in 2012 to work towards her M.F.A at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Since then, she has built a career in illustration and art direction, working with clients like Louis Vuitton, Vogue, and The New York Times.
We chat with Decue about hustling as a freelancer, grabbing the attention of Art Directors, cultivating creativity when we’re running on empty, and navigating the nuances of creating content for international audiences.
More Decue:
IG @decue_wu
Check out her work
More Hot & Sour Soup for the Soul:
✋Not Your Auntie's Jade Jewelry ✋
👅 Multisensory Monthly Newsletter 👅
👀 IG 👀
29 min