So A Ryu (she/her) is a Hard of Hearing Korean-born artist. An award winning creative director, designer, and illustrator, So A has been recognized by the Society of Illustrator / D&AD / One Show / 3×3, Best of Show / American Illustration / Communication Arts and more.

During her career, So A has spoken at AIGA about her typographic research on closed captioning, been invited to judge at D&AD Festivals, and co-directed the inaugural Ad Age Illustrated animation. She also launched Snapchat’s 2021 International Women’s day campaign as part of winning the inaugural Snapchat Creative Council pitch powered by ADCOLOR. So A currently leads the Design department at Energy BBDO and serves as Co-lead for Disability at ADCOLOR.