The Futur with Chris Do

170 - Into the Creative Unknown — with Tuna Bora

Jan 5, 2022

Tuna Bora, an acclaimed Turkish visual artist, has dazzled clients like Google and Netflix with her innovative VR and AR work. In this conversation, she dives into her journey of immigrating to the U.S. to pursue film animation, the surprising success of her daily drawing Instagram account, and her experience with collaboration at DreamWorks. Tuna discusses the unhealthy obsession with hustle culture, the importance of balance in creativity, and the challenges international students face. Her insights highlight the transformative power of adaptability and connection in the artistic world.

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Artistry in Collaboration and Challenge

16min

Balancing Focus and Well-Being

16min

Navigating Financial Challenges in Education

5min

Navigating Visa Challenges: Students' Struggles

4min

Innovating Interactive Storytelling

10min

Solo Creation and Collaborative Connections

15min

Exploring Creative Frontiers and Podcasting Insights

2min

Tuna Bora is an acclaimed Turkish visual artist whose clients include Google, Nike, Netflix, and Coca Cola. She’s won awards for her unique design work on several VR and AR projects and continue to explore new creative spaces.

In this conversation, Tuna shares her story of immigrating to the United States alone in hopes of pursuing a career working in feature film animation. But after graduating in 2008—right at the start of the financial collapse—was met with very few opportunities.

She talks about unintentionally starting a daily drawing Instagram account (thats been going strong for seven plus years), directing projects with DreamWorks, and why she’s stoked about working in new, unexplored creative spaces like VR and gaming

Tuna also shares her experience with the unhealthy downsides of working with extreme focus and why just because you put more hours in does not mean the work is better.

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