Empathy and a willingness to learn about people and their vision with varying backgrounds and perspectives are necessary to create deep connections.
We have optimized our processes to facilitate smooth onboarding, project schedules, meetings, review cycles, and file sharing to assist you in meeting your deadlines. Work smarter, not harder!
Designs based on reality or hope reflect brand values and ethos. Meaningful designs create successful branding, foster trust, and build connections among loyal audiences.
Art Direction
Brand Strategy
Logo Design
Packaging Design
Publications
Annual & Research Reports
Website Design
Digital Campaigns / Events
We work with nonprofits, local small businesses, experienced entrepreneurs, start-ups, and social impact companies.
I act as the Managing Principal. I hold my BFA in Communication Design from Virginia Tech. As a Visual Communication Designer, I enjoy working across multiple mediums, like print design, digital illustration, and video production. When managing projects, I've learned to come up with unique solutions in order to solve complex and/or simple business problems. When I'm not working, I love going hiking with my pup and traveling around the world.
I act as the primary Art Director. I hold my BA in Graphic Design from The Art Institute of Washington. When I design I'm always thinking about how I can solve a problem using design. Design is everywhere around us, it's always apart us. I've learned to listen to people and their visions to create a design solutions based on my expertise. When I'm not working, I love spending time with family and friends and creating as many experiences as I can in this lifetime.
It all started in 2016. The original founders, Tanicia, Karadee, and Loocie, met while working a corporate job in Downtown DC. We knew we wanted more autonomy in our work life, so we discussed starting a design agency.
It was important for us to understand our individual expertise, our aligning goals, and our desired audience. We met multiple times a week to create a thorough understanding of what we wanted to build. As we continued to explore who we were, we came up with the business name Talooka Studio; ‘Ta’ for Tanicia, ‘Loo’ for Loocie, and ‘Ka’ for Karadee. With further research into this name, we found that Talooka (or Taluka) is also a noun (in India) and means “a group of several villages organized for revenue purposes.” Perfect, right!? This was an incredibly accurate description of three people coming together to reach a common goal in our careers.
We were ready to take on clients, but unfortunately, Karadee had to go back home to Thailand. As much as we wanted to grow together, a cross-continental business partnership wasn’t possible.
We continued to work at our day job while building Talooka Studio together at night. We worked with clients to help establish our process, identify and utilize the strengths of each partner, and recognize the need in the market. We reached a clear process and decided to make it official and apply for our LLC in 2018. We enrolled in the RBI Program that year to complete our business plan and left our day jobs for Talooka Studio over the next two years (2019-2020).
Talooka Studio is still thriving thanks to God, incredible collaborative partners, and our amazing clients! We’ve achieved our goal of autonomy in work and creativity. We’re looking forward to the new experiences and growth to come.
We collaborate with marketing agencies, communication specialists, design studios, and independent contractors to support and fulfill their client’s design needs.
If you would like to join our tribe, email Hello@TalookaStudio.com.
It takes a village to build and nourish a business.
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