👋🏾 ariana Farquharson is a Master's degree student in the Media Arts, Design and Technology program at North Carolina State University. She is also pursuing a graduate certificate in Digital Humanities. Her research explores experimental storytelling within the early Black American experience, particularly through the lens of language and literature.
Visual designer by trade and creative writer by hobby, ariana has worked both independently and collaboratively to provide creative solutions for clients across a wide range of industries, from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Through art direction and language — both visual and written — she creates highly tailored narratives and tells stories boldly.*
Education Bachelor of Graphic Design (BGD), North Carolina State University (2010) | Bachelor of Arts in English with a Concentration in Language, Writing and Rhetoric (BA), North Carolina State University (2010) Certifications LUMA Design Thinking Practitioner (2022) | Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) (2021) Experience Studio / Agency, Freelance, Consulting Firm | Startups, Small Businesses, Non-Profits, Fortune 500s | Culture, Food & Dining, Travel & Transportation, Creative Services, Financial, Higher Education, Technology Skills Creative Direction, Art Direction, Design Thinking, Design Strategy, Consultation, Client Relationships, Graphic / Visual Design, User Interface Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Sketch, Invision, Microsoft, Presentations, Proposals Speaking Black Wall Street Homecoming 2019 Interests The Black / African American experience, The American South, Funk music, Chaka Khan, Outerspace, Zora Neale Hurston, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Jonathan Swift, magical realism, historical fiction, fantasy, color, language, Archives, typography, writing, reading