ariana Farquharson 👋🏾 is a North Carolina-based visual designer by trade and creative writer by hobby. Working both independently and collaboratively, she has provided 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