Hi everyone! For a while now, I have felt like the name "Fashion by Ari" wasn't fit for this blog anymore. I have expanded to posting beyond fashion topics, and I plan to share more lifestyle, beauty, design and travel content. I created a mood board page on Instagram called "Here and Haute," where I [...]
Hi everyone! I'm so excited to share a new project that I have been working on, The Fit Magazine! The Fit Magazine is an online publication founded by Lehigh University women for college students everywhere! It will help you find your perfect fit to become your best self. The Fit features fashion, beauty, fitness and [...]
Hi everyone! Now that my classes have ended for the semester, I'm going to put more focus into this blog and other projects that I've been working on. Here's what I'll be doing! ✰ I am now the multimedia editor for Lehigh's student-run publication, The Brown and White, where I will be broadcasting and creating podcasts. This [...]
Hi everyone! I have some exciting news to share... I wrote a book! Female Empowered Fashion is about the ways in which fashion promotes female empowerment. This includes how fashion has been used to promote inclusivity in body image, build supportive and educational programs for girls, and show how young women have broken into the industry [...]
Hi everyone! I just want to update you all on what I've been up to since I posted "About Ariana" in June. But first, let me tell you a little about me: I am a sophomore at Lehigh University majoring in journalism with a double minor in graphic design and marketing. If not at Lehigh, [...]
Course: Introduction to Graphic Design For my designer brochure project, I used Adobe InDesign and applied text formatting skills to create a four page brochure with content on 2016 AIGA Medalist, Ruth Ansel. In this design, I referenced text from a biography by James Gaddy. My decisions on fonts, colors and the layout of information [...]
Course: Introduction to Graphic Design For my font booklet project, I used InDesign to create an eight page booklet comparing a traditional font, Didot, to a Google font, Playfair Display. This design explored the classifications of traditional and screen formatted typefaces through paragraph-length text blocks, specimen pages and diagrams of font features. In this design, [...]
Course: Introduction to Graphic Design For my monogram project, I used Adobe Illustrator to explore letter combinations using overlapping, intertwining and stacking while maintaining horizontal baselines. Without repeating, rotating or mirroring letters, I rendered a monogram of my initials. This project taught me how to define features of letterforms and counter forms and how to [...]
If you are ever in Athens, I highly recommend visiting Monastiraki. It's a beautiful area to shop, eat and see ruins- all with a view of the Acropolis. Even the ground is amusing, which is paved with colored tiles. Not only are there countless stores to shop at, but also a flea market where you can [...]
Watching the sun set in Athens not only marked the end of a beautiful day, but the end of an amazing trip. To celebrate our last night in Greece, and my cousin Francesca's birthday, we dined at a rooftop restaurant with a perfect view of the Acropolis. For the occasion, I wore a light pink patterned romper [...]
