STORYTELLING THROUGH DESIGN

Hello! My name is Ariel Wang, a Communications Director based in Seattle, specializing in bridging design, strategy, and systems for institutional storytelling and social impact.

 
 

Photography: Katie Draude

 

Olympic National Park, where I first fell in love with Washington State. Photography: Ariel Wang.

 

HOW I WORK

I dream big and believe in the transformational power of design.

 

SELECT COLLABORATIONS & FEATURES


ADOBE
ALLEN SCHOOL
FIELD OPERATIONS
FUJIFILM
GENSLER
JUSTICE OUTSIDE
NATUREBRIDGE
NATURE IN THE CITY
OCEAN NEXUS
PGM ONE
PRESIDIO TRUST
REI
SFMOMA
THE NEW YORK TIMES
THE NIPPON FOUNDATION
UNITED NATIONS
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY

Building a Brand System
for Global Dialogue

 

SCOPE

$32.5M Ocean research institute

 

COLLABORATORS

THE NIPPON FOUNDATION
OCEAN NEXUS

 
 

Introducing the Ocean Equity Learning Forum. Strategy: Ariel Wang.

 
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ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

Creating the “Nature in the City Map” and Launching a Civic Movement

 

SCOPE

San Francisco’s oldest environmental nonprofit
27+ Multi-agency partnerships

 

COLLABORATORS

NATURE IN THE CITY
CAL ACADEMY
SFMOMA
UNITED NATIONS
EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE

 
 
 

Zoomed in snippet of the Nature in the City Map. Graphic: Nature in the City.

 

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Designing a New Urban National Park in San Francisco with Community

 

SCOPE

$118M Capital infrastructure project
14-acres of land at the Golden Gate

 

COLLABORATORS

PRESIDIO TRUST
FIELD OPERATIONS
PARKS CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

 
 

The Presidio Tunnel Tops transformed highway infrastructure into new parkland using community input. 10 years ago (2015), I represented the Presidio Trust and led city-wide community engagement to synthesize community feedback for Field Operations. Photography: Ariel Wang

 

BUSINESS OF DESIGN

Culture by Design

 

SCOPE

Global design firm with 57 offices

 

COLLABORATORS

ADOBE
GENSLER

 
 

Studios are the building blocks of Gensler: the foundation where culture, collaboration, and client work take shape. Pictured: Gensler San Jose studio members at an off-site I organized! Photography: One Workplace.