ARIANA SANTOS IS A DESIGNER AND ILLUSTRATOR WHO CREATES VISUAL NARRATIVES FROM ABSTRACT IDEAS, EMOTIONS, AND PERCEPTIONS, TRANSFORMING THEM INTO CLEAR AND INTENTIONAL SYSTEMS. HER WORK EMBRACES A SENSITIVE APPROACH, CREATING IMAGERY THAT IS MEANT TO BE FELT, FOSTERING CONNECTION WHILE LEAVING ROOM FOR INTERPRETATION. SHE GREW UP IN THE INLAND REGION OF THE ALGARVE, WITHIN AN INTROSPECTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT SHAPED HER INTUITIVE AND CONTEMPLATIVE PERSPECTIVE, WHICH IS REFLECTED IN HER CREATIVE PROCESS. CURRENTLY, HER PRACTICE MOVES BETWEEN EDITORIAL DESIGN, VISUAL IDENTITY, AND PROJECTS CONNECTED TO MUSIC, FASHION, AND VISUAL CULTURE — FIELDS WHERE THERE IS SPACE TO EXPERIMENT AND, ABOVE ALL, TO TAKE RISKS.