Arnaud Darré Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London Area, United Kingdom

Leading the creation, integration, and maintenance of the council's design system from the ground up. This involves close collaboration with a diverse range of stakeholders, including service teams, designers, developers, and senior management, ensuring the design system meets the needs of all users.A key focus of my work is on accessibility, ensuring that the patterns and components are inclusive and user-friendly. The implementation of the design system has also significantly improved… Show more Leading the creation, integration, and maintenance of the council's design system from the ground up. This involves close collaboration with a diverse range of stakeholders, including service teams, designers, developers, and senior management, ensuring the design system meets the needs of all users.A key focus of my work is on accessibility, ensuring that the patterns and components are inclusive and user-friendly. The implementation of the design system has also significantly improved collaboration and and communication between teams by streamlining our processes. Show less

London Area, United Kingdom

Founded and operated Bluto, a successful e-commerce company, gaining valuable experience in business development and management. As Head of Product and Design, I was in charge of developing Bluto's brand image, designing the logo and brand guidelines from scratch, and creating impactful digital and print marketing materials that matched the brand values and target audience, such as ad social media campaigns, leaflets, one-pagers, or posters. I was also in charge of designing our… Show more Founded and operated Bluto, a successful e-commerce company, gaining valuable experience in business development and management. As Head of Product and Design, I was in charge of developing Bluto's brand image, designing the logo and brand guidelines from scratch, and creating impactful digital and print marketing materials that matched the brand values and target audience, such as ad social media campaigns, leaflets, one-pagers, or posters. I was also in charge of designing our innovative e-commerce platform and its design system, overseeing its development, managing freelancers, and maintaining it by resolving daily issues, building new features, and optimising the UX with direct user feedback. Show less

London Area, United Kingdom

Startup experience as an in-house designer for a fintech blockchain consultancy. Being the only designer in a tech company, my role was really diverse. It included: the creation of desktop and mobile experiences for clients, from wire-framing to fully fledged design; the creation of dashboards and data visualisation systems; the design of supporting communication and marketing, including branding materials, event assets, website maintenance, and newsletters.; project management; etc.My… Show more Startup experience as an in-house designer for a fintech blockchain consultancy. Being the only designer in a tech company, my role was really diverse. It included: the creation of desktop and mobile experiences for clients, from wire-framing to fully fledged design; the creation of dashboards and data visualisation systems; the design of supporting communication and marketing, including branding materials, event assets, website maintenance, and newsletters.; project management; etc.My contributions led the company to introduce design services to its customers, which expanded the company's offerings and generated new revenue streams. Leading digital design projects from concept to implementation within agile, cross-functional teams, I collaborated with stakeholders, project managers, and developers to understand requirements and deliver high-quality prototypes, wireframes, design systems, and layouts that aligned with client objectives. Show less

Paris Area, France

My first work experience after design school. I was the sole designer of a small web agency, for which I quickly developed skills in project management and client engagement in addition to my role as Graphic and Web Designer. I was leading design and communication efforts for both Watapix and its diverse client base, designing marketing and branding assets such as newsletters, social media content, POS advertising, logos, and brand guidelines. I also managed the end-to-end… Show more My first work experience after design school. I was the sole designer of a small web agency, for which I quickly developed skills in project management and client engagement in addition to my role as Graphic and Web Designer. I was leading design and communication efforts for both Watapix and its diverse client base, designing marketing and branding assets such as newsletters, social media content, POS advertising, logos, and brand guidelines. I also managed the end-to-end project lifecycle, from initial brief to final production, including customer relations and subcontractor coordination and designed pitches to present projects to clients. Show less

Greater New York City Area

• Studio work: standardization of packaging design files on multiple supports (cans, cartons, glasses, etc.)

Ma In Art Direction And Graphic Design, Design & Applied Arts, First Class Honours

Graphic And Typography Design, Post Graduate

Academic Exchange, Graphic Design Major

Baccalauréat, Mathematics, With Honors