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Arnaud in a few words
With over eight years of experience, I am passionate about creating and enhancing digital products and platforms that are user-friendly, engaging, and functional. I have a strong background in branding and UI/UX design, as well as front-end development skills that allow me to bring my designs to life with code.
I like to build complex, coherent design systems and layouts on a broad set of mediums. I am particularly interested in typography and its use in printed and digital media, and I decided early on in my career to learn coding to broaden my set of skills and enhance my design work.
I approach design in a very analog way: regardless of the end medium, print or digital medium, design is not so different from a drawing composition. It all has to do with the use of breathing space around elements, colours, hierarchy and contrast. This is why each design should start with a pen and paper. This playful but effective method enhances creativity by shortening the gap between the brain and the design tool, the hand.
Experience
- Bluto LondonHead of Product and Design, Co-founderRESTAURANTS & FOOD SERVICESeptember 2021 - September 2022 (1 year and 1 month)London, UKFounded 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 and guidelines and creating impactful marketing materials that engaged with the target audience. 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.
- Applied BlockchainMidweight UI/UX DesignerTECHMay 2018 - September 2021 (3 years and 4 months)London, UKStartup 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 digital 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.
- WatapixGraphic & Web DesignerDIGITAL & ITNovember 2015 - April 2018 (2 years and 5 months)Île-de-France, FranceMy first work experience after design school, which led me on the path of UI/UX design and coding. I was the sole designer of a small web agency, where the CEO was taking care of client meetings and front-end coding. He asked me to take on this responsibility myself, and I quickly learned how to manage the end-to-end project lifecycle, from initial brief to final production, including customer relations and subcontractor coordination.
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Education
- Masters degree in Artistic Direction and Design, Design & Applied ArtsPenninghen20151st
- Graphic Design & TypographyOCAD University2014Post Graduate Academic Exchange, Graphic Design Major
- Baccalauréat, ScienceLycée Chaptal2010With Honours