About me
Hi, I'm Arnold Whapples a graphic designer from south Wales. What I love most about my job, is the power to bring personality back to brands and battle the minimalism trend. I take inspiration from historical design movements such as art nouveau, Swiss style and art deco. Disneyland Paris' mainstreet USA is another great inspiration of mine because every store has beautiful, elegant and eye catching branding that makes you want to visit regardless of what they're selling!
My Story
I've always wanted to follow my dad and create my own business but I was always more of a creative type and have been trying to find that mid point between business and creativity. My first attempt was in school, here I made a 'fashion brand' which was more just t-shirts and hoodies with designs printed on them but the designs weren't even by me! This business idea did not last but I returned to it a second time, this time I decided to teach myself how to create my own designs using Adobe Illustrator but again, this business failed. However, I really enjoyed the designing aspect and later discovered the world of graphic design and brand design accidentally from a Uni course that was mainly product design. I left uni and taught myself graphic design, focusing particularly on brand design. I've spent countless hours reading, watching and practising my trade and learning the history of the field to inspire my work and now third time of trying, I have found my calling and established ArnieDesignCo!
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