Lux & Belle showroom with a glass chandelier and the brand logo, lit in orange

Hey, I’m Aldo, a

Manchester Graphic Designer

Branding, catalogues and packaging for Manchester brands.

A freelance designer, not an agency: you work with me directly, from the first call to the print-ready file.

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Brand Identity
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Catalogues & Print
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Packaging Design
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Social Media

Brands I’ve designed for

Searchlight
Lux & Belle
Wanderlust
Busy Lizzie

Manchester · Salford · Stockport · Trafford · Bury

Design for Manchester start-ups, shops and product brands

I’m Amarildo Canga, a Shillington-trained graphic designer working across Greater Manchester. Most of my ten years have been in the lighting industry, designing yearly catalogues of more than 200 pages, the Lux & Belle brand and its two books, and the gift boxes, tags and launch flyers around them.

Now I work freelance with brands of every size. That might be a new identity for a Manchester start-up, packaging for a product going on shelves, a catalogue your customers will actually browse, or social posts that look like they belong to your brand.

You get one designer from first sketch to final file, with no account managers in between and a fixed quote before anything starts.

Fitting + Lamps brochures on a dark table

Projects

Real brands, real print runs.

A closer look at the catalogues, packs and identities behind the last ten years.

Ten years of print, packaging and brand work

Catalogues of up to 235 pages, premium gift packaging and identities that hold together everywhere they land.

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Lux & Belle books laid out on a table

Lux & Belle

Premium lighting brand, made for Searchlight

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BrandBookPackaging
Harled Essentials Vol. 1

Harled Essentials Vol. 1

An 80-page trade lighting catalogue, designed end to end.

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CatalogueArt direction
Wanderlust app screens on phones

Wanderlust

Logo, travel app and ads for Wanderlust Travel by Dawn

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BrandApp UI
Technostok shipping box with the double T logo

Technostok

Two logos from 2022, still live on 18 country stores

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BrandLogo

What I can help you with

From the first logo sketch to the print-ready file, priced per project.

Tell me what you need and I’ll send a quote.

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Brand identity

A logo and a system that works everywhere it lands.

→ Logo and marks
→ Colours and type
→ Brand guide

Print & packaging

Catalogues, brochures and boxes, artworked for the printer.

→ Catalogues and books
→ Boxes, labels, tags
→ Flyers and POS

Social media

Posts and short videos that look like your brand.

→ Carousels
→ Short video edits
→ Monthly content plans

Questions from Manchester businesses

Before you get in touch

Are you a design agency?

No, I’m a freelance graphic designer. You talk to the person doing the work, which keeps things quick and keeps the costs down.

What do you design?

Brand identities and logos, catalogues and brochures, packaging, labels and tags, flyers and point of sale, and social media posts and short video edits.

Do you only work in Manchester?

No. I’m based in the Manchester and Bolton area and work with clients across Greater Manchester and remotely with brands anywhere in the UK.

Can you handle large print jobs?

Yes. I’ve designed catalogues of 227 to 235 pages, plus the covers, brochures and promotional pieces that go with them, all artworked for the printer.

How do I get a quote?

Send a short brief through the contact page or call 07577 089179. Every project is priced on its own once I know the scope.

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Got a brief?

Tell me what you are making, roughly when you need it and what you have in mind. A few lines is plenty.

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