Hi, I’m Emma Arends.

I’m a

Graphic Designer

obsessed with bold type and unexpected color

WORK

Hi, I’m Emma

I’m a graphic designer with a background spanning fine art, photography, and digital design. In college I studied mixed media arts, including oil painting and photography. I later founded a photography and social media marketing business serving hospitality brands in Los Angeles before transitioning into UX and graphic design.

Each creative discipline has shaped how I think about narrative rhythm, tone, and visual language. From the erratic drawings of Giacometti to the self-portraiture of Sarah Lucas to the Skims campaign shot by Nadia Lee Cohen - I’m obsessed with images that pull the viewer into a world and a feeling.

My work is bold, clean, and natural. I aim to using aesthetics to clarify ideas and solve real problems, not just make things look pretty. I believe the imagery we encounter in our daily lives has the power to delight.