Jairo Arango, DLX
On the path to Chief Design Officer.
Chief Designer • Brand Strategist • Strategic Design Leader
Designing better futures for humans, products, teams, companies, and the world.
Designing What’s Next
With purpose, clarity, and momentum.
Empowering organizations to grow through vision, innovation, and ethical impact.
Over the past two decades, I’ve helped organizations find their voice, sharpen their focus, and grow with purpose.
I work at the intersection of brand, business, design, and communications, bringing clarity to vision, strategy to creativity, and momentum to ideas worth building.
From global brands to purpose-led ventures, I’ve partnered with teams navigating change, complexity, and growth.
Whether launching new ventures or evolving established brands, I help connect the dots between ambition and execution, with design that works, and strategy that moves.
I’m a graduate of the
Design Leaders Executive Programme at
Future London Academy, a global network of design leaders shaping the
next era of creative impact.
These beliefs shape the platforms I lead from creative consultancy to cultural advocacy.
The Ecosystem of My Work
This site brings together the layered work I lead as a strategist, designer, communicator, and founder.
Each platform expresses a different facet of the same belief system:
Arango Communications
Strategic consultancy for brands and businesses in motion.
VISUAL Magazine
A design publication and platform for cultural exploration.
What I Bring
Principles that shape how I lead, collaborate, and design.
Design leadership isn’t just about output; it’s about how you show up. I bring a mindset grounded in clarity, trust, curiosity, and long-term value creation. This is how I work.
Clarity
Over Noise
I distill complex challenges into actionable direction, helping teams move with focus, not friction.
Design
as Business
Creativity is a growth engine. I treat design as a strategic tool to shape perception, shift behaviour, and drive measurable outcomes.
Purpose-Led
Leadership
I align people around meaningful vision and guide organizations toward futures they believe in, and can build toward together.
Cross-Functional
Trust
From marketing to ops, brand to business, I build bridges across departments, disciplines, and priorities to deliver coherent outcomes.
Creative
Integrity
The best work isn’t just clever, it’s appropriate, sustainable, and true to its context. I aim for impact, not ornament.
Ethics
in Motion
Design influences systems, culture, and people. I bring ethical awareness into every layer from storytelling to structures.
This is the mindset.
But how does it show up in practice?
Let’s break it down:
Layers of Impact
Designing at every level of the organization and beyond.
Design is never just visual. It’s human, strategic, systemic. My approach encompasses five interconnected layers, ranging from purpose and product to culture, growth, and global responsibility.
HUMAN
Lead
with Purpose
I help leaders and teams align around vision, meaning, and shared ambition — because design begins with belief.
Workshops, strategic planning, and storytelling that drive unified direction.
PRODUCT
Design
with Insight
I shape products and experiences that connect deeply — driven by empathy, creativity, and future-facing thinking.
Campaigns, content, and interfaces that balance emotion with utility.
TEAM
Build Cultures
of Creativity
Cross-functional trust. Curiosity. Shared momentum. I design environments where ideas and people thrive.
Facilitation, collaboration models, and internal culture activation.
COMPANY
Drive Strategic
Transformation
I connect design to business. From brand equity to operational clarity, I help organizations grow with intention.
Brand systems, positioning, and marketing strategies with measurable outcomes.
WORLD
Design
for Better Systems
Design shapes culture and consequences. I bring ethics, responsibility, and sustainability into every layer of work.
Purpose-led work that centers equity, inclusion, and long-term thinking.
Brands. Partnerships. Collaborations.
Trusted by global organizations and purpose-led teams.
I’ve had the privilege of working with brands across industries, including automotive, media, non-profits, and public institutions. Each collaboration is shaped by clarity, creativity, and shared ambition.
Here’s a selection of the brands I’ve partnered with:
Jairo Arango, DLX
Chief Designer · Brand Strategist · Strategic Design Leader
On the path to Chief Design Officer
Let’s connect.
Whether you’re seeking brand strategy, creative leadership, or a partner in transformation, I’d love to hear from you.