Alan Gunning

Head Honcho…
the dude in the chair.
You can call me Al

Hello…I run the studio here in Stirling.

I’m a design loving, guitar slinging, paisley rocking graphic designer from Edinburgh – living and working in Stirling for over a decade and designing for nearly twenty years! Ooft, I’m so old I remember using Netscape Navigator and MSN Messenger, whilst trying to update my MySpace page (google it, kids).

When I’m not creating, you’ll occasionally find me playing loud guitar in my psychedelic blues band and wearing even louder shirts!

Drop me a line if you’d like to chat about ~~Jimi Hendrix~~ your next project.

Satchmo

(the wonderdog)

He enjoys chewing the fabric samples, pawing at the pop ups and chilling in his speakeasy booth. Named after Louis Armstrong, he likes 50s rock and roll (Hound Dog is a favourite obvs) – he can’t play the trumpet but can give a pretty tuneful howl.

Get on the dog and bone.

Don’t just take our word for it…

Check out some of our fan mail from our lovely clients.

Achnacree Homes

13:28 21 Aug 18

Sometimes you get lucky in life and that’s what happened when we discovered Nettl in Stirling! We would 100% recommend Alan for any business in need of a digital marketing wizard to help promote you.When we were setting up our new development business we had lots of vague ideas about what we wanted to achieve but no idea how to refine them and piece them all together. However Alan took the time to understand our business, what we needed and how we might achieve that before using his extensive creative skills and expertise to produce a superb professional identity for us. We now have a beautiful intuitive website with distinctive branding and a range of stunning promotional brochures & flyers printed in quality high definition. It was an unexpected bonus to discover Alan is a talented artist too and it’s very special to have a gorgeous watercolour interpretation of a photograph now featured in our brochure. Alan & Satchmo the Wonderdog are the perfect team... Alan offers a unique blend of creative talent, extensive knowledge of digital marketing and the ability to intuitively interpret sketchy ideas, hopes and dreams! Satchmo meanwhile brightens your day with his effusive welcome and delight at being in your company!read more

Susan Ross

09:17 30 Mar 18

Thanks for making the creation and design of our new website such a pleasant and painless process. We had a vision in our head and are now delighted to see it as a reality, and more.read more

Gavin Richardson

10:37 26 Jul 17

We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to Alan at Nettle of Stirling for designing our new website and integrating it to our Eposnow till system.Alan has been so helpful at every stage of the project.Nothing is too much trouble.A fantastic graphic designer, and also brilliant at the technical side of website building. A rare thing indeed.Highly recommended!!GavinThe Canvas Art Galleryread more

Amanda Tervit

11:35 08 Nov 17

Thank you so much for my Auchenblae Build & Design website you designed and created for me. I appreciate your patience while we got our content and other information together. We highly recommend Alan to create your website, plus you get to meet the amazing Sachmo!read more

Karla Grant

18:18 01 Aug 17

Five star service - they designed and printed my event tickets and programme. They are currently building my website! So easy to deal with! 🙂read more

Beauty Box Stirling

13:02 07 Dec 18

Fantastic service and website from Alan, we needed a quick turn around as our salon was being renovated and he delivered. Love the design and we got exactly what we wanted.read more

Jennifer Mcewan

22:50 27 Jan 19

Absolutely delighted with all of the work that Alan completed for us ... and I think we put him through his paces with all our requests ! We would highly recommend .. a genuinely lovely guy to work with also ..read more

Rebecca Duncan

23:20 03 Feb 19

Massive thanks to Alan for designing our fantastic new logo and website for Fifi’s Style. His enthusiasm and professionalism to give us the very best was evident right from our first meeting with him. Would highly recommend Alan to any business looking for a new website or re-branding. Give Satchmo a hug from us 🐶❤️read more

Taylor Trees

10:03 08 Feb 19

Fantastic service! From the initial meeting to discuss ideas/options, throughout the design phase and to the final outcome all top class. Great communication when sorting out the smaller details to get it exactly the way we wanted. Would highly recommend and look forward to working together in the future.read more

Juju M S

13:50 28 May 19

Absolutely loved my experience of working with Alan at Nettl of Stirling. The website is absolutely beautiful and tailored to my needs exactly! He was very accommodating, friendly and pleasant to work with.read more

Rebecca Duncan

23:20 03 Feb 19

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13:53 19 Oct 19

Got our website done with Alan at nettl. Would definitely recommend him. He really listens and takes his time to understand exactly what your after.We also recently got some flyers from nettl and the quality was excellent. Very clear prints.read more

Alice Downie

11:54 13 May 20

My experience with Nettl of Stirling has been absolutely brilliant from start to finish. I recently started a business and was very clear on our values and purpose but I didn't know how to translate this into our branding. Alan came up with brilliant designs based on my descriptions of the business and culture, and the results were even better than I could have imagined. Alan also created a website that we absolutely love, it has great functionality, looks fantastic and is very user friendly. I can highly recommend Nettl of Stirling, and I will not hesitate in using them again for all our future design / branding projects.read more

Matt McGrandles

12:13 28 Mar 20

I was introduced to Nettl Stirling back in 2016 and was impressed by how quickly Alan grasped our web site, design and print needs. He has worked on a number of projects for me and I look forward to working with him on many more.read more