Delightful things with pixels and words for people who love what they do. Made by Francesco Imola from a seaside town in Kent.

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Hello, I'm Francesco (he/him)

I'm a designer, marketer, and cultural worker based in Folkestone, Kent. I spent the best part of a decade helping to platform emerging talent. Now I partner with small businesses, solopreneurs and artists to work both in and on their digital marketing.

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Where I can help

Marketers and designers can make their work sound very mysterious. I like to keep it simple: I help you design systems that don't eat your life. The kind that run while you sleep, age like good wine and never ask you to dance for an algorithm. It's the marketing that lets you get on with it.

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Website design

Email marketing

Strategy

Ad-hoc support

Mmmm, whatcha say?

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Who is my work for

Freelancers and solopreneurs who value honest communication over growth hacks.

Small businesses and social enterprises who need top work without the agency markup.

Local businesses and orgs who value honest communication over growth hacks.

Makers and artists who've wasted enough time DIY-ing their marketing.

Is this you?

Let’s discuss your next project in a free, 30-min introductory call. A quick way to see if we're a good fit. No obligation or chasing afterward.

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About me

I'm a designer at heart, although you can often find me building bridges across the murky waters of marketing, art, and creating resources for the public good.

I've previously worked with teams from University of Greenwich, Mega Seating Plan, and Blueberry, in both B2B and B2C environments. In this lifetime, I've also been a music producer, exhibition curator, visual artist, social media manager, photographer, runner, barista, and many other things.

These days, I partner with people who want to do good and do it well. I help them solve problems, usually connected with their website, digital operations, or inbound marketing strategy.

Mind you, I'm no specialist. But where specialists see websites, emails, marketing strategy and operations as separate problems, I can see the whole mess because I'm not stuck in one corner and I can help you untangle it.

  My work

Planet-aware design

My mission is to do "good" creative work, but this is only achievable by rethinking what is important: putting people and the planet first.

While my work is far from perfect, I use every project as an opportunity to shape the change I want to see in the world as I bring valuable ideas, solutions and enthusiasm to the table. That said, I refuse to work with big polluters and I don't partner with fossil fuel clients or those who are directly associated with the fossil fuel industry.

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Where I work

I operate globally on a GMT timezone, but I especially love working with people and teams in Folkestone, Kent, the South East, and London.

My work is primarily web design and email marketing for small businesses and creatives who've outgrown the DIY approach, but when it comes to local opportunities, I'm also open to step into creative direction, SEO, or curatorial roles—if there's a particular connection to the work.

If you're a local business or individual and you're looking a fresh perspective and someone you can also talk to IRL, I've been waiting especially for you.

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