You're navigating a brutal landscape of slashed budgets, uncertainty, hyper aggressive timelines, tech slop, and the urge for standout communication at a fraction of last year’s cost. You need a partner who can grasp your ambition and make all touchpoints sing. That's where I come in. Hi! I am an independent creative and designer.

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  • I'm an independent designer. My job is to get brands moving forward and help them grow, no matter their size.

    I take charge of projects, turning your business goals into strong creative concepts and visuals. I build full brand identities, from the main logo to a complete look and feel, and make sure they work everywhere you need them—in print, on the web, in videos, animation, and with all the latest tools.

    You can expect clear conversations, a real understanding of who you're trying to reach, design that looks great and is easy to use.

    I can put together the right team for bigger jobs without a lot of fuss. And when time and money are tight—because let's be honest, when aren't they?—it's just me. I'm your go-to, one-person powerhouse.

  • You're navigating a brutal landscape of slashed budgets, uncertainty, hyper aggressive timelines, tech slop, and the urge for standout communication at a fraction of last year’s cost. Sigh.

    You need a partner who can grasp your ambition and translate it into tangible comunication: all touchpoints singing.

    Perhaps you are a startup defining your DNA, or an established brand evolving its presence, or an agency needing specialised creative firepower.

  • I make things that move and some quietly still.

    I collaborate with Strategic and Technical partners to research, design, present to clients, build, and deliver complex and multidisciplinary projects for brands.

    Software & Tools: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Cavalry, Figma, Veo3, Higgsfield.io, Nano Banana, Firefly, Midjourney. Asana, Slack. Google Slides, Powerpoint, Keynote. + Social Media.

    I am fluent in English, Italian, French. I converse in Portuguese and Spanish and pretend to speak a few words of Japanese.

  • I find joy when people and brands thrive on sincerity and openness; when they excel at what they do without strutting around, when honesty deletes BS.

    Communication doesn’t need neither pretense nor academic waffle. Creatives provide function, content, surprise and perhaps even make you smile.

    Doom? People chasing vague 'insights' cobbled together by some guru on LinkedIn.

    Dream project? Seeing a brave client pick an audacious idea, in absolute trust of the process, asking me to just name a price and demanding it done to the highest standard.

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THE WAY IT WORKS

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You need it • You ask me • I make it • Your business grows •

💬 People say

  • “Marco is a rare combination of creative director and design director and a fantastic collaborator. We had the pleasure to work together multiple times. In every project, he added value throughout the entire creative process, from strategic thinking and concept, all the way to design. He asks the right questions and knows how to challenge ideas, taking them to the next level and making them look beautiful.”

    Andrezza Valentin, Global Executive Creative Director, Accenture. New York.

  • “Marco has that all-important balance between outstanding creativity and solution-focused work ethic, as showcased by his executions across both our client and trade campaigns.”

    Russell Samuel, Vice President, Creative and Integrated Marketing, Viacom International Media Networks, London

  • “I first met Marco on a YouTube pitch and quickly realised I’d never worked with anyone like him before. His speed, flexibility, knowledge, technical skill and professionalism are out of this world. So is his dry humour. I literally petitioned AMV’s ECDs with ‘We need more Marco’ and have been lucky enough to work with him a few more times, always with amazing results.”

    Olga Pope, ex-AMV BBDO senior copywriter,
    founder of We Need To Talk About You, London

  • “Marco's the guy who takes a pitch from good, elevates the idea and art direction - to make it great. Marco's the guy who's not afraid to challenge if it means better work. He's a seamless blend of CD and Design Direction. Everyone needs a Marco.”

    Graham Jenks, Creative Director on Google Projects at MediaMonks UK, ex creative partner at AMV BBDO, ex ECD at We are social

  • “Marco is an absolute professional and one the most dynamic, inventive and diligent creative people we have ever worked with. Notice how we didn’t say ‘designer’: Marco is so much more than just a designer, he’s an ideas person first and executor second, and he does it with an inexhaustible work ethic and unparalleled level of talent. The speed at which he can deliver quality is often breathtaking.”

    Matt Jones & Abigail Stephenson, Creatives, VMLY&R London
    UK Cannes Young Lion
    Faces To Watch 2021
    Campaign Future Leaders 2022