Ashton Battyen — Free Portfolio Template for Framer

Ashton Battyen is a free 2-page portfolio template for Framer by R-K Abir’s marketplace listing. Home carries the creative story and work samples; Contact gives inquiries their own route. No CMS collections ship in the file list. Skip it if you need CMS case studies, Services, or Archives. JORGE adds project collections on yoframer. More free Framer templates live on the hub, or start with the portfolio shortlist.

Who should remix Ashton Battyen?

Ashton Battyen suits designers, art directors, and small studios that win on a strong first impression, not a ten-page credentials packet. You can show selected work on Home, link out to reels or social proof, and send serious leads to Contact. Two static pages stay easy to maintain between client deadlines.

Walk away if every project needs its own case study URL inside Framer. You will outgrow embedded work blocks quickly. Photographers and designers who sell on CMS grids, Services, or Archives should remix JORGE or start from Ferio when one scroll is enough.

What Ashton Battyen looks like

The demo reads creative-studio confident: expressive typography, high-contrast layouts, and gallery-style work presentation on Home. It feels closer to a Dribbble-forward personal brand than to a corporate agency site. Contact repeats the same visual language so the handoff from admiration to inquiry stays on-brand.

Motion accents project reveals and hover states without turning the file into scroll theater. That helps on mobile portfolios viewed from Instagram links. The trade-off is depth. Loud, editorial Home energy may overwhelm quiet, corporate client work until you swap imagery and tighten copy.

Pages included in Ashton Battyen

Two pages, named as Framer lists them:

• Home: portfolio hero, selected work, about cues, and paths into Contact or external reels
• Contact: inquiry form, email, or social links separated from the showcase scroll

Both routes are static, so new projects mean editing Home unless you add CMS yourself.

What is distinctive about Ashton Battyen

• Contact as its own route. Many two-page portfolios hide intake at the bottom of Home only.
• Studio-style Home layout. Built for creative positioning, not developer resume blocks.
• Minimal sitemap. Two pages to review with clients before launch.
• No CMS project pages. Faster remix when work samples change monthly, not daily.
• Creative category fit. Pairs with bold art direction more than SaaS product chrome.

Framer analytics and SEO settings ship everywhere. They are not a reason to pick Ashton Battyen over a CMS portfolio file.

When to remix Ashton Battyen, and when to skip

Remix Ashton Battyen when you want a striking creative Home and a dedicated Contact page and you are fine updating work manually on one frame. It fits freelancers pitching visual clients more than consultancies selling long retainers.

Skip it when case studies should live in CMS collections. That is JORGE. Need one scroll only? Try Ferio. Otherwise browse the portfolio shortlist or free Framer templates on the hub.