Working with Contra feels like what an ideal client collaboration should be —
and at Heed Collective, this is exactly the kind of partnership we build for.
Thank you for the trust.
Case study coming very soon.
NEW PAID PROJECT
Anna Gudvin · Heed Collective Contra
It all starts with strategy —
and grows into a visual system.
Our work for Specialty Coffee Cosmetics COCO began with clarity:
defining positioning, tone, and the deeper narrative behind the brand.
From there, the visual language emerged —
not as decoration, but as a natural...
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Women shape the creative industries.
Yet leadership still remains rare.
70% study design.
55% become designers.
11% become creative directors.
~1% build agencies.
It reflects a gap in representation and opportunity.
What changes culture and history is the freedom to create,...
Since 2022, I’ve been leading Heed Collective.
In these years, I’ve seen many gaps in the creative industry that honestly made me feel frustrated.
The truth is — women still have to do more just to have a seat at the table.
But I also believe something deeply.
Building creative...
I remember how carefully I allowed myself to think that it would be really cool if Heed and I reached a 10k milestone in our very first month of January.
I didn’t want to over-claim it. I just held the thought gently.
And now, seeing it actually happen — it feels incredibly,...
