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I built an interactive identity mapper with @Figma Make.
It's called: Map Your Universe.
Try it here: https://modal-safari-44756507.figma.site/
The idea is simple: Who are you really? Beyond your job, where you're from? What makes you, you? The music you couldn't live without, the food you can't get enough of? The artists you'd love to see live or could listen for hours?
You start with your name, then you click anywhere to start liking things. You name them. You can resize them if they mean a lot to you. You can merge things you like and they become clusters. If you merge clusters, they become passions.
Everything orbits around you with a magnetic pull. Try dragging something away and it floats back to your core.
Curious to see your maps!
One of the part I love the most are the little questions that pop up to help people go deeper. Questions like "What makes you lose track of time?"
As a Brand Designer, not a developer, Figma Make allowed me to built something I had in mind for a long time in just a day or two....
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Working on apple watch experience. How else do I keep myself from getting bored when there’s interaction design involved? That’s honestly one of my top priorities.
Can’t wait to share the full case study for this project. For now, here’s a little sneak peek at some of the animated screens I’ve been working on for the fitness experience. ⌚️
This deserves only praise. wonderful execution
Two months later: 141 → 158. Still top 5%.
Last time I posted, my Contra Discovery Score was 141.
Today it’s 158, and I’m still in the top 5% of creatives.
A few things changed since then.
I became a Lummi Expert, which gave me an expert badge, featured placement, and more visibility inside Contra.
I also stopped treating my portfolio like a gallery and started treating it more like proof.
Recently I added a full Aegir Aqua case study series:
Brand identity, packaging & 3D
Presentation design
Website design & development
Same client, but split into separate case studies so each type of work is easier for clients to understand.
That has probably been the biggest portfolio improvement for me lately.
I’m also still sending proposals consistently.
That part hasn’t changed.
My last post was basically saying: if your profile is already strong, the problem is often not the profile it’s volume.
I still believe that.
But now I’d add one thing:
Volume gets you seen. Proof gets you taken seriously.
A strong proposal gets the click.
A strong case study gives the client a reason to stay.
And having both working together is where things start compounding.
So the progress since August:
141 → 158 Discovery Score
Still top 5%
Lummi Expert badge
More complete case studies
Better positioning across brand, packaging, 3D and web
Still refining. Still applying. Still learning what actually moves the needle.
If anyone is working on their Contra profile, case studies, or proposals, happy to share what’s been working for me.
Hey Asad congratulations on your growth. 😍 I am new to contra and I am still learning and your post was very informative for me. Could you plese guide me more on how I can grow here?
you also need:
- taste
- persistence
- learn how to sell
in our recent episode at UnContrad, Wesley Bancroft, founder of Lunour Studio
gets real about self-doubt, creativity, brand activation, and the work behind growing as an independent designer.