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Social media was great for discovery.
It just wasn't built to run a studio.
When @Base44 × @Contra launched the Give It A Glow Challenge, I built Riley Taylor Studio OS to solve that problem.
The website is more than a portfolio. It becomes the studio's digital front desk.
Clients can discover the artists, submit structured consultations, upload references, track their requests, receive automated confirmations and reminders, access aftercare, and get instant help from the AI Studio Concierge.
For the artists, every consultation arrives organized in one place. AI summarizes requests, automations handle repetitive tasks, and the entire booking workflow becomes faster and easier to manage.
The goal was never to replace the artists—it was to give them more time to create.
The walkthrough video documents the complete transformation, showing the before, the after, and the automations that turn scattered social media conversations into one connected client journey.
Calling it a 'Studio OS' instead of just a portfolio is a smart repositioning, feels like it solves a real problem for tattoo studios specifically. What was missing from the typical booking/portfolio tools that pushed you to build this instead?
Before, every inquiry meant collecting reference images, discussing placement and size, answering the same questions, scheduling consultations, sending reminders, following up, and explaining aftercare. The artwork lived in one place, the conversations in another, and the...
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Same content. Two completely different vibes.
What happens when you keep the course content the same, but change the structure, typography, and color palette?
Two hero sections. One course. Two different visual experiences.
Which one would you choose? 1 or 2?
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Option 1 works well , the heirarchy and card layout on the hero is very smart
I gave ChatGPT the worst café branding brief imaginable.
Just a bunch of rough sketches and a very loose idea.
Then I asked it to turn the whole thing into a real-life café brand.
And somehow, in under 30 seconds, it managed to keep the little details I liked while turning them into something that actually felt cohesive.
Now I’m wondering how far you can push a terrible brief before it stops being terrible.
The jump from loose sketches to a cohesive café world is so satisfying—those little cup and bag marks carry through beautifully. I especially like how the roughness survived the polish instead of getting flattened.
Experimenting with my components to create something special for you :)
A: Hero section created using Dither Engine
B: Pricing section created using Halftone Engine
Which one would you pick? 👀
👇 A or B ?
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Going with B on this. The halftone texture on the pricing section gives it personality without distracting from the conversion goal. Dither on the hero is cool but feels like it competes with the headline.