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2026 Focus: Consistency & Quality
In 2025, I worked with my first clients from Contra and built multiple portfolio projects.
What I learned is simple:
results come from consistency, not talent alone.
In 2026, my focus on Contra is clear:
- publish real project breakdowns
- share what works (and what doesn’t)
- collaborate with founders who value clarity and execution
My goal isn’t to “try” Contra.
It’s to treat it as a serious channel and show up every week with quality work.
Let’s see where disciplined execution takes this.
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the scroll recording felt too plain, so i had opus 5.5 make a launch film for eave. it used the real pages, wrote a storyboard and coded every frame
sound on 🔊
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?