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Whoa just realized my client ranks #1 for their main keyword up against some national competitors 😆 can't wait to see the effects in the next few weeks
Ranking #1 against national competitors is huge — this result speaks to incredible work!
Semifinals are here. 🏆
We’re down to the final four! Two matchups remain, and the competition is tighter than ever.
Explore each one, dive into the builds, and vote for who you think deserves a place in the finals.
Same criteria: creativity, theme alignment, execution, and that undeniable wow factor.
- Mash-up 1
- Mash-up 2
Voting is open until 12pm EDT 4/1. Cast yours!
Please note: Votes must come from verified Contra accounts. Inauthentic votes will be discounted, and we reserve the right to make final calls on outcomes
So thrilled for this last community round of voting!!! Make your voice heard & pick your favorite 🔥 🙌 🚀
I've been looking at SaaS landing pages all week and I genuinely cannot tell them apart anymore.
Same sans serif. Same gradient mesh. Same "empowering teams to do more" headline. Two years ago that combo made you look legit. Now it just makes people wonder if a human was involved.
The numbers back this up. Consumer preference for AI-generated content dropped from 60% to 26% in three years. Instagram's Mosseri said polished content now "signals the opposite" of quality. Canva is calling 2026 the year of "Imperfect by Design."
AI didn't kill bad design. It killed good enough design. When anyone can look professional in 20 minutes, professional stops meaning anything.
The best brand work I saw this month wasn't even from tech. It was Pentagram's MotoGP rebrand. Five sub-brands collapsed into one system. Every design choice has a reason you can actually articulate. That's the difference between a brand that was designed and one that was decorated.
Wrote more about this in this week's newsletter.
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I agree most startups go for the same dark mode sans serif fonts and similar copy it’s starting to all blend together.
I think a lot of early startups rely too heavily on AI to go fast and simply find assets to use on there hero section the problem is most of the time it has...
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