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Personal projects are often where I get to experiment the most, testing lighting, materials, and composition without the constraints of a live project.
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CreatorSetup
Helping content creators achieve professional results with the gear they already own.
Content creation has never been more accessible. Every day, creators invest in cameras, tripods, microphones, lights, gimbals, and other equipment to improve their content.
However, owning equipment doesn't automatically translate into great results.
Most creators struggle with questions like:
Where should I place my lights?
What camera angle works best for my space?
How should I position my equipment?
What kind of outcome can I realistically achieve with the gear I already have?
Current solutions often rely on generic tutorials that fail to account for individual environments, available equipment, and content goals.
The Problem
Creators spend hours experimenting with setups, watching tutorials, and rearranging equipment before finding something that works. This creates a significant barrier for beginners and slows down the creative process.
The Solution
CreatorSetup is an AI-powered setup planning experience that helps creators generate personalized content creation setups based on:
Their content type
Their workspace
Their available equipment
Their desired outcome
Users select their content category, define or upload their workspace, choose the equipment they already own, and receive a customized setup recommendation showing how to position equipment and what results they can expect.
The goal is not to recommend more purchases.
The goal is to help creators maximize the equipment they already have and achieve professional-looking results regardless of their experience level.
Built with Figma Make & Figma Weave
This project was created using Figma's latest ecosystem of tools.
Figma Make was used to rapidly transform ideas into an interactive product experience, allowing me to design, prototype, iterate, and refine the complete user journey from onboarding to setup generation.
Figma Weave was used to create and generate visual assets, helping bring the product experience to life through high-quality imagery and creative exploration. These assets were integrated throughout the experience to better communicate setup recommendations and expected outcomes.
The workflow included:
Problem discovery and solution framing
User flow design
Interactive prototyping with Figma Make
Visual asset generation with Figma Weave
Recommendation system design
Experience refinement and iteration
By combining Make and Weave, I was able to move from concept to working prototype while maintaining a cohesive visual experience.
Impact
CreatorSetup lowers the barrier to entry for content creation by giving creators practical, personalized guidance instead of generic advice.
By removing the guesswork from equipment placement and setup planning, creators can spend less time troubleshooting and more time creating.
Project Links
Live Prototype: https://creme-arrow-06022670.figma.site
Figma Community File: https://www.figma.com/community/file/1648729863850302682/creatorsetup
Awesome project. Actually very useful.
But how did you do your video? 😊
Details matter. Working on a clean and shiny Framer website design for a local small business. Quite a step outside the corporate walled garden I'm used to! Fun project for me.
Looks Amazing 🔥
For the Config Makeathon, I built a visual experimentation lab called GlyphLab for myself & other designers.
Built entirely with Figma Make for the @contra x @figma Config Makeathon.
Creating unique visuals is one of those things that should feel playful, but often turns into jumping between tools, tweaking endless settings, and repeating the same workflow over and over.
So I built something for myself.
Glyph lets you transform any image into something completely new using a collection of visual effects inspired by design, print, and digital media.
Upload an image, experiment with effects like Halftone, CRT, Dither, and more, stack them together, then export the result or save your setup as a reusable Look.
The part I love most: every Look can be published to a shared gallery, creating a growing library of visual recipes that anyone can explore, remix, and build on.
A few things Glyph can do:
• Apply and stack 10+ visual effects
• Save effects as reusable Looks
• Explore Looks created by other creatives
• Compare original and edited images side-by-side
• Customize the experience with multiple UI themes
The workflow is intentionally simple:
Upload an image → Experiment → Save or Export
The entire experience is wrapped in a custom terminal-inspired interface designed to feel more like a creative lab than an editing tool.
Built using Figma Make, Figma Design, MCP, and Supabase.
Links
Try it here –– https://glyphlab.figma.site/
Community link – https://www.figma.com/community/file/1648713382345507860
great work!!
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