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I forgot to include my social media post link in my first submission and two of my process videos, so submitting again. My finished video is below too!
Prompt: " a beautiful girl doing makeup in a tech wilderness"
AI Tools Used: The AI edit feature to edit background elements and to fix a mistake that AI made while attempting to generate 3d windows'98 computers to appear in the background but that did not go well. To salvage the mistake, I instead replaced the computer with hooded cult members. enjoy!
So excellent! Nice video. The character looks like you. Very beautiful! Good luck in this challenge!
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My entry for the Envato × Contra Human by Design challenge.
AI has changed the game and made almost anything possible. But just because you can make anything doesn’t mean you always know what to make.
For this one, I took one simple piece of Envato’s identity, the logo, and pushed it as far as I could with one goal: make a pretty sick ad.
From there, it was a lot of experimenting, prompting, failing, refining, and eventually bringing all those ideas to life using Envato’s AI tools.
The result is my take on Human by Design. AI can give us endless possibilities, but someone still has to come up with the idea and decide where to take it.
100% created using Envato’s AI features.
For this challenge, I wanted to create more than just a logo or a promotional asset. I wanted to build the foundation of a brand.
Runner Community is a concept for a global community where runners can discover races, connect with local running communities, and find inspiration through events, training, and shared experiences.
To bring the idea to life, I used Envato Elements as my primary creative toolkit, including:
AI Image Generator
AI Video Generator
AI Mockups
Website Templates
Video Templates
Music
Sound Effects
These resources helped me rapidly explore ideas and create professional visual assets.
I refined the prompts, selected different visual styles, adjusted the color palette, rejected multiple AI-generated concepts, and curated only the assets that aligned with the brand I envisioned. I also chose the pacing, music, mockups, and final promotional sequence to create an energetic yet approachable identity.
Breakdown provided in the comments.
Candle & Crumb, "Some cakes come with dragons."
For this challenge, I made a 24-second ad for a bakery that doesn't exist. A completely ordinary family birthday, one small impossible guest, and nobody reacts. That's the product: some cakes come with dragons.
I'm a filmmaker, so I treated this as a directing job, not a generating job. One master frame was born first, and every shot inherited its DNA through start frames and references. The family went through three castings (the first felt sad, the second laughed like a stock photo). The tin went through three lives (a transparent one would have killed the reveal). The dragon was cast like an actor: one reference sheet, seven poses, every shot.
Human by Design moment: My first instinct was to make the dragon fly in and light the candles from the air. Halfway through, it stopped feeling right. A flying dragon is a spectacle, and this world doesn't do spectacle. So I made the opposite decision: the dragon stays in the tin, never stands up, and lights the candles lying down. The joke isn't a dragon that performs. It's a dragon that can't be bothered.
The Project Includes:
- The Film (24s ad)
- The Brand (Candle & Crumb wordmark, slogan, closing card)
- The Dragon (character reference sheet)
- The Workflow Video
Created entirely with Envato + AI.
Envato tools used: ImageGen, ImageEdit, VideoGen, SoundGen, Music, Sound Effects, Fonts
Thanks to Envato and Contra for introducing me to a toolkit I had somehow never touched. I had never used Envato before this challenge. Turns out that was my loss.
My Socials:
X: https://x.com/sarpstar/status/2078757967634080113
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da-CGApIdf1/
@envato #envatochallenge #HumanByDesign
haha I loved this submission
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