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I'm not a front-end developer... but Flowstep kind of made me one. 😂
For the Flowstep Challenge, I built Maskuts — a marketplace where creators can discover and download mascots that match their personality and creative style.
I wanted it to exist because I've noticed more brands using mascots to make their identity feel more human and memorable. It got me thinking:
What if creators had mascots too?
The video below is a behind-the-scenes look at how that idea went from a product brief to a fully working app.
🔗 Flowstep project: https://app.flowstep.ai/file?activeFileId=c378fb59-1602-4c7a-b53a-f0111d953d4a
Explore the MVP: https://maskuts.vercel.app/
PS: This is an MVP built for the challenge, so there are still a few rough edges 😂
I'd love to hear what you think.
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Remember that one-click logo from my last post?
I wasn't done playing 🤸♀️
I took the logo from my Recraft experiment and asked ChatGPT to animate it (yesss, it can make GIFs now!) in a way that feels like me
At this point, I don't even need to feed it references - we're past that stage in our relationship. So all I asked was: "In my tone of voice, please"
A few options felt close to projects we've worked on recently, and this one is soooo me! 🤩
Your turn!
Ask ChatGPT to make something in your style 👀
At some point, ChatGPT confused his own "Thinking" status with my prompt and started generating a GIF for it 😸
Has AI taken my job yet? 👀
As a designer, I feel like I constantly need to keep up with new tools and products, if only to keep my "has a computer replaced me already?" anxiety under control
At first, we expected AI to do everything with one click
Then we moved on to writing ridiculously long and detailed prompts
And now I feel like we're finally getting to a healthier place with our expectations: build a good system → get good results
I went to play with Recraft's new Logo Maker to see if AI can actually make decent logos now
Weeeeell, you can see the result for yourself! 🤩
Sure, it's not a magic button that reads your mind and does everything for you. But if you have a clear sense of your brand's style and personality, the results can be surprisingly good
Left - my usual aesthetic. Right - Recraft's take on me
So, what do you think of my one-click logo?
Does it feel like me? 🪩✨
