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🏆 Well guys, the day before yesterday I won 1st place and $2,000 in the CapCut AI Design Studio Challenge 🎉 I can finally share it! Today is a new day and a new update on my growth journey.
𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝟑 🎉 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬
𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗠𝗬 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧:
💎 +40 followers
💎 Most metrics stayed the same
💎 Profile quality grew by 1% — now it’s 62%
💎 Won 1st place and $2000 in the #capcutdesignstudio
𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜 𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗠𝗬 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧:
✅ Participated in a challenge
✅ Shared my achievement on LinkedIn with my Ukrainian audience, which brought me quite a few new followers
✅ Left around 15 genuine comments on work I genuinely liked
𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: 196 / 1,000
𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁: 804 followers
Follow along if you’re curious to see whether it’s possible to grow on Contra from zero.
More is coming 🤓🤓🤓
🐐 + 💬 = ❤️
Your relentless growth pursuit is inspiring.
You are cool 🦋
congrats! exceptional work pays off exceptionally!
Thaaank you Robers , if you like my works please check my submission on Makeathon as well
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𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆 🥹❤️. Most people know me as a designer and art director, but in reality, a huge part of what I do is education
For the past 4 years, I’ve been building my own design school Hyperactive Education where we teach UI/UX design, product design, and how to build strong portfolios from scratch to advanced level
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗜 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 — 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 🎉
Honestly, this is one of my favorite moments in the entire process. Because this is the moment when I get to see students “become designers” for the first time
They go from learning fundamentals to presenting full projects as if they’re speaking to real clients or stakeholders.
What makes it even more meaningful is that I grow together with every cohort.
My students constantly show me what can be improved — in the system, in the teaching, in how we structure learning. So in a way, their progress is also a reflection of my own work and my team’s work.
It’s a shared responsibility. And always a moment of evaluation from both sides
Today I’m genuinely proud. I saw people who just a few weeks ago were learning basics now confidently presenting complete, thoughtful design projects.
And it never stops being emotional for me 🥹🥹🥹
💃 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟴𝟰 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
Account score: 161 (+1)
𝟲𝟭𝟯 / 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀
387 left to go
𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟯 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀:
💎 applied for jobs
💎 posted design work daily
Thanks for being here 🤍
More updates coming soon
🐐 + 💬 = ❤️
wow, that's nice
🎉 Small milestones matter.
A few days ago, I started taking my Contra profile seriously.
Since then, I've:
Built out my portfolio with real projects
Published case studies and technical content
Refined my services to focus on AI, automation, and full-stack development
Connected with other professionals in the community
Today, my profile reached 33 points.
It's a small milestone, but it's a reminder that consistency beats perfection. Every project, every post, and every improvement adds up.
My focus isn't just growing a profile—it's building a portfolio that reflects the kind of work I enjoy creating: AI-powered applications, workflow automation, scalable web platforms, and custom software solutions.
Looking forward to sharing more projects and connecting with more builders and businesses on Contra.
#Contra #Freelance #Portfolio #AIAutomation #Python #Django #FullStack #WebDevelopment #BuildInPublic
[ 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙤 𝙎𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙖 𝙎𝙖𝙢𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖 ]
A custom web space for a Hollywood celebrity photographer.
Some projects light a fire under you.
I designed a portfolio site for Sasha Samsonova — an incredibly talented Hollywood photographer based in LA who shoots top-tier celebrities (and fun fact: she’s a fellow Ukrainian! 🇺🇦).
My main goal was to break away from generic, cookie-cutter templates. I wanted a space that feels like a natural extension of her iconic style, not something that fights for attention. Inspired by her work, I went with a raw, sleek palette of deep blacks and grays, paired with sharp, precise geometry.
[ 𝙈𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 ]
The workflow was super fast and intense:
💎 Figma Sketches — Quick wireframing and layout exploration
💎 Curating Visuals — Selecting the strongest shots to set the mood
💎 Building in Squarespace — Bringing the layout to life directly on the grid
[ 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚 ]
Honestly? The simplicity and clarity of the platform.
This was my very first time using Squarespace, and I had less than 24 hours to pull it off. It felt like a total wild-card challenge: Can I actually build a solid, functional site with a brand-new tool in just one day?
And guess what? I think I actually did it! 🎉
Sure, there’s still plenty to refine — more pages to add, smooth animations, extra custom sections — but I’m genuinely proud of this first draft. Huge credit to Squarespace for being so surprisingly intuitive once you get into the flow.
[ 𝙇𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨 ]
Building under pressure means getting creative on the fly:
⭐️ Aligning Uneven Text — I needed to baseline-align words with totally different font heights. After testing a bunch of workarounds, I ended up solving it cleanly with custom CSS.
⭐️ Thicker Custom Lines — I needed an extra-bold divider line, so I turned a simple rectangle block into a divider and tweaked its scale. Worked like a charm! (Pro tip if you ever run into this!)
[ 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙪𝙩𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 ]
🔗 Project link: https://tiger-hexaflexagon-tzen.squarespace.com/config/
Password: love
Built entirely in Squarespace in 24 hours.
If I could learn a new platform and launch a project in a single day — you definitely can too!
Huge thanks for the opportunity to bring this idea to life 🖤
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