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π Well guys, the day before yesterday I won 1st place and $2,000 in the CapCut AI Design Studio Challenge π I can finally share it! Today is a new day and a new update on my growth journey.
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π +40 followers
π Most metrics stayed the same
π Profile quality grew by 1% β now itβs 62%
π Won 1st place and $2000 in the #capcutdesignstudio
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Participated in a challenge
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Shared my achievement on LinkedIn with my Ukrainian audience, which brought me quite a few new followers
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Left around 15 genuine comments on work I genuinely liked
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π¦ππΆπΉπΉ πΉπ²π³π: 804 followers
Follow along if youβre curious to see whether itβs possible to grow on Contra from zero.
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π π― Iβm excited to share that my Contra profile is now ranked in the top 10% of creatives with a score of 111 pts. π―
This milestone means a lot because it reflects the quality, consistency, and care I put into every project I work on. From building clean, scalable web platforms to creating smooth user experiences, my goal is always to help clients turn their ideas into reliable digital products. π»β¨
Letβs build something great together. ππ₯
congratulations!
We are announcing the winners of the @CapCut Design Studio Challenge LIVE right now π
$7.5K in prizes. Tune in to see the winners!
Thank you so much, @Contra HQ and @CapCut , for choosing my submission as the 1st Place winner! ππ Congratulations to all the winners π
Follow me, Iβm running a public challenge where I share my journey to my first 1οΈβ£0οΈβ£0οΈβ£0οΈβ£ followers, with daily updates on what Iβm doing
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Every designer has that one project where the brief says:
"Make it look different."
Not different like a new font.
DIFFERENT different.
I found a Figma plugin that actually delivers that.
β ASCII STUDIO IMAGE
It converts any image into detailed ASCII art β directly inside Figma.
No exports. No third-party tools. No context-switching.
Just drop in your image and start customizing:
β’ Character sets (classic, block, custom)
β’ Density & scale
β’ Contrast & output style
The result? Typographic visuals that feel handcrafted, retro, and genuinely distinctive.
I've seen designers use this for:
β’ Hero sections that stop the scroll
β’ Poster art for tech events
β’ Personal branding with real personality
β’ Album covers, editorial layouts, social banners
The coolest part? It's still Figma.
You build it where you design everything else.
Link in comments β go break some grids.
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