Hello, Contra creatives👋 I'm Xhesika — a brand identity designer with eight years behind me, mos...

Hello, Contra creatives👋 I'm Xhesika — a brand identity designer with eight years behind me, mos...Hello, Contra creatives👋 I'm Xhesika — a brand identity designer with eight years behind me, mos...

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Xhesika Gasa

• 1d

Hello, Contra creatives👋

I'm Xhesika — a brand identity designer with eight years behind me, most of it spent shaping identities for cultural institutions and heritage-rooted brands.

Just shared three case studies here: a fragrance house, a craft guild, a publisher's mark. Different worlds, same instinct — restraint over ornament, and identity built to last, not to trend.

I'm also building something of my own right now: Ajkê Studio, an independent practice for brands with real roots.

New here and genuinely curious — what got you into design, or onto Contra?

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Anita Autorino

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• Jul 24

I get a lot of comments like this one, and I wanted to share a few things I've learned about getting clients on Contra:

✨ Use less AI when applying or posting on the community, please!! People can tell. Make your message sound like you.

📖 Build case studies and show your process.

🎯 Apply only to projects that genuinely match your skills and portfolio. Fewer, better applications beat sending dozens.

And one more thing... I don't land every job I apply for and when I have a very slow month, I use that time to improve my portfolio and keep showing my work. Eventually, the right clients find me.

What advice would you add?

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Emmanuel Bliss

pro

• Jul 24

great🎉🎉

what tip can you give to someone new on this platform

Emeelya Urueshe

• Jul 25

Especially that using less AI… people be sounding robotic and fake it’s almost hard to read what they say here…

thanks for the insight

VL Padmavathi

• Jul 24

New to Contra, but not new to design. 👋 I'm excited to start this journey, connect with amazing people, and collaborate on meaningful projects. If you're looking for a creative partner, I'd love the opportunity to work with you.