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The Compression Company: Landing Page Copy + Narrative

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Mostly Sunny | Framer Development

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Brand Identity · Specialty Coffee Cosmetics

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Web design projects using Framer

Framer

The best modern websites built on the leading web design tool, Framer

Stickier — A Brand Built to Scale Everywhere

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Framer is the leading tool for building websites, fast

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Artica Capital — High-Performance Private Equity Website

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Tadaima Website Development Project

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AI projects

AI

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Mindprint Platform Rebrand & AI Content Experience

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SUPAHUMANS — The AI brand that refused to look like one

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nome.art • Artist Portfolio Website

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Guerilla Marketing Shirt Artworks and Design for Conduct AI

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Brand design projects

Brand design

Bold visual identities and branding systems created by top independent designers

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Agape Match | Branding + Kajabi Website

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Ctrl+Shift Brand Identity Project

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Everbloom / Packaging Design / Supplements

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Rebranding uBloom | Creative Agency

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Video editor projects

Video editing

Creative video edits made using today’s best editing tools

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CatchBack Product Launch Explainer Video

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Boop | TikTok Content and Strategy

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Replit Summit Loop Video Project

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Video for neuroscientific research paper on Stereotypes

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Standout projects

Standout projects

More projects we love that are making waves across the web

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For the Contra x Envato Challenge, 'Human by Design', we built a brand identity and animated a promo video for 'Olo', an accessible crypto-trading platform. To us, the core of this challenge wasn't about creating more content with AI, but about maintaining one clear creative direction. When drawing from a massive library of separate AI generations, stock footage, fonts, and music, a project can easily turn into a disjointed visual mess. Envato served as our entire toolkit - from AI-generated audio and assets to stock templates and typography. But every asset still had to answer one crucial question: 'Does this truly feel like Olo'? Guided by the brand promise of making crypto trading accessible for everyone, everywhere, human instinct drove the entire creative process: 1. Curating over generating: Rejecting raw AI outputs that felt flat or out of context and ruthlessly filtering for what actually worked. 2. Building a visual identity: Applying custom effects to transform generic stock footage into a unified aesthetic. 3. Directing the flow: Motion design, precise typography, and timing every single movement to the rhythm of the music in After Effects. Envato Stock and AI tools dramatically accelerate the build process, but it’s the human creator who infuses the soul. It provides the ingredients, but art direction, taste, and instinct define the quality of the final result. Toolkit: Envato (Envato AI, Stock, Fonts, Audio) + After Effects & Adobe Illustrator.

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Poster and Postcard Design for Vita Coco - Brand Activation Campaign. I partnered with Vita Coco, the beloved coconut water brand, on their Brand Activation Campaign held in Paris. The event was in conjunction with a run club; they rented a kiosk along the Seine and supplied the runners with their coconut water.... and a bunch of posters and postcards to remember the day by. That's where I came in! I was commissioned 10+ designs that could work as both posters and postcards. Considering the nature of the brand activation, we wanted something that felt fresh, summery, sporty and infused with Vita Coco energy. Think running the streets of Paris, but with a tropical twist. The activation was a huge success; all that's left to say now is... Chérie, On Court? 🏃

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This project is my personal portfolio website, built with Squarespace. I created this website to establish my online presence as a freelance designer and create a space where I can share my future projects. The process allowed me to explore Squarespace’s design capabilities while building the foundation of my studio website.I used Finish Layer features throughout the website, including Block Animations and custom font uploads. These tools helped me customize the experience and build the visual direction of the website without using custom code.😊 here my websites link: https://www.slnvisuallab.com/

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Designed 3 posters for a local bar's Sunday jam nights, with Envato as my toolkit. 🎸🎤 Envato gave me hero images, background texture, and animated video. But none of it works on its own. Someone still has to make the calls. Human by Design: AI got me fast raw material. Making it feel like this bar took real decisions - recoloring and chroma-keying a stock video before animating, chasing a grimy texture over a clean AI render, picking one generated scene out of several for its energy - then building the composition and type myself. Toolkit: @Envato Elements, Envato AI, After Effects, Illustrator.

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Less than 8 hours. One clear direction. Great branding isn't about exploring hundreds of ideas. It's about making the right decisions early. This concept went from brief to creative direction in less than 8 hours. After 15+ years, I've learned that speed comes from clarity, not shortcuts. That's what I enjoy most: helping founders find the right direction before a single pixel is refined. Here's how I usually approach a new brand: 1. Understand the vision Align with the founder's goals, audience and what the brand needs to communicate. 2. Define the right creative territory Identify the strongest references and establish a clear visual direction before designing. 3. Explore the identity Develop logo concepts, typography and the visual language until the strongest solution emerges. 4. Build a cohesive brand direction Turn that vision into a creative system that can grow into a complete brand experience. How do you approach the first stage of a branding project? I'm currently available for brand identity, creative direction, web design & development. Open to: • Full-time remote roles • Long-term freelance collaborations • Direct client projects

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Another concept from our archives that we're still proud of. SYNTHH was our take on what an AI workspace assistant could feel like if it was designed around focus instead of constant notifications. Instead of another chat interface, we explored a calmer experience with cinematic visuals, subtle motion, and an interface that fades into the background while helping you stay in flow. We wanted every interaction to feel intentional, from the ambient UI to the conversational experience and the overall visual language. It's always fun looking back at concepts like this and seeing ideas that are becoming more relevant today than when we first designed them.

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Cover image for Just like that... 𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀

Just like that... 𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲. I'm officially old, cough, experienced now... Three cities, four laptops, countless projects, married, house, baby, same cat. 🐅 Deepest thanks to all the incredible clients and agencies that I've worked with. I count myself very lucky to have a job working with such a varied client base, from solving deep UX problems and building systems, to pushing creative boundaries and everything in between. It's a wild ride. I’m immensely grateful to the brilliant teams and individuals I’ve worked with over the years. Thank you. To everyone else who has liked, followed, recommended, or reposted along the way, you're awesome. 🔥

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AN ODE TO IMPERFECTIONS - Making Of I wanted to create something that felt... human. A film that celebrates the little imperfections that make us who we are. So here's how I made it. First came the idea.I spent time thinking, sketching, and exploring different directions before landing on a simple thought:Our imperfections aren't flaws—they're our fingerprint. Once the concept felt right, I built a visual moodboard.I collected references, explored color, cinematography, typography, and pacing until the film had a clear emotional direction. Then came the script. Every line was rewritten multiple times until it sounded less like advertising and more like a quiet observation.Next, I generated the voiceover using Envato's AI Voice Generator, aiming for a natural, understated performance that let the words breathe. Music was just as important. Instead of an epic trailer score, I searched through Envato's massive audio library and chose a minimal classical piano piece that complemented the emotion without overpowering it. Then came my favorite part. I explored Envato's Video and Effects libraries, searching through hundreds of clips to build a visual story—finding moments that felt authentic, textured, and unmistakably human. With everything ready, I moved into Adobe Premiere Pro. This is where the film truly came to life. Editing. Timing. Rhythm. Matching visuals to the voice and music. Shaping emotion frame by frame. To finish it, I added subtle transition overlays, cinematic LUTs, and a touch of film grain from Envato to give everything a cohesive, tactile feel. And that's it. From a simple idea...to a finished film. Because AI can generate possibilities- but it's still the human choices that shape the story. Human by Design.

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Cover image for What if the Krusty Krab

What if the Krusty Krab hit the road? 🍔🛻 I reimagined the iconic Krusty Krab as a real-world food truck and brought the idea to life with Squarespace. From playful visuals and custom illustrations to an immersive scrolling experience, every section was designed to capture the charm and nostalgia of Bikini Bottom. I also used Finish Layer to add animations, hover interactions, layered visuals, and smooth transitions that make the experience feel more dynamic and engaging. 🔗 Website: https://cardioid-helicon-94jp.squarespace.com (https://cardioid-helicon-94jp.squarespace.com)🔒 Password: square

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MINITEL DU SUD — La légende se reconnecte 🖥️📞 The idea: what if France's heritage sportswear house revived the Minitel — the terminal that connected millions of French homes from 1982 to 2012 — the way a maison reissues an archive icon? Making it real: a numbered edition of 50, hand-restored in Marseille, with a full campaign world, a working storefront, and a soundtrack — built end-to-end on Squarespace 7.1 / Fluid Engine. How Finish Layer made it real: Font Uploads — a custom pixel typeface as the "machine voice": title, ticker, teletext annotations. No code injection. Block layering — the serif headline interrupted by the machine; the campaign broadcasting inside the terminal's screen, video layered under the frame. Pinned hero text — the composition holds through the scroll. Block Animations — hover reveals hide edition serials behind the campaign cards (N° 07/50 — RÉSERVÉ). Block Hiding (Mobile) — desktop gets the theater; mobile gets a streamlined vertical flow. Beyond the layout: a fully functional storefront built with real commerce settings — 50 units in inventory, limit 1 per order, so the scarcity story is enforced by the system, not just the copy. (Concept project: nothing ships, no payments are processed — the store demonstrates the commerce build.) Plus an original French-electronic track — the hold music of 1990, composed for the terminals — closing with a scroll-scaled banner: « MONTE LE SON. » Toolkit: Midjourney (campaign imagery, locked style refs) · Departure Mono by Helena Zhang (SIL OFL) · Suno (soundtrack) · SquareKicker (window reveal, horizontal scroll, scroll-scale banner) 🔗 minitel-contra.squarespace.com (http://minitel-contra.squarespace.com) — password: 3615 (the dial code, of course) Projet conceptuel — not affiliated with Orange S.A. Minitel is a trademark of its respective owner. #squarespacechallenge

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andGather – Landing page

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Cover image for Retro Reel Timer — Minimal

Retro Reel Timer — Minimal Cartoon UI A playful reinterpretation of a classic reel-to-reel timer, redesigned with a softer colour palette, simplified shapes and a clean cartoon-inspired visual style. The interface keeps the nostalgic character of analogue recording equipment while presenting the controls in a modern, friendly and easy-to-understand layout. The design focuses on strong visual hierarchy, balanced spacing and clear interaction states. Bold timer typography, rounded controls and subtle depth help the interface feel approachable without becoming visually cluttered, creating a distinctive concept suitable for a mobile timer, audio recorder or productivity application.

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This logo mark began with research into South African heritage. I kept returning to the country’s flag, especially the green Y-shaped form at its center. I isolated that shape, refined it, and rotated it around a central axis until each piece aligned into one balanced symbol. The result feels warm, natural, and rooted in heritage, while still giving the skincare brand a modern and distinctive identity.

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Cover image for I've shared some 375ai work

I've shared some 375ai work this week already, but there's one part of this project I keep coming back to: watching the same logomark hold up everywhere. When I was designing it, I was mostly worried about the small stuff, whether the mark would still read as an app icon or a favicon. Then a few months later it's 20 meters wide behind a speaker at an investors conference, and somehow it still feels like the same brand. The video shows how the mark is built, next to the actual lidar scans the product makes. That's where the dot pattern came from in the first place, so it never felt like decoration to me. Curious how other designers approach this: do you start from the smallest size a logo has to survive at, or design the big version first and scale down?

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Cover image for My entry for the Envato

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.

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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.

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