My entry for the Contra Holiday Challenge 2025 using @suno
Inspired by one moody nighttime photo I generated with AI. I used this photo as my visual reference in Suno to generate an original dreamy K-pop/lo-fi holiday ballad titled “Miss you This Christmas” — a song about walking through decorated city streets, missing someone special, but finding a quiet warmth in the lights.
For the bonus holiday card, I turned the same photo into a simple, emotional greeting with the message “I still miss you this Christmas” in handwritten-style text. Then generated an image of someone holding the holiday card. 😉
One aesthetic → one song → one heartfelt card.
Hope you love the song. 💜
Full song: https://suno.com/s/30qnkizzHDfzAahJ
I love the concept behind HCB and the amount of effort everyone at Contra Labs is putting into testing and comparing models through pure taste and creative direction.
So I decided to give it a shot myself and create these two clips using the exact same prompt, but with different models.
Curious to know which one works better as a hook according to you?
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Imagine - complete protection from scams, cyber threats, device theft, privacy breaches, and even low-battery warnings for all your devices.
Hey everyone,
I created Links ✽ for the AnythingAppChallenge. It’s a universal command center for all your devices, phones, tablets, and laptops.
Users get a real-time view of what’s active, needs attention, and can access quick actions like pinging or locking devices.
The live moderation feed highlights unusual activity, such as spikes, risky sites, and odd logins, so you can resolve issues instantly. Links ✽ also supports daily routines with quiet hours and automation rules, ensuring a healthy screen time and protected workflows. Each user has a private view, while shared devices are visible to the group.
A fast, human-centered way to manage your screens, clean, real-time, and premium.
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I asked myself a simple question:
"When is human, human enough?"
And believe it or not, this challenge completely changed the way I think about creative thinking and AI assisted workflows.
Over the past few days, I have been sharing my journey here on @Contra and on X, asking people to contribute their thoughts on ideation, visual direction, and refinement. From classic pen and paper brainstorming to a fully realized product, every step happened within the limited timeline of the @Envato Challenge.
'Pause (https://on.contra.com/cLGnfB)' is the brand I created for this challenge, it is the result of human creativity steering AI capabilities and the outcome goes far beyond simply generating visuals, it demonstrates what happens when intentional thinking guides powerful tools.
Using Envato's AI Suite, I built an entire brand from the logo and visual assets to the product campaign and even a motion design video. The experience exceeded every expectation I had.
The tagline, "PAUSE THE NOISE," was written by me. It does not just define the brand. It also reflects what I believe is the real message behind this challenge: pausing the noise around the idea that AI is here to replace creatives.
The human contribution was never just writing prompts. It was constantly questioning assumptions, pivoting from one idea to another, exploring different visual languages, selecting the strongest assets, directing the product campaign, shaping the motion design, and refining every output until it aligned with the vision. AI generated the assets. Human creativity gave them purpose.
I am so proud of the final result that I am now turning Pause into a detailed Contra case study.
My two cents:
AI is a tool. Like a sword, it is only as powerful as the person wielding it. In the hands of someone without vision, it loses its edge. In the hands of a creative thinker, it becomes a force multiplier. The future does not belong to AI alone. It belongs to people who know how to think, direct, and create with it.
Sound on 🔊
Scroll through the comments to explore all the visuals and the complete motion design videos.
Tools Used -
Envato
My own Vibe coded text behind video & Video editing apps
Quick video I put together for Contra’s @runwayml challenge (https://runwayml.com/BigPitchContest?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=contra&utm_campaign=bigpitchcontest&utm_content=april2026&utm_source=twitter) with $100K in prizes 😮
OTO (音) | A Fictional Audio Archive ✨
What if headphones had been invented in Edo-period Japan? 🎧
I created OTO for the Recraft × Contra Archive Style Challenge, inspired by my love for traditional Japanese ukiyo-e illustrations.
I used historical Japanese prints to create my own custom Recraft Style, then imagined a series of vintage advertisements for headphones that never existed in that period.
I had a lot of fun bringing these imaginary scenes to life, from curious crowds discovering a new invention to people enjoying music in their own little worlds. I also experimented with subtle animations to make some of the illustrations feel like living woodblock prints.
To complete the experience, I created the music using Suno, drawing inspiration from traditional Japanese melodies to complement the atmosphere of the project.
A big thank you to Recraft, Contra, and Suno for helping bring this creative experiment to life!
LinkedIn Post: https://lnkd.in/p/dqXt6mpf
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For this challenge, I created KUMO, a playful toy brand from scratch 🧸✨
I designed the toy characters, developed the branding, created custom mockups, and designed a website to bring the whole world together. I used Envato throughout the creative process for visuals, assets, experimentation, and refinement, while Suno helped me create the background music 🎵
From the toys to the website, I wanted every detail to feel playful, cohesive, and part of the same nostalgic world.
X post: https://x.com/Naghdaliyevaart/status/2077058839824716106?s=20
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In this project, I created a face cream brand inspired by women from the nineteenth century. I wanted to create a contrast between the past and today’s skincare influencer culture, while also reflecting the brand’s natural and timeless feeling.
Workflow & Tools Used ✨
🎥 Video generation & flow system: ElevenLabs Flows
🗣️ Voice & audio processing: ElevenLabs
🎵 Background music: Suno
🖼️ Visuals & concept images: ChatGPT + Nano Banana
🔗 Explore the template here: https://elevenlabs.io/app/templates/4m91wpo1YJJroPGRLWFC
✦ X / Twitter: https://x.com/Naghdaliyevaart/status/2054922134741233730?s=20
End-to-end 3D Animator, Motion Designer, AI Video Editor
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End-to-end 3D Animator, Motion Designer, AI Video Editor
FANGTASM — Event Promo & High-CTR Meta Ad
Overview:
Vertical video creative produced for a Berlin Halloween event at ://about blank, optimized for high conversion across Instagram Reels and Stories.
Production Pipeline:
Generative AI & Character Animation: Photorealistic generative base with dark ambient lighting, rain textures, and stylized creature design.
Post-Production & Motion (After Effects): Temporal pacing, glitch transitions, dynamic camera pushes, and kinetic poster layout.
Sound Design: Atmospheric SFX layered with tension builds and an industrial driving beat.
Results:
Built specifically as a thumb-stopping direct-response asset, delivering maximum hook retention and driving ticket conversions for the venue.
Stack: Generative AI, Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro
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Project: FANGTASM Vol.2 — Underground Event Cinematic & Video Poster
Client/Venue: ://about blank (Berlin)
Overview:
A 46-second full-pipeline 3D motion design teaser and vertical video poster (1080x1920, 60 FPS) built for an underground dark techno event. Moving away from flat 2D promos, the project delivers a gritty industrial dark sci-fi aesthetic featuring a transformable brutalist cube with complex mechanics.
Pipeline & Technical Breakdown:
3D Modeling & Environment: Hard-surface modeling in Cinema 4D (heavy blast doors, rotating multi-gear assemblies, hydraulic valves, copper busbars, and multi-segmented Tesla coils).
Shading & Texturing: Advanced Redshift node networks with procedural weathering, realistic rust, weathered iron, wet cracked asphalt, and TriPlanar concrete mapping.
Python Automation: Custom Python scripts driving procedural high-voltage electrical arcs (lightning), cascading breakdowns, and precise light-flash sync.
Lighting & Rendering: Multi-layered Redshift GPU setup with volumetric fog, skimming/rim lighting, and hardware ray tracing.
Compositing & Sound: Cryptomatte multi-pass compositing in After Effects with custom grading, motion blur, and a synchronized industrial soundscape (metal impacts, machinery screeches, and Tesla discharges).
Tech Stack:
Maxon Cinema 4D, Maxon Redshift, Python, Adobe After Effects.
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Animated Event Video Poster | Tag der Clubkultur
Dynamic motion design and video poster created for the "COREspecs" event as part of Berlin's official Tag der Clubkultur festival series.
The visual concept merges an authentic underground Berlin aesthetic—featuring iconic transit motifs, gritty textures, and acid neon accents—with clean, structured typographic hierarchy and a fully synchronized lineup reveal.
Software & Tools: Adobe After Effects (motion design, compositing, visual effects, and expression-driven audio reactivity), Suno AI (custom industrial/EBM sound design and score).
Deliverable: Vertical looping video teaser optimized for social media promotion and digital event boards.
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Behind the scenes of my latest motion design project. Built entirely in After Effects, focusing on dark mode UI aesthetics, custom expression-driven data counters, and smooth programmatic transitions. No stock templates—just clean vector hierarchy, deep indigo color grading, and precise kinetic typography.
#MotionDesign #AfterEffects #UIAnimation #VFX #DesignProcess #MotionGraphics #CreativeDirection