How'd You Make That F*cking Awesome Thing?

Eva Norte designs AI architecture with soul

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Is Nano Banana alien technology?

Alex Patrascu thought Nano Banana "felt like alien technology."  And after seeing the scroll-stopping content he's making with it, we understand why.  In this episode of How’d You Make That F*cking Awesome Thing?, I talk with Alex, and he shows me exactly how he uses Nano Banana, and other AI tools, to create his lifelike and catchy video shorts.  We covered: * How Nano Banana changed everything * Making a 50-100k ad for 2k in weeks * Why the ideal AI team is small * Alex’s ideal workflow Links:  Follow Alex Patrascu → https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxescu [https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxescu/?originalSubdomain=ro]/ Check out his “Mona Lisa” post → https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFJkN1lCYV91Z3NxY2JTOG9UNnFMR3Q1RFFJQXxBQ3Jtc0ttcV9QLUk2UTByTXFXd0p5V0dQUFRkRi1xUzNFcFJBN0dqRnlVWkFwOXN4NkI1LVlNZUpWNTdMdGJ2dGYyU3lKbWxjMHFSQUVsVHJrMGNkdk5fQk9Tckp4c191alRTa1FrN3U5OWgzeWNtQVdESG45TQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fkavanthekid%2F&v=CbTulCrSicMhttps://www.instagram.com/p/DN8lW0-kT0q/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/p/DN8lW0-kT0q/?hl=en] Follow Josh on LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshlowman/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshlowman/] Subscribe to the newsletter → https://ownyourcategory.substack.com [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmJpYnZoem8taTFTOTFMZUdBX3FqX1pWOC1LUXxBQ3Jtc0tsZ3NnSl96MkRsaTI3djdlMUdSTjhLVjlwcnpINDM1RHdSbk4wV1hzXzE3NVYxWnhXYzNZT0xFZWF5b252anZha094YzdvWkhxQ0NnRDFPc3NmNGM5dVQzaXMwcktpaWo3b19UeXBNRnU5M3IwTzhkcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fownyourcategory.substack.com%2F&v=CbTulCrSicM] Learn more about Gold Front → https://goldfront.com [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbE5JbEFrc3VnWDltMlhtWUREb2E0eTcxWm5VUXxBQ3Jtc0tsMmVaNmVUWm1MLXlsQXpSSW9lNUJwZzlyYWZNTjE2WlNVVlRVS20wOVJveUxwWVE5bGJlcWl1S0Vhc1NUUmVsWHBLUGN0amZuT2RLaU44YUJaWTFna1luUzRlMzd0cFJSWDJjMHlIMFJ4dU1oeFc4WQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoldfront.com%2F&v=CbTulCrSicM] Work with Josh → https://tally.so/r/wQvNzp [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFhDb2cyekhPQlk5MlhaMEUwUHN6aUxOQnJKUXxBQ3Jtc0traF9PUENxVVpGamtkTDYzaldTbVA5WUxFNnpVMlllbEZtdGV1c3dJcVZYT1R6MzVvMjRaSDRaWDVGQ3BlZ3RBOTNaN1dUUE5yeXh0cG55bC1NQkY5UVp4cGsxQkxNc21oNUtpa0JHTjkxN08tZEZfcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftally.so%2Fr%2FwQvNzp&v=CbTulCrSicM] All killer, no filler. Subscribe for the next drop.

She has the secret to Midjourney SREFs

The design world is buzzing about Midjourney SREFs. And Tatiana Sukhova confirmed it when her LinkedIn post ‘Solar Blur’ racked up 6,700+ likes. Problem is, nobody knows what the heck SREFs are or how to use them. In this episode of How’d You Make That F*cking Awesome Thing?, I talk with Tatiana, and she shows me exactly how she creates crazy viral posts that all feature SREFs. We covered: * How to find the scroll-stopping SREFs * Tatiana’s “secret sauce” — her SREF personalization code * Animating and sharing your SREFs for social * Why she drops the SREF codes for all to use Follow Tatiana Sukhova → https://www.linkedin.com/in/callmetat/ Check out her “Solar Blur” post → https://www.linkedin.com/posts/callmetat_solar-blur-sref-1037706297-activity-7368619080867667970-6M_5/?originalSubdomain=no Follow Josh on LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshlowman Subscribe to the newsletter → https://ownyourcategory.substack.com Learn more about Gold Front → https://goldfront.com Work with Josh → https://tally.so/r/wQvNzp All killer, no filler. Subscribe for the next drop.

He made an insane AI trailer on zero budget

Kavan Cardoza made the best AI trailer I've ever seen. And he did it all with off-the-shelf AI tools.  In the first episode of "How’d You Make That F*cking Awesome Thing?", Kavan and I chop it up about how he made this sweet trailer (and so much more). We covered:  * His AI stack * Prompting tactics you can steal * Why sound is everything * And the state of AI filmmaking Hope you like - this is the first of many. Follow Kavan Cardoza → https://www.instagram.com/kavanthekid/ Watch “Perfect Dark Concept Trailer” → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tau317ASmiA Follow Josh on LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshlowman Subscribe to the newsletter → https://ownyourcategory.substack.com Learn more about Gold Front → https://goldfront.com Work with Josh → https://tally.so/r/wQvNzp All killer, no filler. Subscribe for the next drop.