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NwWv is an AI-integrated design agency, weekly newsletter, and active community for today’s creative professional figuring out a new generation of tools.
Creative AI Stack
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Weekly Stack
Every Tuesday we publish Use/Skip/Watch verdicts on the tools designers are actually weighing.
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Paid Founding rate $8/mo, first 100
$12/mo
Every tool sorted by creative job, with a verdict, a tested sample, and prompts. Monthly case studies from real member briefs. Agent Recipes at 30% off.
Go paid →Student
$5/mo
Every tool sorted by creative job, with a verdict, a tested sample, and prompts, plus the AI-Native Starter Stack track. Case Study not included.
Verify →Real briefs. Real tools.
The whole process.
Each month a Paid member opts in with a real brief. A creative director runs it through the stack, and Paid members get the case study: tools, prompts, what worked, what didn't, and the final outputs.
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Agent recipes
Paid members save 30% on every recipe.
- 01On-brand social post agentn8n + Claude write and render posts from your brand kit; you approve, Buffer schedulesOutline, not yet tested$29–99
- 02Ad variant generatorOne approved concept in; Claude writes copy, Recraft extends the art, code sets type at every ad sizeOutline, not yet tested$29–99
- 03BundlesSocial, Ads and Launch bundles, grouped by creative jobOutline, not yet tested$99–149
- 04Recipe ClubEvery recipe, plus a changelog when models or API prices changeOutline, not yet tested$20/mo
Backstop by New Wave
Our done-for-you studio. Agents produce your weekly on-brand posts and ad variants, brand QA checks them, and a creative director signs off. You can start without a sales call. The roster is capped at 8 clients.
Core
$600/mo
12 posts and 10 ad variants a month across 2 channels, with creative director sign-off.
Plus
$1,000/mo
20 posts and 25 ad variants a month across 3 channels, with creative director sign-off.
Premium
$1,500/mo
Everything in Plus, plus a monthly campaign concept, a web or landing-page refresh asset, a monthly creative director note, and a short kickoff call.
Full Agency
$9,500/mo
Limited to 2 clients · $2,500 setup
Your outsourced creative department, for startups and small businesses that don't want to build an in-house team.
- Brand strategy and identity stewardship
- Full monthly content calendar with social content across 3–4 platforms
- Paid ad creative with weekly refreshes
- Website and landing-page updates
- Email and newsletter design
- A monthly campaign concept
- Monthly performance report
- One monthly strategy call
- 2-business-day turnaround
Media spend and ad account management not included.
For sponsors
Featured listings get a labeled spot in the tool directory and the issue, kept apart from the verdicts. Sponsor slots cover newsletter placements, sponsored tutorials, and sponsored Case Study features. We sell format sponsorships, never outcomes.
Partner one-pager →Questions
Who decides the verdicts?
AI agents scout and run first-pass tests. A working creative director reviews the outputs and makes every final Use / Skip / Watch call.
Can a tool company pay for a better verdict?
No. Sponsors and featured listings buy labeled visibility, never a score, a ranking, or copy review. There is no pay-to-remove for Skip verdicts.
What's the difference between free and paid?
Free readers get the top 3 verdicts in the Tuesday newsletter. The full Weekly Stack is for Paid members. Paid is $12/mo or $120/yr, with a founding rate of $8/mo for the first 100 members. Paid members get every tool sorted by creative job, tested samples, prompts, and monthly case studies from real member briefs, plus 30% off every Agent Recipe.
Is there a student discount?
Yes. Verified students or .edu emails get the paid newsletter for $5/mo or $48/yr, plus the AI-Native Starter Stack track. Case Study is not included.
What is Backstop by New Wave?
Our done-for-you studio. Agents produce weekly on-brand social posts and ad variants, and a human creative director approves them. Plans are $600, $1,000, or $1,500 per month plus a $500 setup fee, with a roster capped at 8 clients. Full Agency is $9,500 per month plus a $2,500 setup fee, limited to 2 clients.
Do you use affiliate links?
Only on tools rated Use, always disclosed, and never on tools rated Skip. Affiliate status never decides a verdict.