# New Wave

> The AI stack for professional designers. Every week, New Wave tests new AI tools on real creative jobs (logo, social, ads, web, thumbnails) and gives a creative director's verdict: Use, Skip, or Watch. Run by creative directors in the United States.

## Offers
- Creative AI Stack newsletter (weekly, Tuesdays): free top 3 verdicts; paid $12/mo or $120/yr (founding $8/mo for first 100); student $5/mo or $48/yr.
- Case Study (monthly, Paid tier only): a real brief from a Paid member who opts in, run through the stack with a creative director, published as a case study (tools, prompts, what worked, what didn't, final outputs). Briefs are shared with permission and can be anonymized. Paid members can submit a brief. Not included with Free or Student.
- Agent recipe library: tested n8n, Zapier, and Claude workflows, $29-99 each, bundles $99-149, Recipe Club $20/mo.
- Backstop by New Wave (done-for-you studio): Core $600/mo, Plus $1,000/mo, Premium $1,500/mo, plus $500 setup. Roster capped at 8 clients. Full Agency $9,500/mo plus $2,500 setup, limited to 2 clients.
- For sponsors: labeled featured listings and newsletter sponsor slots.

## Editorial independence
- Verdicts are never for sale. No pay-to-remove.
- All paid placements are labeled Sponsored, Featured, or Affiliate and sit apart from verdicts.
- Affiliate links only on tools rated Use.

## Pages
- [Home](https://newwavestack.com/)
- [Sitemap](https://newwavestack.com/sitemap.xml)