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Category: Design
Adobe Brings Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Image to Firefly and Express
Adobe is expanding its Creative Suite with Google’s latest image-editing model. The company announced that Gemini 2.5 Flash Image is now integrated into Adobe Firefly and Adobe Express, giving creators a new way to generate visuals and bring their ideas to life. To mark the occasion, Adobe is giving Firefly and Creative Cloud subscribers unlimited […]
Adobe Launches Acrobat Studio, Bringing AI to the PDF
Adobe wants to bring the PDF into the AI era. For more than 30 years, this business file format has been the workhorse of office communication. Now, Adobe is giving it a significant upgrade with Acrobat Studio, a new tool helping companies mine insights, inform decisions, and reformat these documents into polished, on-brand content—no design […]
With ‘The Unfinished Film,’ Adobe Invites Creators to Complete the Story Using AI
Adobe is keen on showcasing the creative power of its Firefly AI. To achieve this goal, the company is launching “The Unfinished Film,” a collaborative project helmed by director Sam Finn with the premise that only the beginning of the movie has been created; the rest is up to you. Creators, filmmakers, designers, artists, and […]
Adobe Launches Firefly Mobile App, Adds AI Models from Ideogram, Pika, Luma, and Runway
Adobe’s image and video generation platform is coming to iOS and Android. On Tuesday, the company introduced its native Firefly mobile apps, giving creators more freedom to generate content on the go. The launch is part of a broader update to the platform that includes support for new AI models from Google, Ideogram, Pika, Luma, […]
Beyond UX: Why the Future of Tech Is About Creating Interfaces for AI, Not Humans
IN THIS ISSUE: Unpack all the insights from John Maeda’s Design in Tech 2025 Report, where AI isn’t replacing designers—it’s redefining the entire discipline. From the rise of agents to the shift from UX to AX (Agent Experience), Maeda maps out how design must evolve to meet an AI-augmented world. The Prompt At this year’s […]
Randi Zuckerberg’s HUG Social Marketplace Acquired by .ART Registry
HUG, a social art community platform that Randi Zuckerberg and Debbie Soon co-founded, has been acquired by the registry behind the .ART domain. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Soon and HUG’s lead engineer will remain with the company post-acquisition, but Zuckerberg will depart, though she tells me she’s still a “passionate member […]
How AWS and the NFL Used AI to Help Josh Allen, DK Metcalf Design Custom Cleats for Their Favorite Causes
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the National Football League (NFL) have partnered since 2016. The cloud computing giant initially powered the sports organization’s Next Gen Stats software, which tracks a player’s performance. Eventually, it went on to support other areas, such as providing EC2 compute power to help with team scheduling and also helping migrate […]
Luma AI Introduces Ray 2 Model, Enabling Video Creation from Text and Images in Seconds
Weeks after releasing its Photon text-to-image model, Luma AI shows no signs of slowing down. The creator of the popular generative AI platform Dream Machine announced at AWS’ re:Invent conference the launch of its Ray 2 model, which it boasts can produce videos using text and images, all in under 10 seconds. High-Quality Video From […]
AI’s Impact on Design, the U.S. Spurs UN to Take Action on Global AI Regulation
In the age-old tale, “The Sky Is Falling,” Chicken Little’s outcry epitomizes a common misconception about impending doom. Uncertainty surrounds the outcome, particularly around artificial intelligence, where fears of job displacement run rampant. Among those potentially affected, the design profession stands out. However, in this week’s edition, we review how designers need not fear AI […]
Compete, Protest, Collaborate: Design’s Dilemma in the Age of AI
As the design industry confronts the formidable ascent of artificial intelligence, it stands at a crossroads of opportunity and uncertainty. In the age of AI, a pivotal question emerges: friend or foe? While AI promises streamlined workflows and enhanced image-generation capabilities, its integration raises profound concerns regarding its potential impact on the workforce. In his […]