Adobe releases ‘created without generative AI' tag to label human-generated art (4 minute read)
Generative AI has stirred debate in the design world, with some embracing it and others seeing it as a threat to creative authenticity. In response, Adobe added a “created without generative AI” tag in its Fresco app, letting artists certify hand-made work through its Content Credentials system. While expanding its AI tools and integrations, Adobe also supports transparency and gives creators the option to separate their work from AI-generated content.
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Figma integrates new AI tools: image editing, generation, and model selection (1 minute read)
Figma is expanding its AI design tools for paid users with new beta features that simplify image editing and content creation. The standout update, Edit Image, uses OpenAI's gpt-image-1 to let users modify images with text prompts, such as changing backgrounds, moving objects, or adding elements. Users can also choose from image generation models by OpenAI, Google, and Amazon. Other tools like Rename Layers, Boost Resolution, and Replace Content further improve the design process.
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Redesign: The New Face of Human-Agent Collaboration (2 minute read)
Microsoft's spring "Wave 2" release of 365 Copilot focuses on human-agent collaboration with features like AI-powered search, personalized memory, and specialized reasoning agents such as Researcher and Analyst. The redesigned Copilot app offers easier access to AI tools and adds a Copilot key for smoother integration into daily tasks. Copilot Notebooks combines different content types for analysis. A new Agent Store will host Microsoft and third-party AI tools.
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The Art of Art Direction (6 minute read)
Art direction at Figma involves balancing brand identity with personal taste and aligning collaborators' styles with the needs of each project. It's described as a communication-driven craft rooted in repetition, intuition, and a willingness to trust illustrators to explore and interpret ideas freely. Creative success often comes from allowing space for surprise and personal investment, resulting in work that feels both unexpected and emotionally engaging.
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Why Taste Matters Now More than Ever (5 minute read)
AI automates design tasks that were once done by hand, shifting the designer's role from execution to interpretation. What now matters is not creating visuals, but assigning meaning, providing context, and exercising good taste. Designers have become curators and translators, guiding AI with intention and purpose. Creative direction, rather than technical skill, is emerging as the true differentiator in design.
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In a World of Excess, Minimalism Proves to be a Winning Choice (3 minute read)
The Strama Table Lamp blends minimalist elegance with industrial design. Inspired by museum stanchions, it features cast metal bases and a suspended LED strand, creating a warm, refined glow. Though still a concept, its sleek form, energy efficiency, and versatility highlight the dedication to timeless, functional aesthetics.
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Create Rough Video Cuts in Minutes (Website)
Eddie is an assistant AI video editor for video pros. It helps users create great rough cuts, log A and B rolls, and automatically edit multicams. Eddie seamlessly connects to video editing applications like Adobe Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, and Final Cut Pro.
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Auto-Animated Chat AI (Website)
Ememe allows users to create 3D chat AI characters and connect them to external apps, social media, metaverse, and games to use as AI-NPCs. The tool can generate not only chat, but also voices and animations.
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Can you smell design? (2 minute read)
Designers can use form, color, and storytelling to visually express scent, creating immersive branding that evokes emotion and atmosphere. Modern fragrance design moves beyond clichés, building imaginative worlds where audiences can "smell with their eyes." Collaborations like Wade and Leta with D.S. & Durga show how scent is captured through surreal, synesthetic visuals and narrative mood boards.
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