AI as a craft tool, for designers who ship client work.
AI image, video and voice tools reviewed by a designer who ships client work with them, plus prompt packs, brand systems and campaigns with the prompts and process shown. For designers using AI as a craft tool, not a replacement.
Latest articlesWhat shipped, what broke, and what it really cost — from running production AI systems.
Napkin AI: Text to Visuals
Napkin AI reviewed for proposals, posts and reports: diagrams, Slides, editing, export limits, commercial use and client data.Oct 15, 2026Design
Descript vs Riverside: Record, Edit, or Use Both?
Choose Descript or Riverside for a company podcast or video series. Compare remote guests, AI editing, captions, team workflows and using both.Oct 14, 2026Design
Framer AI?
Framer AI reviewed from current docs: editable site generation, agents, CMS, forms, translation, exact pricing and who should choose Webflow or Lovable.
Oct 14, 2026Design
Ideogram AI
Is Ideogram AI worth keeping for text in images? Compare 4.5 editing, current plans, direct API costs, commercial terms and practical limits.Oct 13, 2026Design
AI Design Tools 2026: Figma Make, Canva AI, Claude Design and More
Eight AI design tools compared by job, with verified prices and costs for one person or five: UI, landing pages, marketing assets and images.Oct 13, 2026Design
Midjourney Alternatives 2026: GPT Image, Nano Banana, Ideogram, Recraft, Firefly and Flux
Compare six Midjourney alternatives for business: current app plans, API prices, commercial terms, text editing, brand graphics and team billing.Oct 12, 2026Design
ElevenLabs Review
ElevenLabs reviewed for business: voice control, cloning, dubbing, Agents, API costs, credits and commercial-use terms.Oct 12, 2026Design
Claude Code to Figma
Bring live screens into editable Figma frames, connect Claude Code once, and take a three-screen onboarding flow from code to canvas and back.Oct 12, 2026Design
Claude Design Is Now Free: Pricing and Business Uses
Claude Design is included on Free. See current plan prices, shared usage limits, exports, setup steps and where prototypes need engineering.Oct 10, 2026Design
Beautiful AI Review
Beautiful.ai review: Smart Slide guardrails, current pricing, Team seat ambiguity, AI features, export limits and when Gamma is the better fit.Oct 10, 2026DesignThe other lanes.Pick the one you came for.
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Models, agents and coding assistants, image, video and voice tools: reviewed, priced and compared.255 piecesBuild
Ship software with AI, whether or not you write code: coding agents, app builders, automation, MCP and the infra under it.193 piecesBusiness
Voice and phone agents, customer service, sales and marketing, operations and AI search visibility, for the people who run a business.8 piecesPlaybooks
AI for your niche: the workflows that actually move, tool by tool, priced52 piecesExplained
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The agent journey, entry by entry: what shipped, what broke, what was decided, in the ventures I run12–35 / 118
Nano Banana 2.1 Explained: Pricing, Changes, and When to Switch
Nano Banana 2.1 cuts 1K and 2K image costs about in half. Compare monthly budgets, verify the migration, and decide when Pro earns its premium.Oct 8, 2026Design
ElevenLabs Alternatives: Murf, MAI-Voice-2, OpenAI TTS and Cartesia (Verified October 2026)
Compare ElevenLabs, Murf, MAI-Voice-2, OpenAI, Cartesia, Google and Speechify by studio or API job, with verified prices and switching costs.Oct 4, 2026Design
Higgsfield API Pricing
Price Higgsfield API video and image jobs, separate API dollars from app credits, and check top-ups, expiry and cashback before scaling.Sep 27, 2026Design
Is Gemini Live Avatar Free
Check Gemini Live Avatar access, Enterprise API charges and custom-avatar limits before budgeting a customer-facing video agent.Sep 27, 2026Design
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS Pricing
Price Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS by audio minute, compare Flash-Lite and service tiers, and budget the January 2027 increase.Sep 24, 2026Design
ngram vs Demosmith
Compare ngram and Demosmith for product videos, browser capture, revisions and usable exports, with costs matched to the same job.Sep 19, 2026Design
ArtPatt Pricing
ArtPatt pricing explained: Free limits, Pro exports, saved patterns, AI-image allowances, and when a paid plan earns its place.Sep 15, 2026Design
Cutsio Video Indexing Cost
Decode Cutsio's indexed minutes, stored hours, seats, and overages to choose a plan for a growing video library.Sep 13, 2026Design
DreamYard AI Review
A DreamYard review of photo fidelity, revisions, downloads, free limits, current pricing, and the permission required for client work.Sep 13, 2026Design
Glimeo Pricing (2026): Redos, Extras, and Expiry
Decode Glimeo plans, $10 extra videos, paid redos, expiry rules, and annual billing so your demo-video budget matches the work you approve.Sep 12, 2026Design
Best AI Tools for Landscape Design Proposals
Compare AI landscape design tools for client proposals by photo fidelity, revisions, exports, commercial use, and cost per project.Sep 11, 2026Design
ngram vs Guidde for Product Demo Videos
Compare ngram and Guidde for product demos: source material, capture, editing, branding, exports, and the work needed for each update.Sep 10, 2026Design
Demosmith Pricing
Decode Demosmith plans by AI minutes, demo limits, video versions, exports, and the point where a weekly demo workflow needs an upgrade.Sep 10, 2026Design
CullAi vs Narrative Select
CullAi is now a legacy app. Compare its photo-selection workflow with Narrative Select and see what an existing user gains by moving.Sep 10, 2026Design
Best AI Tools for Jewelry on Model Photos
Compare NeuroViz, Photta, FormaNova, and SellerPic for jewelry detail checks, live credit costs, export limits, and catalog-ready on-model photos.Sep 9, 2026Design
Photta Review for Jewelry Photos
Evaluate Photta for jewelry photos: product fidelity, model placement, redo credits, exports, and the cost of each image that passes inspection.Sep 9, 2026Design
GPT Image 2.5 Cost per Image
Calculate GPT Image 2.5 API cost from input, output, and retries. See why older per-image tables cannot price Sunburst and Flare reliably.Sep 9, 2026Design
How to Use ChatGPT Sketch on Mobile
Turn a rough phone sketch into a usable image in ChatGPT, then revise, save, and share it with the current mobile controls.Sep 9, 2026Design
Reelback Video Search Review
Evaluate Reelback for face and dialogue search, export handoff and footage retention, with the paid pilot and production limits explained.Sep 7, 2026Design
How to Add Text Overlays With Cloudflare Images
Use Cloudflare Images text rendering in a repeatable image workflow, with font choices, layering, caching, and billing limits checked.Sep 7, 2026Design
Lyria 3.5 Clip vs Pro
Compare Lyria 3.5 Clip and Pro by duration, control, iteration speed, output workflow, and the jobs each model is built to handle.Sep 4, 2026Design
How to Use Google Pics in Docs and Slides
Use Google Pics inside Docs and Slides for targeted edits, text changes, translation, team review, and a clean export workflow.Sep 3, 2026Design
Best AI Video Search Tools for Production Teams 2026
Compare seven AI video search tools by retrieval model, workflow fit, privacy, handoff, and current price, with a 50-hour production pilot.Sep 2, 2026Design
Can AI Video Generators Support Live Audience Participation 2026
Infinite Slop shows AI video can take live prompts, rank them by crowd vote, and generate the next shared scene before the audience leaves.Sep 1, 2026DesignPrefer this site in Google
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