Today’s Creative Spark…

• Photoshop’s New AI Models Change How You Edit

• Google Stitch: The Figma Killer Transforming UI Design in 2025

• AI in Music: Keeping It Human While Changing the Game

• AI Could Automate 26% of Creative Industry Tasks

• Squarespace Rolls Out New AI Tools for SEO and Design

AI is transforming design, music, and media—streamlining workflows, supercharging creativity, and giving humans the space to focus on vision while machines handle the heavy lifting.

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Photoshop’s New AI Models Change How You Edit 🖼️

Summary: Alex Cooke highlights Adobe Photoshop beta’s addition of third-party AI models to Generative Fill, including Google’s Nano Banana and FLUX.1 Kontext Pro alongside Firefly. These models allow conversational prompts, contextual edits, and stacked instructions in a single pass. The update shifts editing from rigid commands and manual masking toward more natural, assistant-like interaction, though results still vary depending on prompt clarity and subject detail.

Five Essential Elements:

1. Contextual Prompts: Users can describe edits naturally, and models interpret changes within the scene rather than requiring strict commands.

2. Model Differences: FLUX.1 Kontext Pro handles text and objects cleanly, Nano Banana favors stylized output, and Firefly remains the safest for commercial use.

3. Complex Edits in One Step: Examples include global relighting, scene swaps, and multi-step effects packaged into a single prompt.

4. Iteration Process: Third-party models return one result at a time, encouraging fast regeneration instead of browsing multiple variations.

5. Limits and Cautions: Vague prompts and tricky details like faces, hands, or storm composites can produce errors, making manual refinements still necessary.

Published: October 2, 2025

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Google Stitch: The Figma Killer Transforming UI Design in 2025 🎨

Summary: Julian Horsey explores Google Stitch, an AI-powered UI design tool built on the Gemini 2.5 Pro model. The platform converts text prompts, sketches, or screenshots into production-ready interfaces with Tailwind CSS integration. It enables quick iterations, seamless workflow with Google AI Studio, and direct code export for deployment. Designed for both professionals and non-technical users, Stitch streamlines app design, reducing costs and development time while widening access to professional-grade UI creation.

Five Essential Elements:

1. Text-to-Design Conversion: Generate styled UI layouts instantly from plain descriptions, sketches, or screenshots.

2. Automation: Produces HTML and CSS with Tailwind integration, eliminating manual front-end coding.

3. Workflow Integration: Works with Google AI Studio for drafting and refining app structures.

4. Accessibility: Tailored for small businesses, marketers, and non-technical users, lowering the barrier to app creation.

5. Efficiency: Enables rapid prototyping, cost savings, and export-ready designs for deployment.

Published: September 26, 2025

Workflow by The Gen Creative

In each newsletter, the Gen Creative team puts together a practical creative workflow so you can get ideas of how to implement AI right away. Want to see more? Check them out here!

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AI in Music: Keeping It Human While Changing the Game 🎵

Summary: Ali Lieberman, VP of Product at Symphonic, outlines where AI tools in music add real value and where they fall short. While flashy announcements often dominate headlines, the real impact lies in removing barriers for artists, streamlining workflows for labels, and enabling teams to focus on strategy rather than manual tasks. The balance between human creativity and AI efficiency is key to building tools that actually support the industry.

Five Essential Elements:

1. Artist Support: AI can simplify release uploads, metadata entry, and marketing, reducing friction for creators.

2. Lowering Barriers: Independent musicians benefit from tools that reduce complexity and allow them to focus on making music.

3. Label Operations: AI automates rights management, data reconciliation, and predictive analytics for better decision-making.

4. Adoption Challenges: Tools must be intuitive and transparent, or they risk being ignored despite technical strength.

5. Human Core: While AI improves efficiency, storytelling, creativity, and emotional depth remain fundamentally human.

Published: September 26, 2025

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AI Could Automate 26% of Creative Industry Tasks 🎨

Summary: A study by the Open University of Catalonia highlights how generative AI is reshaping art, design, entertainment, and media. While it offers efficiency and creative support, it also raises concerns around originality, ownership, and job security. Research by Dominika Weglarz identifies both the drivers and barriers of adoption across the creative industries.

Five Essential Elements:

1. Task Automation: AI could automate up to 26% of work in creative sectors, shifting focus from execution to strategy.

2. Creative Enhancement: AI accelerates brainstorming, idea generation, and research, supporting—rather than replacing—human creativity.

3. Adoption Drivers: Performance expectancy, user support, and brand trust are the strongest factors for adoption.

4. Adoption Barriers: Fear of change, financial constraints, and ongoing training requirements slow wider use.

5. Industry Shift: Future creative work will demand more critical thinking, collaboration with AI, and conceptual skills.

Published: September 30, 2025

Design

Squarespace Rolls Out New AI Tools for SEO and Design 🎨

Summary: Squarespace’s Refresh 2025 introduces AI-powered tools that blend business growth features with design support. From SEO scanning to product listings and modern design layers, the platform aims to make website management more efficient and accessible while helping users improve visibility across both traditional and AI-driven search.

Five Essential Elements:

1. Business Growth: Beacon AI assists with tasks like product listings, marketing automation, and growth recommendations.

2. SEO Optimization: AIO and SEO Scanners track mentions, audit content, and suggest improvements for visibility.

3. Site Performance: AI Site Scanner detects broken links and inefficiencies, offering fixes for better user experience.

4. Commerce Support: Product, Discount, and FAQ Composers streamline listings, promotions, and customer engagement.

5. Design Enhancements: Finish Layer and Blueprint AI provide advanced editing and creative tools to modernize site design.

Published: September 30, 2025

Remote Creative Jobs

5 Remote Startup Creative Jobs

1. Content Designer Intern: SEEK is hiring a Content Design Intern (Localisation) to support translation and localisation of product copy into Thai, ensuring accuracy, cultural relevance, and brand consistency while collaborating with designers, marketers, and cross-functional teams.

2. Editor (Video & Photo): Pavago is hiring a Full-Time Video & Photo Editor with 5+ years’ experience in Adobe Creative Suite to deliver polished, on-brand content across video and photo.

3. Brand Designer (Contract): Metalab is hiring a Contract Brand Designer to craft product-ready identities. Must have 5+ years’ experience and strong skills in Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop.

4. Product/AI Intern: Oliv.AI seeks a Product/AI Engineer Intern to build AI agents, automate workflows, and customize CRMs, ideal for undergraduate engineers eager for hands-on startup experience.

5. Web Designer (UI/UX): LevelUp is hiring a Senior UI/UX Designer to craft high-impact B2B SaaS websites, build scalable Figma design systems, and drive conversions. 5+ years experience + strong portfolio required.

See you next time!

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