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TOOLS, IDEAS &
CREATIVE SYSTEMS

mGear 5.4 Maya character rigging interface with animation picker and ghosted poses
3D Animation
6 min

mGear 5.4 Adds Free Maya Rigging Tools

The free open-source Maya framework mGear 5.4 adds unified facial rigging, Anim Picker 2.0, Blocking Ghosts and faster rig builds, with an important migration note.

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Nano Banana 2.1 AI image editor showing poster typography, masked editing and consistent character variationsCreative Tools

Nano Banana 2.1 Improves AI Image Editing

5 min
Premation 1.0 motion design editor showing editable keyframes, effects and AI assistant integrationCreative Tools

Premation 1.0 Is a Free After Effects Alternative

5 min
Hand-lettered Meta Muse M logo and debate over human designers working for AI companiesCreative Tools

Meta Muse Logo Sparks Designer Backlash

5 min
Microsoft Publisher retirement and migration of PUB layouts to PDF and alternative design softwareCreative Tools

Microsoft Publisher Support Ends Today

4 min
Claude Motion workflow creating editable animations from charts and text with MP4 exportCreative Tools

Claude Motion Creates Editable AI Animations

4 min
Canva ProSuite connected professional design workflow using Affinity Cavalry Flourish and LeonardoCreative Tools

Canva ProSuite Challenges Adobe Workflows

5 min
Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra creator laptop with RTX Spark for local AI and 3D video workflowsCreative Tools

Surface Laptop Ultra Targets AI Creators

4 min
Filmora 16 video editing timeline with AI media organization, subject tracking and color maskingCreative Tools

Filmora 16 Adds AI Editing and Camera Tracking

4 min
AI filmmaking workflow for The Arc showing repeated generated shots and production costsCreative Tools

The Arc Shows What AI Filmmaking Really Costs

4 min
Canva Magic Layers converting an AI-generated image from ChatGPT or Gemini into editable layersCreative Tools

Canva Magic Layers Comes to ChatGPT and Gemini

3 min
ArtCraft WordCraft GridCraft and DeckCraft open-source alternatives to Word Excel and PowerPointCreative Tools

ArtCraft Expands to Free Office Alternatives

4 min
Webflow Shared Library distributing global heading body and paragraph styles across multiple sitesCreative Tools

Webflow Libraries Can Now Share Global Tag Styles

3 min