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Free MCP server that will save you 3 hours of icon hunting every day
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Free MCP server that will save you 3 hours of icon hunting every day

AI coding tools got smart about everything except icons. Still hunting through browser tabs like it’s 2010? We solved this.

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We tested 15 Claude skills for designers: what made the cut, plus the MCP servers worth the setup
Sep 2026

We tested 15 Claude skills for designers: what made the cut, plus the MCP servers worth the setup

We tested 15 Claude skills and the MCP servers worth connecting: what made the cut, and what to skip.

Design trends for 2026-2027
Aug 2026

Design trends for 2026-2027

A designer's look at which 2027 design trends will survive once anyone can generate them in a minute, and which won't.

Best AI Image Upscaler for Printing in 2026: I Tested 6 Models on a Real Banner
Jul 2026

Best AI Image Upscaler for Printing in 2026: I Tested 6 Models on a Real Banner

I ran six AI upscalers on the same file at 100% to find the best one for print. Here is what held up and what fell apart.

Best AI mockup generators
Jun 2026

Best AI mockup generators

Most people still think of mockups as heavy PSD files that only designers can handle. We tested five AI tools that do it better.

We built a website generator that can’t hallucinate
May 2026

We built a website generator that can’t hallucinate

An AI website generator that uses real Google Maps reviews instead of made-up copy. No templates, no filler, no hallucinations.

Best Video Generation Models in 2026
Apr 2026

Best Video Generation Models in 2026

A practical comparison of the best video generation tools in 2026 — Veo 3.1, Sora 2, Kling, Pika, Runway, and more — with pros, cons, and pricing for each.

Free AI generations locally: ComfyUI setup for beginners
Mar 2026

Free AI generations locally: ComfyUI setup for beginners

Paying for cloud AI when you have a decent GPU is like taking taxis when you own a car. Here's how to set up ComfyUI for unlimited local image generation.

50+ tested AI image prompts for content creators who want to stand out
Sep 2025

50+ tested AI image prompts for content creators who want to stand out

Because your feed shouldn’t look like it was generated by the same three people.

Liquid Glass icon generator, 53 curated styles, and more: Illustration Generator vol. 2
Jun 2025

Liquid Glass icon generator, 53 curated styles, and more: Illustration Generator vol. 2

Your design workflow just got stupid fast. Skip the creative block spiral and generate exactly what you need in 5 minutes.

Is this the end of painful character design for game devs?
Jun 2025

Is this the end of painful character design for game devs?

How Distinctive Games used AI generated faces to nail character design for Rugby Nations without going broke.

Adult content built the internet. Now it’s building generative AI, too
May 2025

Adult content built the internet. Now it’s building generative AI, too

AI image generators exploded. Turns out, most people don’t just want to see themselves with new haircuts.

Meet GenYOU for Web: AI-generated portraits, now on your desktop
May 2025

Meet GenYOU for Web: AI-generated portraits, now on your desktop

AI tools can generate anything. But what if they could generate you — not a blurry clone or your CGI cousin, but your real face, your real vibe?

I tested 12 AI website builders: are they the future or just a cheap design shortcut?
Apr 2025

I tested 12 AI website builders: are they the future or just a cheap design shortcut?

Think AI can build you a perfect website in seconds? I spent weeks testing the reality behind the hype.

Fashion retailers, end the return nightmare
Apr 2025

Fashion retailers, end the return nightmare

We built an AI clothes changer to outfit over 70,000 football players. Now, we’re ready to reshape fashion with virtual fitting room technology.

I spent $200 on ChatGPT Operator so you don’t have to (Seriously, don’t)
Mar 2025

I spent $200 on ChatGPT Operator so you don’t have to (Seriously, don’t)

Robots doing all your work sounds perfect—until they’re stuck in loops, grabbing random tweets, and can’t even screenshot. True story.