Practical articles from real projects: brand identity, packaging, Arabic type, interfaces, and the AI tools I direct.
RSS feedWhat AI does well and badly in a design workflow, where a designer's judgement still decides, a realistic packaging workflow and the copyright points to check.
How an AI video generator turns a still image into a short clip in 2026, with the main tools, source images, motion prompts, sound, editing and licences.
What Midjourney, ChatGPT, Nano Banana, Firefly, Ideogram, Recraft and Canva are each known for, and which one to choose for each design job in 2026.
What the US Copyright Office, the courts, the EU AI Act and tool terms say about AI images in 2026, with a practical checklist for designers and clients.
How to make an Arabic AI voice over that sounds right in 2026: ElevenLabs and other tools, dialects, vowel marks, scripts for the ear, mixing and consent.
Why AI image models still get Arabic letters wrong, what the tools' own notes say in 2026, and the workflow I use to add correct Arabic type to AI images.
What Canva AI does according to Canva's own pages, when Canva is the right tool, its Arabic support, why template logos can't be trademarked, and brand kits.
What an AI logo generator can and can't give you, the risks for originality, trademarks, vectors and Arabic letters, and a workflow that keeps the mark yours.
Midjourney, ChatGPT or Nano Banana? A designer's comparison by criteria: style, editing, Arabic text, speed, terms and privacy, as of October 2026.
Nano Banana prompts for designers: seven labelled starting points for product shots, packs, moodboards and mockups, plus Arabic text, SynthID and safe use.
What Photoshop's Generative Fill, Generative Expand and related tools do in 2026, where they help design work, their limits, credits and Adobe's terms.
A designer's method for AI prompts, from subject, composition, lens, light, material and colour to references and brand consistency, with examples to adapt.