All articles tagged with #design tools
Anthropic unveils Claude Design, an Opus 4-powered feature that lets non-designers and busy teams create and iterate visuals (product designs, prototypes, pitch decks) from prompts, files, or web captures; inline commenting, real-time tweaks, and group collaboration streamline editing, with exports to Canva, PDF, PPTX, or HTML. It’s in research preview for Claude Pro/Max/Team/Enterprise and will gain more integrations soon.
Anthropic has unveiled Claude Design, a research-preview AI design tool built on Claude that can generate design systems, website prototypes, slides, and other visuals from existing code or assets. It offers interactive fine-tuning, lets designers approve changes, and can export outputs as PDFs, PowerPoint slides, or standalone HTML, or hand off work to Canva or Claude Code. The launch signals Anthropic’s push into design tooling and comes amid industry chatter about a Claude-based design rival to Canva and Figma, with token-based usage limits on paid Claude plans and plans to expand integrations in the coming weeks.
Anthropic announced Claude Design, a research preview that lets Claude generate design assets, prototypes, slides and more, powered by the Opus 4.7 vision model. The tool uses prompts, inline edits and custom sliders to adjust visual elements, builds a company-specific visual language from your codebase and design docs, and supports image/document uploads plus a web capture tool. Designs can be shared and exported to Claude Code, with integrations planned. Claude Design is available to Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise subscribers within their usage limits.
Canva unveils AI 2.0, a major update adding a unified conversational interface, prompt-based editing, persistent memory, and object-based editing to automate and personalize design workflows, letting users describe ideas and have Canva generate and refine entire outputs across channels; launching today as a research preview to the first million users.
Google has launched Mixboard, an AI-powered moodboard builder available in beta in the US, allowing users to create and explore design ideas using templates, text prompts, and image editing, similar to platforms like FigJam and Pinterest.
Figma, a collaborative interface design platform, has filed for an IPO under the ticker 'FIG', after nearly being acquired by Adobe in 2022. The company, which saw revenue rise to $228.2 million, is heavily investing in AI to enhance its design workflows and expand its toolset, signaling a strategic move to capitalize on AI advancements in the tech industry.
Canva has launched a new enterprise version of its design tool, addressing the needs of larger organizations with features like single sign-on, enhanced security, centralized brand management, and dedicated support. This move comes as Canva sees increased usage by large cohorts, necessitating a product that can handle complex workflows and multiple departments. The new enterprise product aims to empower organizations and streamline design processes across various industries.
Adobe has launched an updated version of its Adobe Express mobile app, offering a one-stop shop for instant content creation with Photoshop and Illustrator tools. Described as an "all-in-one, AI content creation app," Adobe Express integrates AI innovation with human creativity, providing features such as generative fill, text-to-image generation, video editing, brand kits, and text effects. The app is currently in beta for Android and iOS users can sign up for access. It allows for scheduling TikTok and Instagram content, real-time collaboration, and is set to revolutionize content creation for digital creators, students, influencers, small businesses, and design professionals.
Canva has launched a suite of new branding features and AI tools, including Brand Hub, Brand Templates, and Brand Folders, to become an all-in-one visual communication platform for brand managers and creative teams. The AI-driven tools include Magic Design, Magic Edit, and Magic Eraser, as well as Canva Assistant, Beat Sync, Translate, and Magic Write. Other new and updated features include Shape Assist, layout recommendations, new fonts, Styles, layers capabilities, gradients, precision position tools, Alt Text, and Smart Design Imports. Canva aims to make it easier to take ideas from the head to the page and out into the world faster than ever before.