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Notes from the team on visual thinking, AI creativity, and building things people want.
July 18, 2026 · 12 min read
The complete guide to AI image generation in 2026
Models, prompts, aspect ratios, styles and the ten rules that separate professional AI imagery from generic AI slop. Updated for the 2026 model generation.
Read postJuly 5, 2026 · 10 min read
SEO for AI-generated content: what actually ranks in 2026
Google's helpful-content system now handles AI content on merit, not origin. Here's what we learned ranking an AI-first site — and the seven habits that keep AI pages indexed.
Read postJune 15, 2026 · 6 min read
From prompt to pinboard: a workflow for visual thinkers
A practical guide to turning a rough idea into a shareable moodboard in under ten minutes — using search, generation, and secret boards together.
Read postJune 2, 2026 · 7 min read
Moodboards that actually sell an idea to a stakeholder
The difference between a moodboard that gets a polite nod and one that gets a green light is structure. Here's the four-panel format we use with clients.
Read postMay 28, 2026 · 8 min read
Validating an invention idea with AI-generated visuals
How to spend $0 and one afternoon getting real feedback on an invention concept — before you ever CAD, prototype, or file a provisional.
Read postMay 10, 2026 · 9 min read
AI images vs stock photography: the honest 2026 comparison
Licensing, uniqueness, speed, cost per image, brand consistency. We ran the same brief through three stock libraries and three AI models — here's what won where.
Read postApril 22, 2026 · 11 min read
How solo founders build a whole brand identity with AI in one weekend
Logo directions, hero images, product renders, social templates — a repeatable weekend workflow that gets a pre-revenue startup to a launch-ready visual system.
Read postApril 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Why we built Pinterest.ai (and why it isn't Pinterest)
Pinterest solved discovery for images that already exist. But what about the ones only in your head? Here's the gap we set out to close.
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