Dec 17

Stop Shipping at 95%

Hey friends, Chase here This episode is short and direct: most creators don’t struggle because they lack talent — they struggle because they quit at 95%. They get the work to “pretty good,” ship it, and move on. And for a lot of things in life, that’s fine. The 80–20 rule works. But when it comes to your core creative craft — the thing you want to be known for — good enough is the... read more ›
Dec 10

Love Your Work or Don’t Ship It

Hey friends, Chase here This episode is short and honest: if you don’t love the work you’re making, don’t ship it — or better yet, figure out how to love the work before you ship it. I know that sounds blunt, but the market — and more importantly, your audience — can smell half-hearted work a mile away. You can’t fake the stuff that matters. Loving the work isn’t about perfection. It’s about clarity, curiosity,... read more ›
Dec 09

How To Fix Veo 3’s “Sensitive Content” Warning

If you’ve spent any time with the latest wave of AI video generators - specifically Veo 3- you’ve likely hit the wall. You know the one. You type in a prompt for something totally benign, like “a person walking down the sidewalk in late afternoon sun,” and bam: "Sensitive Content" warning. It’s frustrating. It kills your creative flow. And frankly, it’s confusing. You aren’t trying to make anything controversial; you’re just trying to get a... read more ›
Dec 09

Figma vs Sketch: The Honest Truth

You’re asking the wrong question. Most creatives ask "Which tool has better features?" That’s the mediocre path. The real question—the one that determines whether you land the $150k retainer or get ghosted—is "Which tool fits the career I’m building?" I’m not here to list bullet points you can find on a feature page. I’m here to tell you how these platforms function in the actual, high-pressure environment of professional design. We’re going to look at... read more ›
Dec 09

What Is SynthID? The Truth About AI Watermarking

If you’re a photographer, designer, or filmmaker trying to navigate the current landscape, you know the noise is getting louder. The market is flooded with synthetic media, and the line between "captured" and "generated" is blurring faster than a bad Gaussian blur. You’ve likely heard the term SynthID thrown around in tech headlines or deep-dive forums. Maybe you heard it’s a way to protect your work. Maybe you heard it’s a way to spot the... read more ›
Dec 09

Nano Banana vs ChatGPT Image Generation: The Creative Pro’s Guide

You’re not here to play with toys. You’re here because the industry has shifted—again—and you have work to ship. We’re past the "is AI art real art?" debate. That conversation is over for professionals. The new conversation is about efficiency, control, and consistency. It’s about which tool gets the client to sign off on the mood board in ten minutes instead of ten hours. Right now, two leaders are dominating the workspace: OpenAI’s ChatGPT (driven... read more ›
Dec 09

What Is Flora AI? And It Is Good For Creative Pros? (Aka Flora Fauna)

Here is the truth about the current state of AI in the creative industry: it is messy. You have one tab open for ChatGPT to write copy. You have Discord open to generate images in Midjourney. You’re dragging files into Runway or Kling to make videos. Then you’re dumping everything into Photoshop or Premiere to actually make it look like professional work. It’s fragmented. It’s chaotic. And worst of all, it breaks your flow state.... read more ›
Dec 09

What Is Freepik Spaces? And Is It Good For Creative Pros?

You have too many tabs open. If you’re a working creative today, you know the drill. You have Midjourney in Discord for generation, Magnific open for upscaling, Photoshop for compositing, and maybe Runway or Kling for video. Your files are scattered across three different hard drives and a "Downloads" folder that looks like a digital landfill. We are entering a new phase of AI adoption. The "slot machine" phase—where you type a prompt and hope... read more ›
Dec 09

What Is Leonardo AI? And Is It Any Good For Creative Pros?

You’ve seen the noise. The flood of AI-generated images that look impressive at first glance but fall apart when you need to actually use them in a production pipeline. The random artifacts, the lack of consistency, the inability to just move that one element three pixels to the left. For a creative professional—whether a photographer, art director, game developer, or graphic designer—randomness is not a strategy. It is not enough to type a prompt and... read more ›
Dec 09

Krea AI for Creative Pros: The Real-Time Workflow Changer

You are tired of the "prompt and pray" method of AI generation. You type a paragraph, hit generate, wait thirty seconds, and get something that looks nothing like your vision. You tweak one word, wait another thirty seconds, and it’s worse. This creates friction. It kills flow. Professional creativity relies on iteration speed—the ability to see a mistake and correct it instantly. Krea AI changes this dynamic. It is currently the most robust tool for... read more ›