Visual & Creative Projects
AI has opened up new ways to explore creativity — making it easier to design visuals, edit media, and experiment with ideas without specialist skills.
The tools on this page support visual creation, image enhancement, video editing, and creative workflows, helping you move from idea to output more smoothly, whether you’re working on personal projects, study, or everyday creative tasks.
Design & Visual Creation
Adobe Firefly
An AI-powered creative tool from Adobe that generates images, textures, and design elements from text prompts.
Canva (AI Magic Studio)
A user-friendly design platform with AI features for layout creation, image generation, background removal, and quick visual content design.
Fotor AI
An AI photo editing tool for quick image enhancement, background removal, and portrait adjustments.
AI Art & Image Generation
Midjourney
An AI image generator known for producing highly artistic and stylised visuals from text prompts.
Leonardo AI
A platform for generating detailed AI artwork, illustrations, and design assets with fine-grained creative controls.
NightCafe Studio
An AI art generator offering multiple artistic styles for creating unique digital artwork and visual experiments.
Image Enhancement & Upscaling
Magnific AI
Specialises in enhancing and upscaling images while preserving fine detail and visual quality.
Topaz AI
Uses AI to sharpen images, reduce noise, and improve photo and video clarity.
Video Creation & Editing
Runway
An AI-powered creative suite for video editing, background removal, and video generation.
Pictory
Turns written content such as blogs or scripts into short, shareable videos using AI.
Kapwing
A collaborative online video editor with AI tools for subtitles, resizing, and quick edits.
Advanced & Emerging Formats
Stable Video Diffusion
Creates short AI-generated videos from text prompts or images.
Luma AI
Generates 3D models and immersive scenes from photos or text, supporting spatial and 3D content creation.
Creative Tools as Part of Smart Working
Visual AI tools are most effective when they support communication, clarity, and experimentation — not pressure or perfection.
Used alongside writing, productivity, and research tools, they help ideas take shape more naturally across work, study, and personal projects.
Creativity doesn’t require professional tools or polished outcomes — it starts with curiosity and exploration.
AI can help remove technical barriers, making creative work more accessible, flexible, and enjoyable.
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