This week’s new tools, tutorials, and resources
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TOP STORY
😆 Adobe releases new “Creative Cloud” pricing
This week, Adobe announced pricing changes to its Creative Cloud plans that will affect subscribers in North America (U.S., Canada, Mexico) starting June 17, 2025.
The company is discontinuing its popular “Creative Cloud All Apps” plan ($59.99/month) and replacing it with "Creative Cloud Pro" at $69.99/month—a $10 increase that represents the biggest price hike in years.
Now, there will be two plans: Creative Cloud Pro and Creative Cloud Standard.
The catch? Existing users must manually switch to Standard to avoid the price increase. If you do nothing, you'll be automatically enrolled in the more expensive Pro plan at renewal.
Here’s a breakdown of the new plans 👇
Creative Cloud Pro ($69.99/month):
All the same apps you had before (Photoshop, Premiere, etc.).
Unlimited standard AI generations.
4,000 monthly credits for premium AI features like video generation.
Access to third-party AI models within Adobe apps.
Creative Cloud Standard ($54.99/month):
Same desktop apps but limited AI features.
Only 25 monthly AI credits (down from 1,000).
No access to premium AI features or mobile app premium features.
Students face an even steeper increase—renewal pricing jumps from $19.99 to $39.99/month after the first year, with no option to downgrade to Standard (!!!).
Adobe has already implemented price increases earlier this year for Photography plans, with the 20GB plan jumping from $9.99 to $14.99/month.
These changes only affect North American customers for now, with other regions remaining unchanged.
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
📺 Disney and Universal sue “Midjourney”
Side-by-side image comparison included in Disney and Universal’s lawsuit against Midjourney.
This week, Disney and Universal joined forces to file the first major Hollywood lawsuit against AI image generator Midjourney, alleging copyright infringement.
The studios claim Midjourney functions as a "virtual vending machine" generating "endless unauthorized copies" of their copyrighted characters without permission.
The studios included numerous examples of AI-generated images featuring characters from Cars, Toy Story, Shrek, The Avengers, and Minions from Despicable Me.
They're particularly concerned that Midjourney showcases these infringing images in its "Explore" section, demonstrating awareness of the copyright violations.
Side-by-side image comparison included in Disney and Universal’s lawsuit against Midjourney.
What this means for creatives:
First of its kind: This represents the first major lawsuit by Hollywood studios against generative AI, setting a crucial precedent for how IP protection might evolve in the AI era.
Industry-wide implications: Disney and Universal are seeking $150,000 per infringed work, with damages potentially exceeding $20 million across more than 150 allegedly infringed works.
Broader movement: The case joins similar lawsuits from The New York Times, Sony Music, and Getty Images against various AI companies, suggesting coordinated pushback from content creators.
Unlike heavily funded competitors like OpenAI (backed by billions from Microsoft) or Stability AI (which raised $100+ million), Midjourney remains completely self-funded with just ~40 employees.
This makes them a strategically easier target than tech giants with deep legal resources.
"We are bullish on the promise of AI technology and optimistic about how it can be used responsibly as a tool to further human creativity… But piracy is piracy, and the fact that it's done by an AI company does not make it any less infringing."
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WEB DESIGN
🔥 Replit releases “Replit Import”
This week, Replit released "Replit Import," a feature that transforms designs from Figma, Lovable, and Bolt into production-ready applications with AI assistance.
This launch bridges the gap between design and development, allowing designers to turn static mockups into functional web apps without writing code. The feature builds on Replit's original Figma integration but now offers enhanced fidelity and backend generation capabilities.
With Replit Import, you can now:
Import designs seamlessly: Upload projects from Figma with just a few clicks, or migrate Lovable and Bolt apps through GitHub integration.
Maintain visual fidelity: Enhanced component generation preserves the original design's appearance and structure during conversion.
Generate backend functionality: Ask the Replit Agent to create necessary backend features like databases, user authentication, and APIs after importing your designs.
Deploy instantly: Move from design to live application faster than ever with Replit's built-in hosting and deployment tools.
The feature includes built-in security scanning to identify and fix vulnerabilities, ensuring imported projects meet production standards.
For designers managing multiple projects or creators building their first app, Replit Import streamlines the entire design-to-production workflow.
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OTHER STORIES
Everything else in creative news 🗞
Runway released “Chat Mode,” a new way to create Gen-4 images, Videos, and References.
Framer now allows you to edit CMS content inline, directly on the canvas.
Framer released “Plugins 3.3,” introducing role-based access control, giving plugin builders the power to customize features based on user permissions.
Framer’s “Wireframer” can now generate starting points in both light and dark mode.
Procreate shared a sneak peek of a major update coming to “Procreate Dreams.”
Sketch released a beta with a new “Progressive Blur” feature.
Spline now allows users to export videos with “Hana.”
beehiiv has rolled out their new Website Builder to all paid users.
ElevenLabs released “Video Sharing” for Eleven v3 — this allows you to turn any generation into a short video.
KREA AI released “Krea 1,” their first image model offering superior aesthetic control and image quality.
Google Flow now supports “Veo 3 Fast,” which is over 2x faster, with the same 720p resolution.
Topaz Labs released “Astra,” the first-ever creative upscale for video.
Framer added support for four new free fonts: Coaster Sans, Neutral Sans, Tranche Type, and Schroffer Mono.
Bezi released “Agent Mode,” a new way to build in Unity — it creates and modifies code directly in the engine, using the complete context of your game project (assets, packages, and more).
Higgsfield AI and Suno are partnering to bring hyper-realistic vocals to Higgsfield videos.
KREA AI has released “Krea 1,” their first image model, to all Max users.
Higgsfield AI has added support for “Flux.1 Kontext.”
ElevenLabs' “Eleven v3” now supports Text-to-Speech in 41 new languages.
Spline has added new stroke trimming controls in “Hana.”
Play announced that “Liquid Glass” is coming to Play — this is the real, native iOS 26 Liquid Glass and its controls.
Descript’s “Underlord” can now target any specific scene when adding a layer, making it easier to add visual elements to your video.
Manus has added support for Google’s “Veo 3.”
VEED has added support for Google's “Veo 3” AI model.
Capsule has added support for Google’s “Veo 3” AI model.
Screen Studio has released improvements to “Shareable Links,” including reducing branding on link pages, adding pause without screen obstruction, and extending the limit from 15 to 30 minutes.
Leonardo.Ai released “New Motion Controls” — you can now try effects like Robo Arms, Bullet Time, Flood, Crash Zoom Out, and more.
Descript released an “Undo” button.
Visual Electric launched a new website.
Runway’s API has added support for 4K video upscaling.
