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This week’s new tools, tutorials, and resources 👇️

• Vector fields: Create line, dot, and other custom patterns (Figma plugin).

• Handy Arrows: Free-to-use arrows, doodles, and infographics.

• Creator’s Toolbox: 100% royalty-free music (YouTube channel).

• Deforum Studio: Sync audio and video with 15+ presets (Tutorial).

• Fig Components: 1,000+ free-to-use assets for Figma.

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TOP STORY
🎨 Claude AI builds design tools for you

This week, Anthropic's AI tool "Claude" gained attention for enabling users to create design tool prototypes, like SVG generators, without coding knowledge.

While Claude assists in developing prototypes and sparking ideas, it doesn't create complete tools.

Its understanding of design requirements and accurate prototype generation make it a fantastic toy you can play with.

Even Figma’s employees are using the tool:

Here are some other examples 👇️

DESIGN
🏷️ Affinity Creative Suite is Free for 6 Months

Serif has launched a six-month free trial for its “Affinity” creative suite, which is a popular alternative to Adobe’s design apps.

• Starting July 8th, users can try Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, and Affinity Publisher on Mac, Windows PC, and iPad.

• The free trial doesn't require any purchase, making it an excellent option for those tired of subscription fees.

This move comes after Affinity was bought by Canva, aiming to reassure users about their pricing model. Affinity CEO Ashley Hewson highlighted the trial's risk-free aspect, understanding that switching software can be challenging.

In a recent interview, Canva CEO Melanie Perkins emphasized the importance of more competition in the design market, saying that having alternatives to Adobe’s Creative Cloud benefits everyone.

VIDEO EDITING
💻️ Descript Releases Several Small Improvements to its Platform

This week, Descript unveiled quality-of-life improvements to its platform, including upgrading its media engine.

It promises faster downloads, transcriptions, and exports and more responsive editing that doesn’t strain your hard drive.

Additionally, upcoming features like instant AI effects, including Eye Contact, Studio Sound, and Green Screen, will be able to be applied instantly.

Other updates released this week:

• 💬New Captions Menu: Captions now get a dedicated menu and are instantly applied once you click them.

• 🎉New Layouts: Layouts are visual templates for quickly arranging scenes—there are now hundreds more to use.

• 🔗Import from URL:When you start a new project, you can now paste a video link from YouTube or GIPHY.

• 🖼️Center Speaker: Descript’s AI assistant, “Underlord,” can now keep the active speaker in the center of your video.

📰 Other news you might’ve missed:

• Google was spotted stealing photo-sharing startup Retro’s idea & design.

• Fable released a new “Highlights/Shadows” effect.

• Adobe After Effects (Beta) macOS users can now access dark mode.

• HeyGen (Beta) released “Expressive Photos v1.0,” a way to bring photos to life with any audio — including music.

• ElevenLab’s “Voice Isolator” model is now available via API.

• Webflow released “Component Slots” allowing designers to arrange components within flexible placeholders.

• Captions raised $60M to invest in AI video research.

• Fable released a new “Noise Blur” effect.