Make it Pop by Khulan

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Make it Pop #26 - The chat window is becoming the operating system for creative work

Make it Pop #26 - The chat window is becoming the operating system for creative work

Adobe, Figma, Canva, Higgsfield and Magnific all opened their apps to ChatGPT and Claude this year. Here's what that changes for the people who use them, and the harder question it leaves for the people who build them.

Make it Pop #25 - Great AI video is becoming 10% prompt and 90% references

Make it Pop #25 - Great AI video is becoming 10% prompt and 90% references

Every model company is building in the same direction, and it's not toward better prompts. The smartest move a creative can make right now is to start building a reference pack.

Make it Pop #24 - Every creative AI company just shipped an Agent - which one is the best?

Make it Pop #24 - Every creative AI company just shipped an Agent - which one is the best?

Runway, Luma, Adobe, Google, Canva, Figma, and Magnific all replaced the prompt box with an agent you brief. The first head-to-head benchmark shows who's ahead, and what none of them can do yet.

Make it Pop #23 - Creative AI has left the studio: how retail, gaming, and healthcare use the same models you do

Make it Pop #23 - Creative AI has left the studio: how retail, gaming, and healthcare use the same models you do

The same models we use for creative work are being wired into drive-thrus, hospitals, real estate listings, and car dashboards.

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Make it Pop #22 - Cannes Lions 2026: are we confusing creative productivity with excellence?

Make it Pop #22 - Cannes Lions 2026: are we confusing creative productivity with excellence?

Notes from Cannes Lions 2026: Outside, everyone was selling AI tools but inside the Creative Academy, I was learning what those tools can't do.

Make it Pop #21 - AI content laws are here! What you need to know

Make it Pop #21 - AI content laws are here! What you need to know

New regulations, two provenance standards, and what it means if you're a creator, brand, or platform.

Make it Pop #20 - Creative AI at Google I/O 2026 recap: Gemini Omni, Flow tools and agents...

Make it Pop #20 - Creative AI at Google I/O 2026 recap: Gemini Omni, Flow tools and agents...

100+ announcements. Here's my breakdown on what matters for creatives:

Make it Pop #19 - Rise of audio models: voice is becoming the interface

Make it Pop #19 - Rise of audio models: voice is becoming the interface

Every major AI company shipped a voice model this year. Here's what that means:

Make it Pop #18 - Image models hit the ceiling, the real fight is one layer up.

Make it Pop #18 - Image models hit the ceiling, the real fight is one layer up.

OpenAI just shipped their best image model yet, why does it feel irrelevant?

Make it Pop #17 - What Sora's deprecation reveals about the real cost and future of creative AI

Make it Pop #17 - What Sora's deprecation reveals about the real cost and future of creative AI

OpenAI is deprecating Sora is not the story you think it is. It is a window into how the actual economy works behind every image and video you generate.

Make it Pop #16 - Are you born creative or is it something you can train?

Make it Pop #16 - Are you born creative or is it something you can train?

98% of children aged 4-5 scored at creative genius levels, but by adulthood, they dropped to only 2%. Why?

Make it Pop #15 - Vibe coding for creatives (starter guide - Claude Code, Codex & Antigravity)

Make it Pop #15 - Vibe coding for creatives (starter guide - Claude Code, Codex & Antigravity)

Claude Code? Codex? Antigravity? What is an API? .md? Skills? 🧐

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