Ian Dean

1 week ago | creativebloq.com | Ian Dean

AI art and AI video models are here to stay and reshaping how creatives work. The promise of AI tools democratising creativity has been a loud mantra for some time, but as more AI models emerge this is becoming a cluttered space, making that promise harder to live up to. Flora AI aims to make AI more accessible with a recognisable UI, Figma-like infinite, collaboration tools and every AI model in one space.

1 week ago | creativebloq.com | Ian Dean

Game art comes to life when animators and VFX artists combine their skills. In online role-playing game Guild Wars 2, where dragons thunder across the skies and arcane sigils shimmer beneath battle-scarred boots, the magic doesn’t just lie in the fantasy – it’s in the craft. Behind the painterly beauty and explosive spectacle of the game lies a marriage of animation and visual effects that transforms code into living, breathing art.

1 week ago | creativebloq.com | Ian Dean

Like many creatives, I’ve watched the rise of AI art with a mix of curiosity and concern. For years the art I've loved, and struggled to make, has been tactile and intentional – pencil to paper, stylus to screen. The idea that an AI model could churn out art in seconds felt reductive. Visiting the Freepik Upscale AI conference in San Francisco I was hesitant and but also intrigued by prospect of learning why and how AI could be used creatively.

1 week ago | creativebloq.com | Ian Dean

In D-Day: The Camera Soldier, a 20-minute immersive documentary out now on Apple Vision Pro, director Chloé Rochereuil and producer Victor Agulhon invite audiences to step into history, literally. Produced in collaboration with TIME Studios, the documentary blends archival footage, spatial and immersive video, and 3D interactivity, the film follows Jennifer Taylor as she retraces her father’s path as a WWII cameraman.

1 week ago | creativebloq.com | Ian Dean

The film industry is no stranger to transformation. From practical effects to digital wizardry, every generation of filmmakers has had their revolution. But according to director and creative technologist Jason Zada, we’re not just witnessing an evolution, we’re standing on the cusp of an AI-powered content renaissance.