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Photon Studio is a newly available desktop image editor that supports layers, masks, adjustment layers, smart objects, and native PSD file compatibility. It performs all processing locally, including AI-driven subject selection and background removal, and is currently free with no paywalled features.
A design professor has compiled a list of the earliest recognizable web design trends from 1993, tracing them back to the pre-boom era of the World Wide Web following Tim Berners-Lee's original 1991 page at CERN. The analysis distinguishes genuine web-native design conventions, born from the technology and culture of the time, from styles simply imported from other media. It highlights how amateur creators in the mid-1990s shaped distinctive visual genres unique to the early web.
Adobe introduced AI Assisted Editor, a new Photoshop interface that lets users edit images through natural language prompts alongside the existing Pro Editor workspace. The company also unveiled a light adjustment layer, Instruct Edit with Masks, and a Markup tool for drawing edit instructions directly on images. These features are currently available in the $23-per-month Photoshop beta.
Adobe has introduced a beta feature called AI Assisted Editor, an optional Photoshop mode that swaps the app's traditional tool-heavy interface for a simplified, natural-language editing experience. The mode bundles Firefly-powered tools like Prompt to Edit, Generative Fill, Generative Expand, Remove Background, and a new AI Markup tool that lets users sketch or click on an image and describe changes in plain text. Users can toggle between this mode and Photoshop's standard Pro Editor at any time.
Adobe is rolling out a beta update to Photoshop featuring a new optional 'AI Assisted Editor' view that consolidates its AI tools—prompt-based editing, background removal, and image extension—into one toolbar. The update also introduces a markup tool letting users sketch or highlight areas to guide AI edits instead of typing prompts, plus an upgraded 'Instruct Edit with Masks' feature powered by Firefly Image 5 that understands full image context.