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Apple now has one creative sub for iPad, Mac — but keeps Mac app purchases
Let’s skip to the part you care about: Apple Creator Studio now adds Pixelmator Pro and puts every major Mac and iPad creative app under one subscription, and it’s not too expensive. But just as importantly, though, you can still buy the Mac versions of Logic, Final Cut, Pixelmator, and others as a one-time purchase — no subscription needed.
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Make doodles in Ableton Live, then animate them, with Klottra
Were you the type to draw elaborate doodles in your math class margins? Well, great news: Science now says that letting your mind wander is good for you. And indie Swedish design studio Henrik & Sofia went and made a Max for Live device that brings back your freedom to doodle and animates and exports your drawings. It’s a fabulously whimsical break from staring at colored rectangles and waveforms.
Peter Kirn - November 21, 2025
Music tech Software Tech
GIMP 3.0, free and open source image app, looks brilliant
The culmination of seven years of open-source development, GIMP has reached its milestone 3.0 release. GIMP was always powerful, but this feels more like the mature, usable release to take on the proprietary heavyweights.
Artist uses AI to perfectly fake 70s science fiction pulp covers – artwork and titles
Peter Kirn - February 7, 2022
DIY + Unusual Motion Stories Tech
Bespoke visual noise is the next domain for Robert Henke – so let’s revisit Perlin, anyway
Peter Kirn - January 10, 2022
DIY + Unusual Motion Tech
The Prince symbol has been salvaged from a 1993 floppy disk
Peter Kirn - November 30, 2021
DIY + Unusual Music Tech
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