• Adobe Generative Credits: What Uses Them, What Doesn’t & Is It Fair?

    Adobe’s Generative Credits: A Step Forward or a Step Back for Creative Cloud Users?

    Adobe’s Generative Credits: A Step Forward or a Step Back for Creative Cloud Users? A Big Shift in Adobe’s Strategy Adobe has dominated the creative software market for decades, shaping the way designers, marketers, photographers, and videographers work. But with the rise of artificial intelligence, Adobe has been forced to rethink how its tools are…

  • Human and AI agent working together in a digital workspace, symbolizing agentic AI

    AI Agents & Agentic AI: The Future of Autonomous Digital Work

    AI Agents & Agentic AI: The Future of Autonomous Digital Work From Chatbots to Autonomous Agents Artificial Intelligence has come a long way from basic chatbots that only answered simple questions. Today, we’re entering the era of AI Agents and Agentic AI — systems that don’t just respond, but act on their own. Instead of…

  • website maintenance importance

    Why Most Businesses Skip Website Maintenance (And Why That’s a Risk You Can’t Afford)

    Why Most Businesses Skip Website Maintenance (And Why That’s a Risk You Can’t Afford) The Common Misconception For many businesses, launching a website feels like the finish line. You’ve invested in design, content, and development, and the site finally goes live. The assumption is simple: now it will just “run itself.” But here’s the truth:…

  • future of design software, design software subscription model, Affinity vs Adobe pricing

    The Future of Design Software: Will Subscriptions Die Out?

    The Future of Design Software: Will Subscriptions Die Out? The Subscription Debate In the last decade, the way designers pay for their software has changed dramatically. Gone are the days when you bought a box of Adobe Photoshop CDs and used the same version for years. Today, the subscription model dominates, whether it’s Adobe Creative…

  • Blue and yellow clay stick figures in a clay village, jumping on a trampoline while clay chickens roam — example of Veo3 clay animation.

    Testing Google Veo3 — Clay Sticks, Chickens, and the Future of 9:16 Videos

    Testing Google Veo3 Clay Sticks, Chickens, and the Future of 9:16 Videos At Creativa Forge, we’re always exploring the newest creative tools. Recently, we tested Google Veo3, and the results were both fun and inspiring. From dancing clay chickens to stick figures in New York and even trampoline chaos in a Japanese-style village — Veo…

  • Affinity + Photoshop workflow, Photoshop vs Affinity integration, Hybrid design tools

    What Happens When You Mix Affinity + Photoshop in Your Workflow?

    What Happens When You Mix Affinity + Photoshop in Your Workflow? Why Most Designers Don’t Stick to One Tool In today’s design world, very few professionals rely on a single tool. While Adobe Photoshop has been the industry standard for decades, designers now have an ever-growing toolbox at their disposal. One of the strongest contenders…