A clear presentation
Your checked notes → an assistant helps with the outline → the slide toy, Canva or Gamma lays it out → you check and export.
Show me the slide stepsTools & resources.
Pick the job you need to do. Every tool below has a purpose, a practical example and a direct link. You do not need all of them.
Included for FIT workshop participants
Your workshop access includes image and video generation here.
Make pictures, short videos and slides without a separate AI account. Use the workshop password. Video generation has a shared allowance, shown on its page.
Sponsored by Douglas Jay Goldstein for this workshop. External services below use their own accounts and credits.
Find a tool for your task.
External services: use your own account where required. Plans, credits and features vary. The workshop password does not unlock these websites. Official links and descriptions reviewed 16 September 2026.
Think, write and learn
Use one of these when you need an explanation, a draft or help writing the prompt.
ChatGPT ↗Use it to: Ask questions, explain difficult ideas, write and revise.Try: Turn your rough notes into a short slide outline.Use words, files or pictures as the starting material.Open ChatGPT — external websiteClaude ↗Use it to: Write, explain, compare documents and make small interactive examples.Try: Ask it to explain a confusing business term using your own project.Give it the actual material you want it to use.Open Claude — external websiteGemini ↗Use it to: Get help with writing, questions and supplied material.Try: Ask for three ways to explain your recommendation.Check which connected tools and files it actually used.Open Gemini — external websiteFind and check information
Find actual sources, work with documents, and keep track of evidence.
NotebookLM / Gemini Notebook ↗Use it to: Ask questions about a collection of documents you supply.Try: Upload your approved readings and compare what they say.Open the cited passage; a summary is not the source.Open NotebookLM / Gemini Notebook — external websitePerplexity ↗Use it to: Find web sources through an answer with links.Try: Look for starting sources about clothing repair services.Read the original pages and check dates.Open Perplexity — external websiteFIT Library ↗Use it to: Find fashion, business and academic information through FIT.Try: Find industry context for a case-study question.A research resource, not an AI generator; FIT access may be needed.Open FIT Library — external websiteZotero ↗Use it to: Keep sources, notes and citations together.Try: Save the sources behind your final presentation.A research organiser, not an AI generator.Open Zotero — external websiteWork with numbers
Bring actual data. Ask for the working, not just the answer.
Excel with Copilot ↗Use it to: Work with spreadsheet data, formulas and AI assistance.Try: Ask for a breakdown of your supplied returns data by category.Check the formula, missing values and total yourself.Open Excel with Copilot — external websiteGoogle Trends ↗Use it to: Compare relative interest in Google searches.Try: Compare two phrases in the same place and period.Search interest is not sales or proof of demand; not an AI generator.Open Google Trends — external websiteMake and change pictures
Start with a description or a picture you have permission to use.
Adobe Firefly ↗Use it to: Generate or edit images and explore visual ideas.Try: Try three backgrounds for the same campaign concept.Inspect the garment, construction details and usage terms.Open Adobe Firefly — external websiteMidjourney ↗Use it to: Explore image styles, scenes and visual directions.Try: Create contrasting mood images for a fictional collection.Treat these as concepts, not product specifications.Open Midjourney — external websiteKrea ↗Use it to: Explore, generate and improve images and video.Try: Test colour and composition for a presentation visual.Enhancement can invent details; compare with the original.Open Krea — external websiteHiggsfield ↗Use it to: Create images and video with models, camera treatments and effects.Try: Compare two motion treatments for the same fashion concept.Model choices and repeated attempts can use different credit amounts.Open Higgsfield — external websiteMake moving images
Start with one approved picture and one movement.
Runway ↗Use it to: Generate and transform video using text and images.Try: Animate an approved campaign picture into one short shot.Check the whole clip for changes to the product.Open Runway — external websiteHiggsfield ↗Use it to: Create images and video with models, camera treatments and effects.Try: Compare two motion treatments for the same fashion concept.Model choices and repeated attempts can use different credit amounts.Open Higgsfield — external websiteLuma Dream Machine ↗Use it to: Generate moving scenes from words or pictures.Try: Show the feeling of entering a proposed retail installation.Check whether spaces and objects stay consistent.Open Luma Dream Machine — external websiteMake voices, music and sound
Write or approve the script first. Describe the sound you need.
ElevenLabs ↗Use it to: Generate voiceovers, music, sound effects and transcripts.Try: Turn your approved script into narration for a short film.Use a voice you have permission to use; check names and pronunciation.Open ElevenLabs — external websiteSuno ↗Use it to: Generate songs and instrumental music from a description.Try: Describe the mood, instruments and pace of a concept-film soundtrack.Check the rights and plan before publishing.Open Suno — external websiteEdit, caption and finish a film
Combine the pieces, check the audio and watch the final export.
Descript ↗Use it to: Edit recordings by editing their written transcript.Try: Shorten an interview, clean up its audio and add captions.Read the transcript and make sure cuts preserve meaning.Open Descript — external websiteAdobe Premiere ↗Use it to: Assemble clips, stills, titles, narration and music into a film.Try: Join three generated shots and export a finished MP4.An editor is where separate generated pieces become one film.Open Adobe Premiere — external websiteDaVinci Resolve ↗Use it to: Edit video, colour, sound and effects in one application.Try: Assemble your clips, adjust sound levels and export the film.A full video editor; allow time to learn its timeline.Open DaVinci Resolve — external websiteMake slides and graphics
Decide what you need to say before choosing the look.
Canva ↗Use it to: Lay out slides, graphics and short videos with design and AI tools.Try: Turn your checked slide outline into a consistent presentation.Keep facts and sources; inspect the downloaded file.Open Canva — external websiteGamma ↗Use it to: Draft a presentation or document from an outline.Try: Try a first arrangement of a five-slide recommendation.Rewrite generic claims and verify every fact.Open Gamma — external websiteBuild websites, apps and 3D examples
Make a small thing people can try, then test what works.
Figma Make ↗Use it to: Prototype a website or interactive experience from a description.Try: Make a clickable repair-booking demonstration.A prototype is something to test, not proof a service is ready.Open Figma Make — external websiteReplit Agent ↗Use it to: Build and revise an app through a conversation.Try: Prototype a garment-care planner using fictional data.Test its buttons and data handling before sharing.Open Replit Agent — external websiteOpenAI Codex ↗Use it to: Use a coding assistant to build, explain and improve software.Try: Make a small interactive collection explorer.Test the result; generated code still needs review.Open OpenAI Codex — external websiteSpline ↗Use it to: Create and explore 3D objects and interactive scenes.Try: Prototype the feel of a display or digital retail space.A visual prototype is not an engineered construction plan.Open Spline — external websiteConnect tools into a repeatable workflow
Use this after you can do the steps yourself and know what should happen.
Make ↗Use it to: Connect applications so an event can trigger a sequence of tasks.Try: Send approved notes into a weekly draft briefing.Start with drafts; check permissions and duplicate runs.Open Make — external websiten8n ↗Use it to: Build workflows connecting apps, data and AI steps.Try: Sort incoming feedback for a person to review.More technical; keep someone responsible for operation and credentials.Open n8n — external websiteHow the tools fit together.
A pipeline just means a few steps connected together. Save the output of one step and bring it to the next.
A short concept film
Your idea → make a still picture → animate one movement → use ElevenLabs or Suno for optional sound → combine the pieces in Descript or a video editor → watch the exported MP4.
Show me the video stepsA stronger research answer
Your question → find and open real sources → ask AI to compare the supplied material → check each important claim against its source → write your conclusion.
Show me the checking stepsNot sure what to ask? Let AI help you write the prompt.