Exciting New Tools for Designers, September 2025

Web design tools that use artificial intelligence are still dominating new and beta launches, while hopefully making your workflows a little bit smoother. One of the most talked about launches this month is Google (Gemini’s) Nano Banana image generator tool, which has even been the subject of the viral AI saree prompt. Have you tried it yet?

Here’s what’s new for designers.

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana)

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) is Google’s newest image-generation and editing AI model. Images are sharper and higher quality that prior models for generation, editing, and fusing images together. It better preserve the likeness of original images, better understands natural language prompts, and includes an “invisible” watermark that notes images as being created from AI. It’s available for use via Google AI Studio, the Gemini app, or via API (with a fee).

SuperCraft

SuperCraft is a Figma-esque tool to design physical products. Start with sketches from the design brief and then turn them into photo-realistic versions to help you see the potential of your design. You can create high res renderings and three-dimensional models in no time to help you evaluate product viability quicker.

Uxia

Uxia is a user-testing tool for design and product teams that is cheaper, faster, and more efficient than traditional user testing. It uses synthetic AI for reliable results with agility. Just upload a prototype (works with Figma and Sketch) and you can get insights in seconds with this tool. Get started with a basic plan for free.

Dolby Vision 2

Dolby Vision empowers visual creatives to add greater depth, incredible contrast, and more colors than you dreamed possible to the movies, TV shows, and games you love. It unlocks the full potential of HDR technology by dynamically optimizing the image quality based on your service, device, and platform to deliver mesmerizing visuals every time. The 2 version has more AI and authentic motion than ever. The launch is scheduled for Oct. 4.

GenAI API for Apple Shortcuts

GenAP Api for Apple Shortcuts is designed as a supercharging tool that uses Cloudflare and Gemini. This TypeScript API built with Hono, OpenAI aims to boost the performance of Apple’s Shortcuts by providing a seamless integration with generative AI capabilities, allowing you to create more powerful shortcuts.

DreamFlow

DreamFlow helps you turn map screenshots into cool, aerial cinema-like aminations. It also allows for a walking-style perspective. This allows almost any user to generate maps and aerials at low cost, something the required a full video/cinema budget in the past!

Looks Like Good Design

Looks Like Good Design has relaunched as a hub for design inspiration. Owner Paul Holstein said his vision for the future includes more design stories, maybe a podcast, better tools, and more design partnerships. “Above all, I want the site to stay curated. Always. There are great portfolio platforms out there like Behance or Dribbble, but this site isn’t being like them. This is something a little slower, a little more on-purpose. It’s about showcasing work that makes people feel something. That makes them think,” he writes on his site. “And selfishly, I just want to be close to this community. To be part of it. To shine a light, however small, on the people doing good work.”

Nuraform

Nuraform is an AI-powered form builder that helps you create beautiful forms in seconds with AI. Describe your form, and AI generates a form in seconds with insights, built in tracking and AI summaries. (My travel form was quite helpful!)

UseArticle

UseArticle is an affiliate marketing/affiliate links tool that helps you convert product URLs into profitable websites. Paste a product URL and the tool’s AI builds a complete affiliate website with content, design, and SEO in one click. If affiliate marketing is part of your revenue plan, this is definitely a tool to take a look at.

Snap Shot

Snap Shot helps you make screenshots better. Upload screenshots or images and transform them with overlays, custom padding, aspect ratios, and 3D effects. Create stunning visuals for social media, presentations, and more — fast and hassle-free. Lifetime access to the tool is just $9.

Shuffle

Shuffle includes an AI-based website generator and online editors that works with a variety of other technologies including Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, and others. It has a simple drag and drop interface that’s easy to work with to help you fully design and finish your concept. There are some things you can do for free with this tool and lifetime access is $249.

Penpot

Penpot, which just released version 2.9, is an open-source tool that lets you design and develop in the same product. Design the way you want visually, then Penpot expresses designs natively as CSS, SVG and HTML. Developers feel right at home in the interface. The whole team enjoys one seamless workflow. No more handoffs. You can also expand and customize this tool with plugins.

Puck

Puck is a visual editor for React. It is a drag-and-drop visual editor you can embed in any React application. It’s MIT licensed, fully customizable, uses your own components, and saves your data wherever you want. No fees and no limits. The tool is fully open source, so give it a try or take a look at the demo.

Carrie Cousins

Carrie Cousins is a freelance writer with more than 10 years of experience in the communications industry, including writing for print and online publications, and design and editing. You can connect with Carrie on Twitter @carriecousins.