Three eras of
making things.
Every era of creative software put new tools in more hands. This one hands them to agents. Here’s how we got here.
01 · 1990 – 2009The desktop
The desktop
era.
Creative power arrived on the desktop, in the hands of trained experts. One licence, one machine, and a brand guide printed in a binder.
- Experts only
- Files on a hard drive
- Guides in a binder
02 · 2010 – 2024The browser
The browser
era.
Design moved to the browser and everyone could make things, so everyone did. Five versions of the logo, and a brand guide PDF nobody opened.
- Everyone designs
- Templates for everything
- Brands drift
03 · 2025 – nowThe agentic
The agentic
era.
Now agents make the work: ads, posts, emails, even code. Thousands of things a week, and none of them have read your brand guide. They need a brand they can read.
- Agents make the work
- Brands they can read
- Checked before it ships
Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
Canva
Figma
Your agents
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