Nano Banana, Nike’s Vision & Style Codes

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Welcome back to the Generative Path, your weekly infusion of AI-powered creativity curated by ZenRobot to keep you ahead of the curve with the latest tools, trends, and techniques.

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Back to regular programming… This week is all about making your images consistent and your style unmistakable. We’re spotlighting Nano Banana in Adobe Firefly, a game changer for creatives who want stable, editable visuals. You’ll get a smart hack for using Midjourney’s new style references to lock in your look, and meet Ayomide Lawrence, a creative voice reimagining storytelling with AI. Add in blurred beats, a futuristic AI Nike ad, and a charming student animation made in just four hours and you’ve got plenty to explore. Let’s dive in.

Feature of the Week: Nano Banana in Adobe Firefly

Nano Banana is now built into Adobe Firefly, giving everyday creatives a simple way to make images that actually stay consistent. Need reliability? Your characters, designs, and backgrounds look the same across edits, so you don’t get those weird shifts or broken details. Want flexibility? Start with a rough image, then make easy changes: brighten the lighting, swap the background, or stretch the scene wider without starting over.

For anyone using Firefly, Nano Banana means you get stable results without the hassle. And since it connects straight into Photoshop and Illustrator, finishing touches slide right into your normal workflow.

Creative Hack: Midjourney Styles

Want consistent styles without endless trial and error? MidJourney’s SREFs (style references) have always let you lock in a visual look, but now you can easily browse and discover them. Here’s how:

• Go to the MidJourney website and click the Explore tab to scroll through SREFs that match different moods, aesthetics, and genres

• Prompt your image with the unique style reference at the end to unlock the style e.g woman with sunglasses --sref 2862418061

Pro hack: Combine multiple SREFs in a single prompt to blend styles and create unique hybrids. Perfect for artists, designers, and storytellers who want fast, consistent visuals while experimenting with new aesthetics.

Community Spotlight: Ayomide Lawrence

Ayomide Lawrence is a generative storytelling creator combining traditional art and creative writing with modern AI tools. She designs expressive visuals and teaches others how to tell stories with generative tools, exploring how AI can unlock identity, texture, and narrative in images. Her work is a reminder that AI isn’t just about effects, it can deepen creative voice and help form visuals that feel both personal and powerful.

This Week’s Flow State: Blurred Radio

Float into the hazy edges of sound with Blurred Radio on Spotify. Fusing soft beats, ambient washes, and blurred atmospheres, this playlist offers a gentle soundtrack for creative work, introspection, or winding down. It never demands attention, just fades beautifully into the background so your thoughts can breathe. Press play and drift into the blur.

AI Trend: AI Commercials

This week we’ve decided to do things a little differently. Rather than focusing on a specific trend, we’re taking a look at an advertisement created with AI. An AI Powered Nike Commercial, designed by Cristian Caro, which offers a glimpse into the future of advertising and what might soon be possible. The piece was produced using a range of creative programmes, showcasing the depth of knowledge and skill required to bring such work to life. Tools included VEO 2, Kling, Suno, Midjourney, and Flux. It’s an exciting reminder of how rapidly the creative landscape is evolving.

Student Showcase: ZenRobot Masterclass

This week’s feature comes from Vishu Mahajan, who created a charming animated video in just four hours, despite never having made an animation before. Built during Week 3 of the ZenRobot Masterclass, the piece was made using MidJourney for the visuals and CapCut for editing and sound.

The result is a playful, well-paced concept that shows how quickly creative confidence can grow with the right tools and structure. What stands out isn’t just the quality of the work, but how accessible this process has become for new creators. The ZenRobot Masterclass is built to take you from zero to production-ready in four weeks. Vishu’s project is a glimpse of what’s possible.

AI vs. Reality: Can You Tell the Difference?

This week, we’ve got a brand-new pair of images to test your perception again. Think you can tell which is AI-made and which is the real deal? Take your guess and we’ll reveal the answer in the next issue!

Last week, we kicked off our AI vs. Reality face-off with park scenes, and now for the moment of truth, if you guessed the right one was the real deal, you got it right. The left image was created with Midjourney. Showcasing its impressive realism capabilities.

Join the Conversation! AI is constantly evolving, unlocking new creative possibilities every day. What caught your attention this week? Hit reply and let us know. We’d love to hear from you.

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Stay curious,
David and Ross