Our eyes map ideas faster than menus load. That is why the new wave of node‑based canvases feels less like software and more like thinking out loud.
Picture a spider‑chart in a strategist’s notebook. Each bubble spawns another. Lines criss‑cross. Suddenly a concept snaps into focus. Node tools bottle that electricity. You drag a GPT prompt here, a video generator there, and the connection glows. It is ideation at the speed of instinct.
- Weavy is the studio whiz‑kid. GPT, Stable Diffusion 3.5, Runway Gen‑4 – all parked in one timeline. Mask a layer, branch a version, keep every iteration under glass. You move from spark to polished comp without changing tabs.
- FLORA / FloraFauna is the group brainstorm on infinite paper. Designers, copywriters, and motion artists pin blocks in real time. Comment clouds hover like Post‑its. Storyboards bloom into campaigns before the coffee cools.
- ComfyUI is the hacker’s shed. Every weight, scheduler, and ControlNet sits out on the bench. You tweak, rewire, press run, and watch the pixels dance on your own GPU. No black boxes, no surprises – just pure tinkering joy.Three canvases, three personalities
- Weavy is the studio whiz‑kid. GPT, Stable Diffusion 3.5, Runway Gen‑4 – all parked in one timeline. Mask a layer, branch a version, keep every iteration under glass. You move from spark to polished comp without changing tabs.
- FLORA / FloraFauna is the group brainstorm on infinite paper. Designers, copywriters, and motion artists pin blocks in real time. Comment clouds hover like Post‑its. Storyboards bloom into campaigns before the coffee cools.
- ComfyUI is the hacker’s shed. Every weight, scheduler, and ControlNet sits out on the bench. You tweak, rewire, press run, and watch the pixels dance on your own GPU. No black boxes, no surprises – just pure tinkering joy.
- Sketch fast, finish deep – Rough in FLORA or Weavy, then sling high‑res assets into Photoshop or Resolve for final polish.
- Template the magic – Every time a node chain clicks, save it. The next client becomes a two‑minute setup.
- Swap the engine, keep the flow – A model drops every month. Nodes let you drag‑replace the engine without rewriting the orchestra.
- Match the curve to the crew – FLORA flatters first‑timers, Weavy rewards hybrid operators, ComfyUI feeds the curious engineers.
- Count the cycles – Cloud GPUs are jet fuel at £1.30–£1.80 per render hour. A local 4090 chews the same frame for pennies but costs £2 300 upfront. Pick by distance, not dream.
- Diff everything – Treat every knob twist as data. Versioned graphs log the ‘why’ behind the pixels, so reruns become effortless.
Node‑thinking is Lego for vision. Blocks click, ideas scale, and creative control shifts from settings panels to spatial play. The winning apps will blend the freedom of the shed with the reliability of the studio.
What might your next masterpiece look like if the canvas itself could think alongside you?
