Luminara.ai

Luminara.ai is your AI co-pilot in Adobe Express — chat for ideas, generate content, and get creative guidance. No blocks, no switching — just pure flow.

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Inspiration

Designers often face creative blocks — moments when ideas stall and inspiration fades. We wanted to solve that by integrating an AI assistant directly inside Adobe Express. Instead of switching tabs or juggling multiple tools, what if users could just ask for help, guidance, or ideas right where they're designing?

That’s how Luminara.ai was born — an AI co-creator you can talk to anytime, without breaking your flow.

What it does

Luminara.ai adds a smart chat assistant to Adobe Express. It lets users:

  • Ask for layout or design suggestions
  • Get help writing taglines, captions, or content
  • Brainstorm creative ideas or direction

It doesn't touch or analyze the canvas (yet) — it's purely conversational, acting as a helpful thought partner right in the sidebar.

How we built it

We used:

  • Adobe Express Add-ons API to create the sidebar panel
  • Google Gemini 1.5 Flash to generate AI responses
  • TypeScript, HTML, and CSS for the frontend
  • ccweb-add-on-scripts to handle build and local development

Challenges we faced

  • Setting up the HTTPS environment required for add-on testing locally
  • Integrating and formatting Gemini's API response into clean, readable HTML
  • Designing a lightweight UI that feels natural and non-intrusive within Express

What we learned

  • How Adobe Express Add-ons are structured and built
  • How to integrate large language models into real-time UI interactions
  • That small, focused tools can massively improve creative flow

What's next

We plan to:

  • Add context awareness (like reading selected text or current project type)
  • Let the AI suggest direct design changes or templates
  • Launch Luminara.ai publicly via the Adobe Express Add-ons store

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