AI tools like Canva, Nano Banana, and Envato are game-changers for creative work. They can speed up concept creation, help explore ideas, and generate visuals faster than ever. But here’s the truth: they’re not a magic button, and sometimes, they produce… surprises.
The Quirks of AI-Generated Images
AI can be great at producing images, but it doesn’t always get it right:
Faces can be distorted or uncanny — our “driver” once looked straight out of a horror movie (think Freddy Kruger with no eyes)
Logos and branding can be warped or misplaced
Objects can appear the wrong size, duplicated, or in impossible positions - like a bus that looked twice as long on the road and even had an extra bus segment added
Even little details like number plates or street signs can be unrealistic or foreign
These quirks show why AI isn’t a set-it-and-forget-it solution - it needs careful editing to work for your brand and your local audience.
Why It’s Still Worth Using
Despite the hiccups, AI can:
Generate multiple ideas quickly
Help explore styles and concepts before committing hours of design work
Speed up parts of the creative process while keeping costs down
The key is knowing where AI stops and human expertise begins.
How Colab Marketing Uses AI
At Colab Marketing, we use AI to speed up creative work - but every final image is:
Checked for brand consistency and accuracy
Edited to suit your business, local market, and context
Refined so it’s professional, believable, and aligned with your goals
For example, when we AI-generated a branded bus for a tour location organic post, we had to carefully fix:
The driver’s distorted face
The oversized and doubled bus
Positioning so it looked natural in the scene
The result? A fast, flexible workflow without the cost of a photoshoot - AI-assisted, but human-approved.
