This week I got to stand on the Adobe MAX opening keynote stage in Miami and sha
By Swopes · November 14, 2026 · Curated by George's Blog
This week I got to stand on the Adobe MAX opening keynote stage in Miami and share a new Firefly Video workflow with thousands of creatives.
I started teaching myself to make art when I was 10. In 2011 I was one of the first people calling myself an iPhone artist, which honestly got me a lot of weird looks back then. Every surreal piece I've made since starts the same way: a story in my head and a lot of trial and error to get it out.
On stage I walked through a perfume brand campaign. One character, one bottle, and a few places I dreamed up, put together scene by scene into a short piece of creative content. Visit https://lnkd.in/gNnd-yp6 to watch the keynote replay, plus sessions and Sneaks for free.
The thing I really wanted people to walk away with is that your ideas are still where it all starts. I've watched the tools change a ton over 30 years. Your taste, your story, and your imagination are what make the work yours.
Huge thank you to Mike Chambers, Jason Levine, Serge Jespers, Gabi Duncombe, Rahul Gupta, and the whole team who rehearsed, built, and cheered this one into existence. And if you came up to say hi after, I loved every one of those conversations.