I still stand by what I said earlier.
You can view design as solving business problems in order to generate revenue, a discipline of utilitarianism, a sequence of actions that can be taught and fed to some AI models that will then replicate it as a result.
Personally, I think it's way more than that. It's the ultimate enabler, a means to create something extraordinary, novel and beautiful or solve problems in ways that have never been considered before. I wouldn't call design art, but it definitely has a lot in common with art and human expression, just like music or dance or acting.
Now, AI is excellent as a complimentary tool in the toolbox. It helps designers immensely already and saves a ton of time, but designers are still holding the wheel, driving the car. And companies are ever more willing to fight for top tier design talent, more than ever before.
I do think the big shift is eventually going to happen however, but it won't put an end to the design discipline in itself, but rather design will become a more exclusive craft with a high entry threshold, maybe even boutique-esque and artisanal.
Like those highly regarded self-taught or multi-generational watchmakers and bootmakers who have been doing this for a very long time, making extremely high quality products for a high price. Now, you can buy a mass-produced watch or boots made on the conveyor belt, but people still value and appreciate good quality stuff made by hands. And demand for it will never just vanish.
If anything, I feel like especially for this past decade people have been yearning for more "soulful" and true experiences, high quality products produced in the past or a handful of today's folks who care enough. And this is where design will shift in my opinion. And companies will be ready to pay the top dollar to those very few who can maintain a high skillset earned for years/decades in addition to all the AI tools that make the job more effective.
Embrace AI but don't expect it to tragically take away and cancel everything you've been doing to this point. If you are willing to keep up and be invaluable that is.
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Would love to see subscription design agencies share more of their work and less of their MRR, how many clients they onboarded this month, etc. Sometimes work speaks louder than numbers
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Dear Designers,
Can we please calm down a bit?
Too many micro-interactions, animations and parallax effects everywhere now!!!
It feels like doing it for the sake of catching up with the trends with no meaningful purpose.
My 2015 MacBook Pro can't handle it just like most people's average computers.
It looks choppy as I scroll and fans are going nuts!
It distracts users in most cases from making sense of what the product is about.
Let's not sacrifice efficiency and meaning for the sake of following forced visual design trends.
Thank you
With love
✌️
@MichaelFilipiuk 2015, I used to do graphic design work on the side back then. Was working for a client on a clothing brand. Stamps for tees, graphics for social media, etc. The client preferred me to work next to him while he was looking over my shoulder. God I was so naive back then 😂