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Previous Issues
- Generative AI for Everyone (and Everything)!
18 October 2023 | Issue #19 Welcome to all of the new readers! Whether you came in from Threads or the Creator For All Trades newsletter, welcome! Please let me know how I can help. You can view an archive of past issues here. It was a wild week in AI and design. The biggest news probably came out of Adobe MAX. Adobe Firefly, the company's generative AI engine, has been updated to offer more control and quality in image generation. The new Firefly Image 2 Model, for instance, allows for...Read more - Job Mobility is Job Stability
11 October 2023 | Issue #18 Gone are the days when mastering a single skill set and sticking to it for life guaranteed a secure career. In the design industry, this change is particularly evident. The traditional notion of job stability—climbing the corporate ladder within a single organization—has been replaced by job mobility. Recent surveys show Millennials and Gen-Z are hopping jobs far more than previous generations. Being able to adapt, learn, and apply a variety of skills is the new...Read more
- Study: AI is developing creative abilities exceeding human capabilities
04 October 2023 | Issue #17 A recent article from Neuroscience News discusses a study that found Artificial Intelligence, specifically GPT-4, to be on par with the top 1% of human thinkers in terms of creativity. The study used the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, a widely recognized tool for assessing creativity, and found that ChatGPT excelled in fluency and originality. Dr. Erik Guzik, the lead researcher, believes that AI could become a crucial tool for business innovation and...Read more
- Will AI replace the need for websites?
27 September 2023 | Issue #16 I was part of a fascinating round table yesterday with Andy Crestodina. Of course, it's impossible to have a conversation with marketers without talking about AI. As we were talking about the differences between search engines and ChatGPT, SEO and SGE, Frank Prendergast asked an amazing question: does this mean we'll see the end of the website? We all know that searches lead to fewer and fewer clicks these days. And then consider the idea that the big difference...Read more
- The best genAI image generator is about to break free of its Discord jail
20 September 2023 | Issue #15 $200,000,000 annual revenue 14,800,000 users 40 employees $0 from investors These are the current Midjourney stats. And it hasn't hit web browsers yet! How many people do you know that use Discord? Not many, right? According to Influencer Marketing Hub, Discord has just under 200m monthly active users globally. The average age of a Discord user is 16. They are predominantly younger due to the site's initial growth in the gamer market. Because of its original...Read more
- Adobe vs. GenAI: The Battle for the Future of Design
13 September 2023 | Issue #14 If you've been watching TV lately, you might have noticed Adobe Photoshop is back in the advertising game. Yes, the brand that has become synonymous with image manipulation is reminding us all of its capabilities. But why now? Adobe is acutely aware of the seismic shifts happening in the design world. Generative AI technologies are democratizing design, enabling virtually anyone to create graphics without the traditional barriers of a formal education or years of...Read more