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Previous Issues
- The Jobs Issue
9 June 2024 | Issue #51 In this issue: Stats about AI's impact on jobs What to do after design? Reddit discussion Creativity vs AI No AI skills, no job Design jobs board Midjourney Prompt: people working with the NEOM building. They are interacting with AI --ar 16:9 Are you someone who gets motivated when they see stats? I am. That's why I was so happy when I saw Angela Green Urbaczewski's summary of a recent roundtable discussion on the topic of AI and the Future of Work. While 60% of...Read more - Why is AI being called "Boomer Art?"
2 June 2024 | Issue #50 (!) In this issue: Are we measuring the right thing when it comes to AI's impact on jobs? Will we see the end of AI (Boomer) art this year? Gig workers using AI to help with collective bargaining After Design inspiring conversation Celebrating 50 issues! Midjourney Prompt: a woman with red hair and glasses is holding a tape measure up to a white board. On the board is different data sets. --ar 16:9 Are we measuring the right thing when it comes to AI's impact on jobs?...Read more
- Canva in the Workplace: Embrace It or Fight It?
27 May 2024 | Issue #49 In this issue: Canva's AI offerings lead to staggering growth How generative AI is remaking UX/UI design What skills and states boost AI salaries the most? Elementor is awesome I'm hiring a part-time UX/UI designer Midjourney Prompt: a marketer is using Canva to create a cool poster for a product launch party Canva's Magic Studio, its AI suite of enhancements, has been used over 6.5 BILLION times since the add-on was introduced in October of last year. I bet you have...Read more
- What ChatGPT 4o and the End of Search Mean for You
18 May 2024 | Issue #48 In this issue: Too much AI news ChatGPT Mac app Has generative AI already peaked? Harpa.ai breakdown Dall-E 3 Prompt: Please create an image of a person being inundated with news --ar 16:9 It has been a week for AI. There are so many great recaps floating out there on OpenAI's and Google's AI announcements from this past week. Many jobs will be impacted, but now, let's focus on how these announcements impact designers and marketers. First up, Open AI introduced ChatGPT...Read more
- Who are the most valuable designers? And why?
12 May 2024 | Issue #47 In this issue: The most valuable designers Apple ad backlash New AI data from Microsoft CEX recap Prompt: a woman who is a designer with multiple arms coming out of her back using different design and art tools. This can be an illustration. --ar 16:9 What is one of the differences between FAANG companies and other companies? Design. FAANG was the acronym for Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google. The term has gone out of style as two of these companies (Meta and...Read more
- AI Hype is Dying Down, But Not Because it's Going Away
5 May 2024 | Issue #46 In this issue: The AI hype will die down Thinking frameworks for AI How AI is changing work at Asana Midjourney breaks free of Discord An AI agent for your browser I'm in Cleveland! Midjourney on the web The AI hype will die down. It's already starting. Even though I'm 46 issues into this newsletter, at some point it will come to an end. The buzz around AI will go away and people will become accustomed to it. The reason for this is that AI will eventually be baked into...Read more