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Previous Issues
- Gartner Predictions for AI and Jobs (it's a mixed bag)
26 July 2023 | Issue #7 Industry analyst Gartner released some recent recearch on how AI will impact jobs. The TLDR version is that Gartner expects AI's job impact to be net neutral by 2026. By 2036 Gartner expects there to be 500,000 new human jobs due to AI. While this sounds good, it may not apply to your job. Around 1900, 40% of the US worked on farms. Today that number is closer to 1.6%. Now this may sound really alarming, but these workers in 1900 didn't have career choices like SEO...Read more - The New Normal? Settling for AI's "Good Enough" in the Workplace 😒
19 July 2023 | Issue #6 Nobody wants to work for a guy like this. There is a popular meme making its way around the Internet where a designer dismisses the idea of losing their job to AI because it means clients would have to be able know what they want and then articulate it. I thought the same thing at first. I've spent decades doing revisions on projects because I gave the client exactly what they asked for. But then I built the After Design website and I paid attention to my thought...Read more
- I've Seen This Movie Before – Why AI is Reminiscent of the Digital Design Revolution
12 July 2023 | Issue #5 I had hair like this when I started studying design. But my goatee wasn't as glorious. This week saw the release of the "next big thing" with social networks. But there are people far more qualified than me (like Jay Clouse) to write about this, so check them out. This week I wanted to dig into why I'm actively talking about the impact AI will have on designers. It's because I've seen this movie before. When I first started studying design, it was just as desktop...Read more
- Designing in the AI Era: Change is Coming Sooner than Expected
5 July 2023 | Issue #4 People don't like change. And people really don't like hearing that change is coming for them against their will. This past weekend I posted on LinkedIn about how even Google results are torn on whether AI will replace graphic designers, and it led to a lot of conversation. Take a minute to read the post and let me know what you think. I'll probably expand on it in a future blog post. NEW RESOURCES FOR YOU This past week also saw a report by McKinsey that estimates that...Read more
- AI and Designers – A More Optimistic Outlook?
28 June 2023 | Issue #3 Everyone feels like they're really behind when it comes to AI. But the fact that you're reading content like this, and potentially exploring how it works, means you're ahead of most people. This week, the AI news seems a bit more optimistic. People are finding ways to work with AI rather than try to battle it. The one thing that people can't do is ignore it. NEWS AT THE INTERSECTION OF MARKETING, DESIGN, & AI AI can make work more human Asana’s CEO and co-founder,...Read more
- Firefly is Expanding Beyond Photoshop
June 14, 2023 | Issue #2 Thank you to all of the new readers who have signed up for this newsletter! My goal is to arm you with information that prepares you and your career as AI continues to infiltrate every industry. If this was forwarded to you, please subscribe to receive each new issue. News at the Intersection of AI and Design Another week and another slew of AI/Design announcements. One of the most significant announcements is the expansion of Adobe Firefly into Adobe Illustrator....Read more