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Previous Issues
- How "Frontier Content" Can Counteract AI Stealing Your Traffic
8 September 2024 | Issue #60 In this issue: Frontier Content competes where AI can't Canva raises prices 300% (wow!) Meta AI hits 400m users Idea to prototype in 30 minutes with AI Vancouver World Cup fails at crowdsourcing design Design quote of the week Prompt: a friendly robot using a magnifying glass to search --ar 16:9 Raise your hand if you're using generative AI instead of search engines. Sometimes, you're looking for something so precise that AI will get you to an answer far faster...Read more - Is AI Living up to the Hype?
1 September 2024 | Issue #60 In this issue: Use AI correctly, or you could get fired Google AI image generator running again ChatGPT 5 is coming very soon Is AI living up to the hype? New AI tool: Napkins Design quote of the week Prompt: a championship podium with the gold, silver, and bronze medalists standing on the three levels. The gold winner is a woman. The bronze winner is a robot that is sitting on the edge of the podium. --ar 16:9 For the past five quarters, we've been talking about...Read more
- Perplexity Pages, Copyright Victories, and AI's Role in Coding at AWS
August 25 2024 | Issue #59 In this issue: Make topic-based web pages with Perplexity A good AI detector? AWS tells coders that AI will eventually do their coding Copyright case against AI goes for artists Classic, clever print ads Design quote of the week Prompt: a sleepy turtle. Illustrated in an art deco style. Use #16203e for the shadows. Use bright colors like Yellow: #fdfcc8, pink: #f86786, and blue: #7ee1ec for the rest.. --ar 16:9 Sorry for the lack of communication lately. Some...Read more
- Playing Catch-Up Isn't Enough
28 July 2024 | Issue #58 In this issue: You can't play catch-up with AI, you have to look ahead A rant about people who write about design SearchGPT is announced to take on Google Photoshop and Illustrator get new AI capabilities Design quote of the week Prompt: a sleepy turtle. Illustrated in an art deco style. Use #16203e for the shadows. Use bright colors like Yellow: #fdfcc8, pink: #f86786, and blue: #7ee1ec for the rest.. --ar 16:9 Ethan Mollick, who has a must-read newsletter, recently...Read more
- What Does Gen Z Think of AI?
21 July 2024 | Issue #57 In this issue: What Does Gen Z Think of AI? Five Ways AI Can Augment User Experience Design Microsoft Designer Now Available for iOS and Android Design Degree Dilemma Let AI write your image alt text Design quote of the week In the 2024 Career Interest Survey, high-achieving members of Generation Z shared their perspectives on various career-related topics, including the evolving role of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Notably, 64% of respondents are already...Read more
- Cost or Profit: Are You Key to Revenue?
14 July 2024 | Issue #56 In this issue: How close to revenue are you? Gen AI's language bias Creatives need human and tech skills Is the AI bubble bursting? How to start your career pivot PIVOT! As we continue cruising through our third year of tech layoffs, and the potential of a new US government administration that will encourage more M&A activity (which comes with "efficiencies" that reduce headcount), many people are anxious about what is coming next. When life is unstable, people will...Read more