The death of craft
Graphic design, the discipline of aesthetic production, is facing a crisis as it reconciles with catastrophic effects of network technology on its profitability. Even prolific designers who produce work with a characteristic original aesthetic are quickly copied. As their work is pillaged and reproduced downstream (leftstream), it becomes increasin... See more
Toby Shorin • Report: The Diminishing Marginal Value of Aesthetics
The distinction between design as mindset versus output matters more than ever—whether you are a designer or not. As AI reshapes how we create, we face uncertainty about which human capabilities will endure and which will transform.
terrain.com • Design Literacy
As more human jobs become assisted, automated, or replaced by artificial intelligence, we must spend our hours where we have a competitive advantage over machines: developing new ideas, expressing old things in new ways, innovating process, and crafting the story that infuses our creations with meaning .
Scott Belsky • Creating in The Era of Creative Confidence
Let me show you the four levels that separate content creators from category leaders:
Level 1: The Knowledge Trap
You're creating solid content—guides, posts, tutorials. But here's the uncomfortable truth: AI can now generate this content in seconds. Knowledge sharing alone won't set you apart
Level 2: The Experience Edge
This is where differentiatio... See more
Level 1: The Knowledge Trap
You're creating solid content—guides, posts, tutorials. But here's the uncomfortable truth: AI can now generate this content in seconds. Knowledge sharing alone won't set you apart
Level 2: The Experience Edge
This is where differentiatio... See more
Max Bernstein • How to Build the Frameworks That Shape Industries
AI will generate exactly what you tell it to create. A blessing for those with vision, a curse for those without. You can feed it every reference, provide every specification, but the output is only as good as your ability to recognize what is good and what is bad.
The world's most sophisticated algorithms can't save you from your own blind spots.
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