Figma will be training their AI on your design work too now btw, and it's opt-out.

I've been revisiting this article lately and this quote seems forever relevant: "You can’t prove your value to someone whose business model relies on not seeing it."

Hey designers, they’re gaslighting you.

“Prove your value.” “Justify your presence.” “Demonstrate impact.” Too many organizations have convinced designers that they’re the…

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"Don't make me think" has become a far too pervasive guiding principle

→ Generating anything from scratch? Bad → Augmenting existing work or content? Actually maybe good It’s a fine line and no one has gotten it right yet because it requires restraint

Either Apple Music released a "Made for You" feature that I missed or some AI stuff is coming to that app also…

I’m a lot more bullish than many designers and artists with regard to AI (with the exception of those who are actively evangelizing), but I think we’re starting to see a quality wall that we won’t get over for decades. I think the time of rapid quality jumps is over.