r/graphic_design • u/arnauddsj • 2d ago

Discussion Tired to read about AI nonsense

Sorry for the rant but I’m tired of all these messages from young people saying they quit freelancing or their graphic design studies because “AI can generate images.” So what?

You think a marketing or brand director is gonna fire their graphic designer and start creating visual campaigns themselves by prompting an AI? Then what, he sends his “ready to print” files (300dpi, with bleeds and all that shite) to the printer, who replies “Sorry, this isn’t even CMYK…”? Or probably the AI will generate the 100 banners in 10 formats the e-commerce team need for their affiliation campaign.

And now developers don’t even need to talk to UI designers anymore. They build faster with AI, so of course, they’ll just prompt the design themselves too.

Wait, never mind. Developers are gone too because AI took their jobs.

So I guess it’s just one CEO now, prompting all day.

Stop the nonsense. Maybe you're just looking for an excuse to give up or be lazy. And for those who are ready to get sh*t done, good for them, less competition.

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u/MeaningNo1425 2d ago

Actually this is why: https://www.reddit.com/r/graphic_design/s/96yHmSSKJN

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u/Lil_Fuzz 2d ago

And we've already seen larger companies ready to lose some quality to save some money (looking at coca cola and their winter ad campaign lol)

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u/MeaningNo1425 2d ago

Great point. Then followed by Volvo and Vodafone in the EU.

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u/Ninja-Panda86 2d ago

Indeed. I quit the industry even before AI because people were offering me beans. Firms wanted part time workers only so they didn't need to pay benefits. Friends and family kept saying art isn't worth it.

Ironically I learned to code instead, and allegedly AI is taking that job too

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u/MeaningNo1425 2d ago

Coding is safe unless your entry level job. Realistically most coders just googled and copy pasted patterns anyway. At worse there is a reduction 25% for some roles. At worse.