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/official_sp4rky 2d ago

Yeah, I don‘t understand it either. First of all, you don‘t own the copyrights of ai generated stuff. And AI won‘t give you a continuing coperate design. I think AI is good to give you a general Idead of how something can look, but if you want to have a tidy and unique design, you still need to hire a professional designer!

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u/arnauddsj 2d ago

Sure and what about all the time saved with editing. it's an amazing tools and we get much more done with it. But that's about it. it doesn't take decisions and doesn't understand clients brief, that even human have hard time to understand because the client don't even know what he wants.

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u/Xepobot 2d ago

I agree, also Midjourney literally save me hours from trying to find that one stock image I need.

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u/owlseeyaround 2d ago

Wait, you’re using AI images instead of stock photography? What’s happening?

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u/Xepobot 2d ago

Well, it's more like what my needs are:

If I need something imaginary, I use Midjourney.

If I need something that I know have a real photo or need a very high resolution on something, I go Stock photography.

There is no one better than the other. Just use the right tool or source for the job that needs it.

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u/owlseeyaround 2d ago

I’ve used ai for storyboarding or concepting but never for final art of any kind. It’s so obvious and bad I could never.

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u/Xepobot 2d ago

I mean for illustration. I use it the same way people use photo in digital art before this AI BS. I treat Midjourney as a glorify stock image site.

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u/owlseeyaround 2d ago

I…would fire you.

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u/buginabrain 2d ago

I wouldn't hire you if I could get the work done faster from someone who knows what they're doing. As a designer you couldn't retouch an image that's already 90-95% complete?

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u/owlseeyaround 1d ago

I’m the “someone who knows what they’re doing”. Which is why I don’t use AI slop and I don’t let my designers do it either