What are your thoughts?
Your No-Nonsense Design Mentor ✖️Design Your Own Way™️ ✖️Creative Partner @lincolndesignco ✖️Designer Advisory Board Member @canva
Is AI the New NFT? Look, I get it. AI is everywhere... but is it a necessary tool or a massive distraction? Every tool, every app, every design influencer screaming that it’s a must-have for business, creativity, design—you name it. But let’s not forget: many of these design influencers are paid (by their master) to talk about it positively. I wonder how they really feel? Not long ago, NFTs were sold as revolutionary for digital creators.... “Get in or get left behind!” Yet, for most, that bubble didn’t bring value; it just shifted focus into something that, for many, led to little more than wasted energy. Now, AI has charged into the 'creative' room, and I can’t help but wonder: Is this going to be another wave that ends up distracting designers? Personally, I think AI is an incredibly useful tool in certain workflows. I use it to take notes on my Zoom calls and I treat ChatGPT as my new Google... It's also a brilliant mental sparing partner. But do we really feel that things like Generative Fill and endless AI variations are a threat to human creativity? Or is it just another way to commodify creativity, making originality the first casualty of convenience? For designers, the temptation is obvious. But the risk? The work might end up looking like everyone else’s. Worse, we risk losing what makes us uniquely valuable. Maybe it’s time to ask: Are we innovating, or are we just getting caught up in the latest gumpf? One thing I am pretty sure of is that AI isn't going anywhere - so open conversations and dialogue are the key to understanding it's benefits. I’ll leave you with a quote I really like: “Starve your distractions, feed your focus.” #creativity #design #designer #AI #artist #graphicdesign