AI in Graphic Design: What You Need to Know
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In design schools, the shift'}, {'start': '35.600', 'end': '41.600', 'text': 'has been sudden. Students are curious,'}, {'start': '38.879', 'end': '43.680', 'text': 'even using AI to brainstorm projects,'}, {'start': '41.600', 'end': '46.079', 'text': "but they don't really know how to use"}, {'start': '43.680', 'end': '48.000', 'text': 'it. Well, meanwhile, professors are'}, {'start': '46.079', 'end': '50.960', 'text': 'expected to teach tools they barely had'}, {'start': '48.000', 'end': '53.440', 'text': 'time to even learn. One 2024 study found'}, {'start': '50.960', 'end': '55.600', 'text': 'that students generally accept AI but'}, {'start': '53.440', 'end': '58.239', 'text': 'needed clear guidance. Educators now had'}, {'start': '55.600', 'end': '60.239', 'text': 'to teach design thinking and digital'}, {'start': '58.239', 'end': '63.120', 'text': "collaboration, a combo we've never"}, {'start': '60.239', 'end': '63.120', 'text': 'really dealt with'}, {'start': '63.799', 'end': '70.520', 'text': 'before. AI is most disruptive in the'}, {'start': '67.840', 'end': '73.439', 'text': 'early stages of design. Ideation,'}, {'start': '70.520', 'end': '76.280', 'text': 'concepting, mockups. One study broke'}, {'start': '73.439', 'end': '79.600', 'text': 'this down into five roles. image'}, {'start': '76.280', 'end': '82.960', 'text': 'generation, sketch assistance, 3D model'}, {'start': '79.600', 'end': '86.159', 'text': 'building, process facilitation, and even'}, {'start': '82.960', 'end': '88.400', 'text': "concept evaluation. That's wild. Some"}, {'start': '86.159', 'end': '90.400', 'text': 'designers love how fast things move now.'}, {'start': '88.400', 'end': '93.360', 'text': 'Others feel like their creativity is'}, {'start': '90.400', 'end': '95.439', 'text': 'being outsourced. The reality, the tools'}, {'start': '93.360', 'end': '97.850', 'text': "are flexible. It's the intent behind"}, {'start': '95.439', 'end': '99.920', 'text': 'them that matters.'}, {'start': '97.850', 'end': '104.240', 'text': '[Music]'}, {'start': '99.920', 'end': '106.960', 'text': "AI's next moves are ambitious, emotional"}, {'start': '104.240', 'end': '110.479', 'text': 'design feedback, autopersonalized'}, {'start': '106.960', 'end': '112.479', 'text': 'layouts, culture adapted campaigns. One'}, {'start': '110.479', 'end': '115.280', 'text': 'study even talked about packaging that'}, {'start': '112.479', 'end': '117.439', 'text': "responds to a buyer's mood. The tools"}, {'start': '115.280', 'end': '119.600', 'text': "aren't just about speed anymore. They're"}, {'start': '117.439', 'end': '121.759', 'text': 'trying to understand how we feel. And it'}, {'start': '119.600', 'end': '124.079', 'text': 'raises a big question. Can we still call'}, {'start': '121.759', 'end': '126.000', 'text': 'it graphic design if a machine is doing'}, {'start': '124.079', 'end': '128.560', 'text': 'the thinking? But that is where it gets'}, {'start': '126.000', 'end': '131.280', 'text': 'freaky. Researchers created a full'}, {'start': '128.560', 'end': '134.080', 'text': 'portfolio site for a fake designer by'}, {'start': '131.280', 'end': '136.480', 'text': 'the name of Michael Barnes. Resume,'}, {'start': '134.080', 'end': '139.760', 'text': 'branding, even the design work, all done'}, {'start': '136.480', 'end': '142.720', 'text': "with AI. And nobody noticed. That's not"}, {'start': '139.760', 'end': '145.200', 'text': "just impressive, it's terrifying. If AI"}, {'start': '142.720', 'end': '146.959', 'text': 'can pass as a professional now, what'}, {'start': '145.200', 'end': '148.400', 'text': 'happens when real designers have to'}, {'start': '146.959', 'end': '151.310', 'text': 'compete with portfolios that can be'}, {'start': '148.400', 'end': '153.680', 'text': 'built in 5 minutes?'}, {'start': '151.310', 'end': '156.720', 'text': '[Music]'}, {'start': '153.680', 'end': '159.440', 'text': 'To be clear, artificial intelligence is'}, {'start': '156.720', 'end': '161.599', 'text': 'not going away. But neither are we.'}, {'start': '159.440', 'end': '164.319', 'text': "Designers aren't just button pushers."}, {'start': '161.599', 'end': '166.560', 'text': "We're storytellers, culture translators,"}, {'start': '164.319', 'end': '168.800', 'text': 'and problem solvers. The best way to'}, {'start': '166.560', 'end': '170.959', 'text': 'survive this shift, learn the tools,'}, {'start': '168.800', 'end': '174.160', 'text': 'sure, but double down on the one thing'}, {'start': '170.959', 'end': '176.160', 'text': 'AI can do. Be human. Because in the'}, {'start': '174.160', 'end': '178.239', 'text': 'future of graphic design, that might'}, {'start': '176.160', 'end': '179.310', 'text': 'just be the most valuable skill that we'}, {'start': '178.239', 'end': '187.630', 'text': 'have.'}, {'start': '179.310', 'end': '187.630', 'text': '[Music]'}]