AI isn’t design’s biggest problem

Of all the design disciplines, graphic designers might be the most insecure. The introduction of any new technology can feel like a threat to the field’s existence. Think of desktop publishing in the ’90s, which made designing layouts accessible and easy. Or the late 2000s, when graphic design work moved online and there was fierce debate about whether designers should learn to code because “print was dead.” Now, with artificial intelligence, another new threat is upon us, and this time the...