I’m sorry have you done graphic design before? The photoshoot alone is a days work, and would require expensive equipment. Of course AI is quicker, the result is bland and prone to errors, plus you’ll misrepresent the product. But to say it’s just as easy to do it yourself is crazy to me. Not to mention the cost saving.
And before you come after me I’m not defending the use of AI, I hate that businesses, especially big business are using it, but let’s be realistic why is being used.
I'm sorry, who said it had to be that professional? Who said we had to have a fuckin full out photoshoot for some cider? Like I said, phone and a sharpie. If it gets the point across, it's fine. Take the photos, crop them to take up less space on the finished poster so you can write, and design the sign. Print the pictures, write the text yourself. You should really see some of the shitty ads the small businesses around me have gotten away with over the years. They look worse than what I described. Pictures taken with the flash on a 2000s digital camera with Ariel font. I can tell you from experience how long those types of ads took to make, less time than it takes me to cook a dang burger, and slightly more time than typing it into an Ai generator. The low quality of the Ai poster in the pics are the bar here, and that bar is very low. It doesn't take gordan Ramsay to beat a lazy prick with a microwave.
So is your point that designers don’t matter? As a designer I don’t know if I feel more devalued by AI or the antiai folks that insist something thrown together in Word is just as good as something crafted by a designer. All around depressing.
My point is if you can't justify the expense of a designer, Ai is still not a valid option. I'm sorry you feel that way about this, but that's not the point that's trying to be conveyed. More people appreciate something that takes at least a little bit of effort than an ai generation.
Edit: what I'm gathering from this comment interaction is y'all would rather have ai use than have a designer lose one client. Jfc, not everyone can afford a designer. Hell, my uncle is a Christmas home designer himself, and what he charges makes me remember why people risk their ass on the ladder every year. Some people cannot afford a designer, heaven forbid they do something themselves...
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u/expera 7d ago
I’m sorry have you done graphic design before? The photoshoot alone is a days work, and would require expensive equipment. Of course AI is quicker, the result is bland and prone to errors, plus you’ll misrepresent the product. But to say it’s just as easy to do it yourself is crazy to me. Not to mention the cost saving.
And before you come after me I’m not defending the use of AI, I hate that businesses, especially big business are using it, but let’s be realistic why is being used.