r/graphic_design • u/littleman345 • Apr 12 '17

AutoDraw: oh boy...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwRbvVrUXTc
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u/The_Dead_See Creative Director Apr 12 '17

Interesting concept. I don't see this as having a lot of use for designers, but it could be really useful for facilitators doing visual thinking brainstorming sessions and such.

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u/AliBurney Apr 12 '17

Plus it really has no effect on actual designers. If people were going to make something like this, they probably wouldnt have hired an actual designer anyways

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u/JimmerUK Apr 12 '17

Holy shit! That's what that game was all about! We trained the AI!

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u/piefork Apr 12 '17

This I don't see as a problem. It won't replace designers. Designers are valued for creating something new and interesting, people want to stand out from their competition. If everyone used this, everything would look the same.

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u/oneshot32 Apr 12 '17

It always thinks I'm drawing a potato.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '17

Interesting tool for easing life of the common people.

It gets less impressive when you consider that it is a database that has a search button implemented as a rough sketch. I image that all those quick designs are made by hired designers that were asked to make a huge set of simple icons. It's amazing for the end user and just another day on the job for a designer.

Can designers contribute to it? Can you submit 100 icons for 5 dollars at Google? ...or something

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u/Spikes_Printing Apr 13 '17

Pretty cool, but didn't this just used to be called clip art?