“As design is democratised, pro designers become essential”
Design isn’t just for ‘creatives’ anymore. It’s become part of how modern businesses operate across the board – from marketing and product development to HR, sales and customer success.
Most designers say AI improves their process, but ethical concerns remain
The vast majority of designers say AI has improved their process, according to a new report. The State of AI in Design report, produced by Designer Fund and Foundation Capital…
The Death of Web Design: Why Websites Will Soon Auto-Design Themselves
Websites are about to start designing themselves—literally. Powered by AI and real-time behavior data, they’ll adapt layouts, copy, and UX on the fly. What does that mean for web designers? Obsolescence… unless we evolve fast.
AI tools promise speed, efficiency, and 10x output — even for those just starting out. But as expectations rise, the space for rough drafts, slow learning, and hard-won judgment is shrinking. What gets lost when early-career roles no longer allow time to build the skills that experience once taught? And what does it mean for the next generation of designers when the tools are ready, but they are not?
For decades, interfaces have guided users along predefined roads. Think files and folders, buttons and menus, screens and flows. These familiar structures organize information and provide the comfort of knowing where you are and what's possible.
Conversational interfaces are a bit of a meme. Every couple of years a shiny new AI development emerges and people in tech go "This is it! The next computing paradigm is here! We'll only use natural language going forward!". But then nothing actually changes and we continue using computers the way w