AI tools and their impact on design
Physical material samples are expensive and slow to turn around. AI-powered surface rendering inside Figma is fast and effectively free. CMF prototyping with Figma’s AI Shader is changing how industrial and product designers communicate material direction in the earliest phases of a project. 01. What Figma AI Shader Fill Actually Does Announced at Config 2026, … 더 읽기
Your portfolio hasn’t kept up with how your work has actually changed. If you use AI tools daily but present your work as if you don’t, there’s a credibility gap waiting for a sharp interviewer to notice. Here’s how to build a design portfolio for the AI era that’s honest and still compelling. 01. Disclose … 더 읽기
“The AI keeps generating stuff that doesn’t match our brand.” It’s the most common complaint teams raise after adding AI tools to a workflow. Integrating AI into your design system means building guardrails that keep AI-generated work on-brand without losing the speed that made you adopt it in the first place. 01. Why AI Ignores … 더 읽기
You no longer need a product sample, a studio, or a photographer to produce a photorealistic product visual. Here’s an AI product mockup workflow that actually holds up in practice — not just in a demo reel. 01. The Two-Step Approach That Works The mistake most designers make when they first try this is asking … 더 읽기
A well-prepared brief changes the entire tone of a client conversation. Writing a design brief with ChatGPT can get you there faster — but only if you understand exactly where the tool helps and where it quietly becomes a crutch. 01. Where ChatGPT Actually Helps The value of using ChatGPT before a brief isn’t automation … 더 읽기
The question isn’t whether AI will replace designers. The question is what AI genuinely cannot do — and the answer to that question is quietly becoming the job description for designers who thrive this decade. What AI cannot do is worth being specific about, rather than vague and reassuring. 01. AI Cannot Read the Room … 더 읽기
Both tools are genuinely useful. Both have real limits. The question worth asking isn’t which one wins — it’s which one fits the specific piece of work in front of you. Here’s an honest Midjourney vs Adobe Firefly comparison, without the marketing gloss. 01. The Fundamental Difference Midjourney is an independent image engine tuned for … 더 읽기
Config ended. The hype peaked. Now comes the part nobody live-tweets: what Figma Config 2026 actually changes about how you open a file on Monday morning. Three announcements matter. Everything else was a demo. 01. The Three Announcements That Matter Config keynotes are engineered for applause, which makes it easy to walk away remembering the … 더 읽기
“이 이미지는 AI가 만든 건가요, 당신이 만든 건가요?” AI 시대 포트폴리오를 보는 클라이언트와 채용 담당자들이 가장 먼저 묻는 질문이다. 2026년 디자이너 포트폴리오는 어떻게 달라져야 하는가. 1. AI를 썼다면 명확하게 표시해야 하는가 결론부터: 표시해야 한다. 그리고 그것이 강점이 될 수 있다. AI 시대 포트폴리오에서 “AI를 효과적으로 사용했다”는 것은 약점이 아니라 2026년의 핵심 역량이다. 숨기는 것이 오히려 … 더 읽기
클라이언트에게 제품 디자인을 보여줄 때, 이제 실제 샘플이 없어도 된다. AI 제품 목업 워크플로를 사용하면 개념 단계에서도 사진처럼 완성된 시각화를 만들 수 있다. 1. 워크플로 개요: 두 단계로 완성되는 AI 목업 이 워크플로는 크게 두 단계다. 첫째, Midjourney로 제품 배경과 환경을 생성한다. 둘째, Photoshop Generative Fill로 실제 제품 디자인을 그 환경에 합성한다. 이 두 단계가 … 더 읽기