Summary: Designers must embrace 5 principles as our industry shifts with AI.
Generative AI is impacting job markets. According to researchers at Harvard Business School, the German Institute for Economic Research, and the U.K.’s Imperial College London Business School, demand for automation-prone jobs fell 21% eight months after the release of ChatGPT in late 2022. As a designer, how can you navigate these fast-paced disruptions and stay relevant?
Technology has been shifting how we complete tasks within most disciplines for decades. Take the role of an accountant: while the title remains unchanged, the day-to-day tasks of an accountant in 1954 (e.g., calculating sums by hand, on paper) are markedly different from those in 2024 (e.g., autocalculating sums in an advanced spreadsheet).
Design tasks depend on our role, goal, and expertise. They include facilitating workshops, ideating solutions, designing wireframes, implementing design systems, and reviewing requirement documents.
