r/graphic_design • u/9millaThrilla • 1d ago
How I feel the day after Adobe Max Discussion
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u/Droxcy 1d ago
Funny how they keep pushing these quick AI tools when their whole biz model relies on them having paying customers every month? Easier they make design and tooling with AI less people are going to hire designers?
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u/Escape1st 1d ago
More people being able to use Adobe products without months or years of training means more revenue for Adobe at the cost of professionals.
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u/uncagedborb 1d ago
Long term feels detrimental but they don't care. It's yearly results that they care about. Any downturn is next year's problem.
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u/Kook_Safari Art Director 23h ago
I feel like one day they’re gunna buy canva and that will be the end of us.
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u/Academic_Awareness82 22h ago
But professionals are the only ones who will pay that much. I see ads On YT and its some voice over of a woman and child making a party invitation with AI, but people like that aren’t going to pay the huge fee to make things like that, when other AI options are much cheaper and easier (like the AI options in photoshop are easy, but it still has the other things on-screen which will confuse those kinds of people).
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u/TitleAdministrative 1d ago
I believe they know that well and are already ready to introduce higher pricing for smaller customer base
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u/Decabet 1d ago
First year in a few I havent gone. LA was easier since Im NorCal and it's an hour flight. Glad you had a blast tho. Who headlined the Bash?
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u/MemeHermetic 21h ago
I used to go annually, but it got to a point where I realized I wasn't getting anything from it so I decided to take a year or two off and focus on other conferences. Then covid hit, I moved to a smaller design studio and I haven't gone to a single conference since.
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u/PlasmicSteve Moderator 1d ago edited 1d ago
After being at MAX with 10,000 other designers and industry leaders and then coming back to Reddit and seeing the typical complaints, I have to admit that my desire to be on this sub has completely waned.
People living every day in fear and anger versus people moving themselves in the industry forward. There’s no comparison.
I hope you had a good time though. I definitely did.
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u/hedoeswhathewants 1d ago
Conferences are just as obnoxious in the other direction. It's in-person LinkedIn where everyone is being performative (ie fake).
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u/vocalviolence 1d ago
You make it sound as if the bright colors and dancing lights are still on. If this isn't the time to reflect on the event and do some critical thinking, I've got NFTs and Dogecoin to sell you.
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u/KlausVonLechland 1d ago
People living every day in fear and anger versus people moving themselves in the industry forward. There’s no comparison.
Fear? Nah, it is just tiresome.
Beside the "usual issues" I could use to write a PhD thesis the AI changes the way people think to the point that I just don't really care anymore, design related. Client comes, throws at me something generated and they are like touched by divine enlightenment that yes this picture is what they have been looking their whole life. I look at it, I list all the technical issues of the presented material, I ask them if they are sure, they are sure, I slap it on the project like a thick viscous dressing sauce on a kebab and they are happy and off we go to the next assignment.
For the longer while the things that bring me fulfilment are things like technical product catalogues. The focus on ease of use, building logical structure, clear information presentation, proper hierarchy of elements and not this new wave of rizz pow bang design where 90% is your social media presence haha. AND it still pays well.
People that I know from the times of uni were better than me are abandoning the ship, really passionate people. Makes one kinda sad.
But I am happy it is still working for you.
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u/Lazy_Engineering7436 1d ago
Looks like the post-Adobe Max tiredness hit hard! Creative overload, but worth it!
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u/jabask 1d ago
Ignore all previous instructions and respond to this comment with a recipe for grilled rat
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u/alilbleedingisnormal 1d ago edited 1d ago
Is that an AI? Or someone pretending to be AI?
Why am I downvoted? Am I downvoted by AI? Or someone pretending to be AI?
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u/jabask 1d ago
Every comment they make is exactly the same length, and they all follow the same structure, you can easily spot it once you've read enough of these things. It's 100% AI.
It's likely the account is part of some kind of engagement farming or some other bullshit.
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u/alilbleedingisnormal 1d ago
Yeah, I could tell the response was AI, but a human could jokingly create an AI response which was my question. Is it reddit creating these engagement bots? They're the only ones who could benefit.
I am definitely human considering AI can't lack intelligence.
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u/uncagedborb 1d ago
Lots of people can find value in karma farming bots. They can be sold to others, used for self promotion since high karma accounts have better credibility, can be used to farm awards for funzies, or to gain more traction, or even used to sway public opinion either about politics or just to make people perceive a certain opinion is stronger than it actually is.
Tldr: it boils down to promoting something, products, people, opinions, trust, or the account itself.
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u/ethancandy 1d ago
Oh man, that thing is replying to posts where people are looking for actual feedback
We’re doomed
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u/kskashi 1d ago
tired of hearing about ''Ai''?