AIGC strikes, designers are anxious? please take this placebo

Source: 58UXD

Author: Liu Kexin

Original title: "Don't be afraid to miss the AI trend: Designers' FOMO antidote, you also need a dose!" "

In the past six months, designer Zhang San has liked, bookmarked, and reposted 58 design articles related to AI. Seriously studied and mastered a series of design capabilities including how to use AI to make avatars, precisely control images, complete UI design, build tool canvases, complete 3D designs, and participate in research reports.

Zhang San feels that he is the designer of this AI sea area, and Zhang San has a vague premonition that the next wave will photograph him on the beach.

** Zhang San is proud and full, while Zhang San is anxious and irritable. **

What's wrong with Zhang San? Zhang San's probability of fear of missing out, FOMO for short.

On the second day of Midjourney’s iteration, I don’t know its new features, so I can’t participate in the topic of chatting; Stable Diffusion can’t name a few useful plug-ins, and I can only be a listener when I have lunch with my colleagues; ChatGPT skills, I don’t have my own experience I feel embarrassed to say hello to people.

** Zhang San is afraid of missing out. After all, AI design is developing too fast, and there are too many tutorials to learn. **

FOMO is not a new thing, it is a very common psychological phenomenon, especially in the Internet age.

People worry about missing out on important and interesting things, and for this they need to be constantly involved in various social activities, events or keep up with the latest trends. FOMO is often used to describe someone who is constantly worried about missing out on a photo, event or news on social media. They may feel anxious about falling behind and missing out on some great experience or opportunity.

In contrast, Joy of Missing Out, or JOMO for short, represents a psychology of active choice and willingness to miss.

JOMO people are more inclined to relax and focus on their own lives, not to be influenced by external information and interference. They prefer to be alone, to think quietly, and to pursue inner peace and satisfaction. People in JOMO know how to get along with themselves better, let go of comparison and competition with others, and focus on their own happiness and inner satisfaction.

These two concepts represent two very different attitudes and ways of life. People with FOMO are more concerned with external approval and socializing, while people with JOMO are more concerned with inner peace and self-satisfaction. Everyone may feel FOMO or JOMO at some point, but the key is how we balance this mentality and find a lifestyle that suits us. Whether chasing trends or enjoying tranquility, the key is that we are satisfied and happy with our choices.

Zhang San, who is caught in the FOMO dilemma, needs to understand that we don't need to chase every AI-designed new thing.

**First of all, by valuing who we are as human beings, we have a natural insight and drive to improve our lives. **

Tools are never the most important thing, asking the right questions will lead to the right solution. Persisting on the application of AI tools may lead us into a scenario where we are looking for nails with a hammer. For example, Jobs once talked about the mistakes he made when making products. We should not start with new technologies to drive product forms, but first consider what kind of excellent experience we can bring to users, and then look at which technologies should be applied.

It stems from deep thinking about life experience, as early as 2005, Jobs predicted the experience that Apple's MR products could bring to users. He said that at that time, people could feel immersive music by wearing headphones. What about vision, which is more important among the five senses? There should be a product that provides a similar experience, and the answer will be revealed in 23 years, which is Vision Pro.

Secondly, we can get out of the predicament by using the principle of "there is a priority in hearing the truth, and there is a specialization in the art industry":

**I heard that there is a sequence, and the earlier and later are not important. The key point is to understand the boundaries of AI design and master the basic principles of different AI tools. **

Having a clear understanding of the capabilities and limitations of tools, and knowing the average effect, best effect, energy consumption, and resource utilization of AI tools in the design workflow can help us make decisions when best solving specific design needs. More accurate forecasting and tool selection**. When we understand the principles and technologies of AI tools, we can adapt and learn new functions and features even if the tools are updated and iterated rapidly. In addition, there are many excellent crash courses and resources available to learn to help us quickly get started and master the required AI design capabilities.

**There is a specialization in the art industry, and the focus is on one's own professional field. **

Choose the direction you are most interested in or best at, study and research in depth, and become an authority in this field. Time is limited and experience is valuable. The continuous deepening of the vertical field helps us cultivate a unique design style and personal brand in this field, attracting those products, projects or sharing opportunities that really appreciate and need your personal style.

The last point, Linyuan envy fish, it is better to retreat and form a net. AI has liberated productivity and lowered the threshold for many jobs. Laymen who used to have no foundation in programming development can already make some simple demos with the assistance of AI. We have started to apply for AI-related design patents, and organize everyone to brainstorm various possibilities around this field.

Zhang San changed his way to "embrace change". In this fast-growing industry, complaining and fear will only make him miss opportunities. Focus on yourself, stay connected, and develop your individuality. ** It doesn't matter if you miss it occasionally, face the challenge in a methodical way. **

I saw a sentence recently, "Our grandparents had careers. Our parents had jobs. We complete tasks", which is unavoidably pessimistic, but it is part of the true portrayal of today's society. Our grandparents had their careers, our parents had their jobs, and we get things done. Under the wave of AI, work will be subdivided into small tasks, and human beings are more like directors who dispatch between individual tasks. That being the case, let us play the director's advantage and fully mobilize the surrounding resources.