Fuck! (Automated Design)
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I've been trying to get my boss to replace our two leased Xerox printers w/ something from another company. I finally think I have the argument that's gonna make her dump them right away. (Thanx Nirvous)
- blend20
hmmm....
that is exactly what I described when I applied for doctoral studies in uiah media lab a year ago. I even explained I would use genetic algorithms. I would love to yell rip, but I guess somebody else could have come up with the same idea. Sucks to be me.
- ********0
I believe you blend2. :)
- blend20
I know most of you think this is a stupid idea to start with. You can't see how an algorithm could help you be a better designer, right? I'm just pissed, because I only seldom come up with good ideas like this. I'm going to email this to the professor that turned me down.
- Gorbie0
If anyone already has one of these...
I kinda have this entire magazine to do today...
so... uhhh... email me please.
- unknown0
I once had this guy ´from Cacidi.com demonstrate to me how one of the plugins (altho a lot simpler than the program from Xerox) from his company could layout a wholepage ad from a real estate agent in just 9 seconds. I dont really wanna do real estate ads and dont wanna sound like a luddite either - but the invention of the typewriter resulted in a dark era of (good) typography that lasted almost 70-80 years. And I think the spreading of 'automated design' will make the world a lot more ugly and predictable. Believe the expression "web design templates" can cause a stirr in here as well
- sauerbraten0
great. more power to desktop publishers.. go secretary!
- Bluejam0
I wish someone would develop a software program that does away with researchers...altogether.
See how they f®©king like it.
The revolution will be automated.
Please insert correct change only.™
- blend20
harhar,
that is exactly the same sentiment the old school graphic designers had when the first macs had layout tools. The new generation kids will always find ways to create unpredictability by misusing the tools.
- unknown0
"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of designers suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced"
Who the f*ck came up with this sh*t as a viable idea, takes the "thought" out of thought process, quick someone hold me back...
- blend20
I see the challenges, but maybe this will also push graphic design higher conceptually. Now dime a dozen youngsters can push good looking graphics to clients and they dont' even see the difference.
- unknown0
But then the craft of design would be lost, it would be about as challenging as working behind the till of your local supermarket, the skilled designers with their competiative rates (along with creativity and passion I might add) would lose out to joe whats his face who is only doing this to keep the parol officer off his back
I understand what your saying about the old guard and the invention of the mac, and yes that has made design much more accessable and creativity in some cases is now measured on someones understanding of photoshop & few filters (oh yes they are out there). But this sounds too rigid and to quote jkob
"the spreading of 'automated design' will make the world a lot more ugly and predictable"
sorry I don't buy into it.
- unknown0
and eventually it could make a lot of us unemployed - but of course that has absolutely nothing to do with my point of view ... its all about design, right? (hrmmm ....) ;)
- cinder0
I am not afraid.
- unknown0
well Cinder - then you're probably just a better designer than me ;)
- blend20
You shouldn't be afraid of new technology. You should just be able to embrace new applications when the technology matures and it can actually assist you in some meaningful way. Lots of people will have trouble finding use for the first products, but some may learn about their own inner workings and actually learn more. The biggest problem is that lots of "designers" can't really justify what they do or can't really explain their process and will thus feel threatened. We have a talent overflooded market anyways and conceptual thinkers will always be appreciated.
- scarabin0
quit being such scared little wussies, everyone.
all this means is you won't have to do boring, cheap jobs anymore laying stupid crap out.
all the good ideas and great campaigns will always belong to the designers.
if you're good, you'll always be successful. if you can be replaced by a friggin' program, you will be.
- unknown0
Sure I'm a wussy - but the job situation wasnt really the issue here in the first place - I think think its bad for design in general, like if everybody just relied on templates for web design "corporate styled sites" would be the only commercial type of sites ... yes some clients would still be willing to cough up the extra cash for something out of the ordinary, a lot of clients wouldnt ...
- scarabin0
and who wants to work for them?
- unknown0
................................... (I give up - you're right)
- Milan0
I wanna see some fucking examples of this printer's "design capabilities".