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The truth is, the creative process has always evolved. From ancient cave paintings to Egyptian hieroglyphs (basically the first emojis) and from sketchbooks to screens, every generation of designers has adapted to new tools. Technology changes, but creativity never disappears, it just finds new ways to show up.

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When I was on a local AI course a few months back, someone raised a really interesting point about copyright. If you create something with AI, who actually owns it? Is it you, the person typing in the prompts, or the tech giant that owns the AI tool? This could mean that the amazing design you make using AI might not even belong to you, or the company you’ve made it for.

If you are a designer, you have probably felt that sinking feeling when something you thought was perfect hits print and it is wrong. Recently, the Great North Run medals made headlines for a major error: the wrong city and the wrong river were printed. As someone who regularly sends artwork to print, I empathise with the person who signed this off and everyone else who gave it the green light.

I used ChatGPT to help transform those assignments into SEO-optimised blogs. Although the style may have changed, the core research, messaging, and points I made in the assignments remain intact.

In today’s world, it’s tough to get noticed. One really effective way to ensure your brand sticks in people’s minds is through repetition. I came across a tweet…

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