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Category: Design
Luma AI Introduces Ray 2 Model, Enabling Video Creation from Text and Images in Seconds
Weeks after releasing its Photon text-to-image model, Luma AI shows no signs of slowing down. The creator of the popular generative AI platform Dream Machine announced at AWS’ re:Invent conference the launch of its Ray 2 model, which it boasts can produce videos using text and images, all in under 10 seconds. High-Quality Video From […]
AI’s Impact on Design, the U.S. Spurs UN to Take Action on Global AI Regulation
In the age-old tale, “The Sky Is Falling,” Chicken Little’s outcry epitomizes a common misconception about impending doom. Uncertainty surrounds the outcome, particularly around artificial intelligence, where fears of job displacement run rampant. Among those potentially affected, the design profession stands out. However, in this week’s edition, we review how designers need not fear AI […]
Compete, Protest, Collaborate: Design’s Dilemma in the Age of AI
As the design industry confronts the formidable ascent of artificial intelligence, it stands at a crossroads of opportunity and uncertainty. In the age of AI, a pivotal question emerges: friend or foe? While AI promises streamlined workflows and enhanced image-generation capabilities, its integration raises profound concerns regarding its potential impact on the workforce. In his […]
As AI Dominates More of Our Lives, How Design Can Mitigate Unethical Behavior
Last April, former President Barack Obama released a video warning us not to believe everything we see and hear on the internet, at least many thought it was from the ex-president. In actuality, it was produced by actor and director Jordan Peele using artificial intelligence (AI) and highlighted deepfakes. There are many examples of how […]
Making The Case For Why Inclusion Is Good For Design In Tech
There’s no shortage of criticism about technology’s impact in today’s society, but often the attention being paid is to the algorithms and capabilities — it’s the function, but not the form. But the programming isn’t solely to blame for the woes inflicted on us by technology, as part of our attention should be looking at the […]
Creatives are paid to be creative. Let them do their job.
I had been meaning to do a post on specific roles and how those folks in the web profession are being slowly invaded by outside influences (e.g. clients, other departments, consumers, etc.). Then lo’ and behold, there’s an online video that was embedded onto Kooji Creative that I found got straight to the point when […]
Redesign? Are you sure you want to do that?
It’s funny how things happen that only reinforce my decision about what to write about. We’re undergoing a redesign of our website and the new one will be awesome and have all the basic glamorous features that most new websites have – updated navigation, better organization, and throw in a back-end application – basically it’s […]
Flash Game Banners: Are They So Fun?
A couple of weeks ago, a young kid that was visiting with his family told me that he liked playing video games. There’s nothing wrong with that, I told him. He continued on to tell me that his dad wouldn’t let him download any games onto the computer, but that he could play those free […]
Web Designers: Not Just A Pretty HTML Face Anymore
Remember way back in the day when if you knew how to do simple HTML coding in Notepad and well before any WYSIWYG editor came out, you were considered a god amongst mere mortals? Well sadly those days have gone the way of the dinosaurs. Now, if you know HTML, you are probably part of […]
CNN.com Redesigned
So CNN.com has gone and updated its site once again. What’s interesting is that the site includes more Web 2.0 features that many sites have done over the years. Even though Web 2.0 is somewhat old and been done by practically most major sites, these features always seem to be new to some folks. They […]