Hi Tiana, I love this. You are the creative professional of the future. You describe how to make an income by being a fully rounded creative, using AI and other tools to support your work. With these AI tools, designers become writers, musicians become designers, and our creativity is no longer restrained by our lack of skills.
Thank you so much Ted! You're absolutely right about the "full-stack creator" thing. I used to be 'just' a photographer, designer and video person. But now with AI tools, I'm writing client newsletters, creating social media captions, and handling content strategy - skills that would have taken me years to develop traditionally.
It's like we've all been given superpowers, but some people are still afraid to put on the cape, you know?
Thanks for the thoughtful comment - feedback like this keeps me motivated to document this transformation as it's happening.
Yesterday, I gave a talk to a community college class of creatives focused on animation, motion graphics, and graphic design. Many of them are resistant to AI, worried that AI will limit their future. I was surprised at their resistance, given how adept they are with digital tools.
I've been doing this class twice a year for years. Different students each time. Yesterday's session was the first time AI was the main topic. I tried to make the point that their native creativity was the source of their power, not any one tool or skill.
Hi Tiana, I love this. You are the creative professional of the future. You describe how to make an income by being a fully rounded creative, using AI and other tools to support your work. With these AI tools, designers become writers, musicians become designers, and our creativity is no longer restrained by our lack of skills.
Thank you so much Ted! You're absolutely right about the "full-stack creator" thing. I used to be 'just' a photographer, designer and video person. But now with AI tools, I'm writing client newsletters, creating social media captions, and handling content strategy - skills that would have taken me years to develop traditionally.
It's like we've all been given superpowers, but some people are still afraid to put on the cape, you know?
Thanks for the thoughtful comment - feedback like this keeps me motivated to document this transformation as it's happening.
I'd like to see your work. Do you have a site?
Yesterday, I gave a talk to a community college class of creatives focused on animation, motion graphics, and graphic design. Many of them are resistant to AI, worried that AI will limit their future. I was surprised at their resistance, given how adept they are with digital tools.
I've been doing this class twice a year for years. Different students each time. Yesterday's session was the first time AI was the main topic. I tried to make the point that their native creativity was the source of their power, not any one tool or skill.
I wrote a piece comparing AI to a stick a while back. I think a stick used to draw in the dirt was our first universal tool: https://tedleonhardt.substack.com/p/negotiations-ai-replaces-artists
By the way, comments are what keep many of us writing!