October 25, 2026
Art events
Fall is the time of a year that you will see multiple art events coming on your way. These organizations have the best ideas on their minds to bring in audience with perfect weather in the season. For the record, I turned on air conditioning in early October, which was rare in my memory of all the years living in Saint Louis.
One of my best things I want to do in these events is paying attention to their branding efforts. I would like to learn how they brand their festivals and try to understand the branding system they have if there is any.
Prepare for AI
Another topic I want to bring in here today is AI, which is artificial intelligence. Of course, you can call it whatever you want, but the artificial part is the origin of this technique.
I haven’t heard about how it will destroy the design field these couple of weeks, but it was a thing before. And this truly also remind me the millennium bugs back in the late 90s. Further more, there are designers complaining about AI taking over their jobs. I do not have the first-hand experience, nor the second-hands one. However, my thought has been like this: Designers use their unique set of skills and work experience at work, with complex techniques and flexible work processes which will take AI forever to catch up.
Do not take it wrong, I do believe AI helps design at some point, on repeating tasks and presentations. I doubt its ability in creativity. I doubt its ability in complex communication within the team setting.
A good actual experience was witnessed in the article “How Davy Denduyver met A Human Agency?”. The London-based illustration agency gets the desire in human connection. They hires the illustrator who creates artworks full of “human” sense to fight against fast-pace AI artwork. As Davy comments about his method in creating: “I believe the process, experimentation, conversation and embracing imperfections is what makes design a beautiful field to work in.” “There is no prompt that can copy that.”
