Where Does Design Go From Here

AI can now write code and turn out passable visual and interaction design for anyone with a $20 subscription. So where does the design industry go from here? In this episode of New Layer, Jasmine and Tanner start with Mills Baker's "Designer Duds" and Jon Schlossberg's response, "Design Doesn't Deserve a Seat at the Table," which separates design's perceived value from a business's real value. They ask whether taste and judgment are enough to keep designers essential when AI can produce 40 directions in the time it takes to make two, and how the lines between design, engineering, and product keep blurring. They also discuss the risk of handing research and foundations to AI, why product design has never been about pushing pixels, and what designers can do with the time AI gives back: take bigger swings, play more, and return to the place where business and design meet.