13/10/2026
Yes, this is yet another anti-AI post. I may be just shouting into the void by now, but this has to be said. The past two months I have lost 3 monthly clients to AI. This equates to £450 loss every month now. This may not seem like a big figure, but when you are the sole provider for the house, it's massive. Especially in todays financial climate. These clients have pretty much abandoned the style I set for them and are now producing posters that are well truly lost in the AI-slop noise I see everywhere.
So, what is the point of this post? I am just asking people to think before using AI. Yes, it is free and easy to use and you want your business to be seen. So do designers. You are giving our livelihoods to a machine that is slowly destroying the planet for posters that are just awful and EVERYONE is doing it. We are taking a hit due to this.
AI is scraping data and compiling something for you with no feeling. It doesn't get to know you and your business. It will never fully understand your ideas. A good designer will and is one of the best tools for your business to stand out from the noise.
All I have left to say is support local designers. It's our careers, businesses and livelihoods and it is being affected by AI slop.