The year 2024 has been nothing short of transformative for the world of graphic design. As digital landscapes evolve and businesses seek to captivate audiences in innovative ways, the field of design has pushed boundaries with bold creativity, advanced tools, and a seamless blend of technology and artistry. Whether you’re a professional designer, a creative enthusiast, or simply someone curious about what’s shaping the visual world,
I disagree.
The past year was no more transformative than the preceding years. Instead, technological evolution continued, opening up different ways of doing things, which has been a primary driver of change in the field for decades.
This isn’t the 1990s; the digital landscape has been part and parcel of graphic design for decades. With many years in this field behind me, I rarely encounter businesses that “seek to captivate audiences in innovative ways.” Instead, the opposite is true; they usually need to be dragged kicking and screaming into trying anything new and risky with their limited marketing budgets.
Your post reads like one of the dozens of design bloggers, podcasters, and YouTubers who attempt to attract readers, listeners, and viewers with clickbait and hyped-up nonsense instead of portraying the reality of long-term trendlines, which are both good and not-so-good.
The post actually reads like an AI bot.
Waiting for the rest of it. It ends with an unfinished “Whether” statement.
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Maybe, but I checked before letting it through after being flagged. It originates from a legitimate graphic design studio with an owner who writes many upbeat blog posts about design topics. A writing assist program might be involved, but I don’t think it originates from a bot — there seems to be a real person behind it with real opinions and with French being his/her preferred language.
I suspect the post was quickly dashed off with that last partial sentence slipping through. I also suspect the studio is engaging in a little marketing by thoroughly filling out the forum’s profile information, which bots never bother to do.
In other words, it’s a benefit-of-the-doubt situation. If it turns out I’m wrong, we’ll know soon enough. In the meantime, I’m happy to argue with @hitchgraphs’ opinions if we haven’t scared him/her off. 
Whether-Or statements are a pet peeve of mine.
This one is like saying “Shave and a Hair Cut”
but leaving off “Two Bits.”
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Well in fact im not
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Please feel free to refute the comments I made. I’d like to hear your views on why I’m mistaken in disagreeing with you.
well in fact im a newbie here and I’m not an AI bot as you mentioned this is my first post
this is your point of view , but what i have noticed that the couple preceding years are the same in the same level of course the tech gap starter to be more wide every year
That’s just what a bot would say lol
Just kidding - you raise an interesting point but IMHO change is a constant in Graphics as in everything. Everything we do as designers shapes the visual world to a small degree. Keeping up with technology has always been part of the job.
lol thats right , you know the more we get used with AI tech as human being we start act like AI too 
Maybe it’s the AI that is starting to act more and more human as it gets used to interacting with them. 
absolutely right , the AI will dominate our life sooner
Yeah, 2024 has definitely been a game-changer for design. As someone who works with Adobe Illustrator and After Effects for my animated web series, I’ve noticed how much more powerful and intuitive tools have become. The blend of tech and creativity is smoother than ever, and it’s exciting to see how the industry is evolving. It’s a great time to experiment and push your boundaries, whether you’re a pro or just starting out. The possibilities feel endless right now.
that’s right , 2024 has brought some incredible advancements in design tools! The integration of AI and improved workflows in programs like Adobe Illustrator , photoshop and After Effects has really opened the doors for creators to explore new ideas .
That’s exactly what was being said ca 1994 when Illustrator V5 and Quark V3 ruled the world. I also remember it as a time when designers had a hard time embracing the tech and pushing it beyond the limits that it put on their creativity. Software is just a tool. You are always having to push it to its limits, sometimes beyond, in order to make it do whatever it is you are visualizing in your mind. Don’t ever let it limit you.
Perhaps you’ve just gotten more proficient in using them.
I’ve worked daily with Adobe Illustrator since it was first released in 1987. I work less with After Effects, but I’ve been familiar with it since it was acquired by Adobe from Aldus in the early '90s.
Both have undergone incremental updates since the beginning — The biggest improvements took place during the early years of each. In recent years, most of the features might be better characterized as bloat rather than enhancements.
Last year was no different; just a few bug fixes and marginally useful features. There was certainly nothing I would call a game-changer.
None of what you wrote is the case. Adobe’s marketing department would, of course, disagree with my assessment. The reality is that Adobe has relied on adding marginally useful features to its products for years, along with a few good and bad ideas.