Designer's savage take: design field is a dark room of people whispering 'craft'
round · x · 2026-10-08
Designer round posted a biting metaphor for the current state of the design industry: a dark room packed with people grabbing each other while whispering "craft." The one-liner captures the anxiety of designers loudly championing craftsmanship while collectively feeling their way blindly in the AI era, and it resonated widely in the design community.
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