AI Didn't Take Designers' Jobs — It Replaced the CorelDRAW Sign Shop
feregri_no · x · 2026-11-16
Responding to the claim that AI-saturated ads reveal an underserved design market, the author argues these cheap design needs (small-shop signs, flyers) were never served by professional designers but by print-shop workers using CorelDRAW or Word templates.
AI didn't take work from designers — it replaced the clip-art tier. This also points to a latent market for affordable AI-assisted graphic design.
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