How should designers use AI tools without losing their craft?
Use AI to accelerate the low-leverage parts of the work: first drafts, variations, documentation, research summaries. Keep the judgment parts human: problem framing, taste, and understanding users. The designers who thrive treat AI as a fast junior assistant they direct and edit, not a replacement for thinking. Senior mentors can show you how they have actually folded these tools into real workflows.
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