jwz – Exterminate All Rational Graphic Design

I love that all of the billboards around town for “AI” companies have converged on an identical design aesthetic: sparse san-serif text on a solid-colored background, usually black, sometimes white, maybe a solid pastel if they’re feeling saucy.

It says, “We didn’t waste money by hiring a graphic designer, our CFO just knocked this out in Notepad! Good enough!”

This is morally consistent, as their business model is “Never pay an artist, or anyone else who does creative work.”

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