Designer Ryo Lu reflects on the anxiety that can accompany more powerful creative tools and asks how people can continue developing their own judgmentAI creative direction guides generative tools toward a coherent concept, visual language and audience effect.. He argues that making things can help people discover what matters to them.
Ryo Lu uses a journal design example to show how a polished generated answer can hide decisions a person has not considered. He contrasts an interface that returns a finished result with a workbench that makes plans and changes accessible.
Ryo Lu suggests making assumptions visible, allowing small changes and letting people take back a task. He also argues that collaboration and life outside work can shape creative judgment.
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