Field: Every major tech shift increases the volume of design work
Dylan Field · Democratizing Design with Figma's Dylan Field · Sep 25, 2023 · at 1:00
Dylan Field, co-founder and CEO of Figma, addresses whether AI will reduce design jobs by comparing it to past technology shifts like mobile and the printing press.
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“If you look at every technological shift or platform shifts so far, it's resulted in more things to design.”
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