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06/19/2026

MidJourney is still terrible at doing what it’s told. And that might be the best thing about it.

V8 just landed and it’s only gotten more beautifully unhinged. Asked it for letters. It gave me a bedazzled, doll-eyed fever dream that somehow spells VANITY. Honestly? Better than the brief.

That’s the trade with AI image tools: you give up control, you get surprise. Happy accidents. Visual weirdness. The stuff you never would’ve thought to make on purpose.

And when it works, it doesn’t just copy someone else’s taste. It drags your idea somewhere stranger.

Comment MidJourney 👇 and I’ll send you the full guide to MidJourney for Designers & Creatives.

06/17/2026

AI isn’t replacing graphic design.

It’s splitting it in two.

The biggest AI design report of 2026 is being shared like it explains the future of design.

But look closer.

86% of the designers surveyed work in product.

Only 12% are agency.

So maybe “will AI replace graphic designers?” was never the right question.

The real split is this:

Cheap, template-style design is racing toward free.

Taste-led, research-driven creative work is becoming the premium.

The danger is the soft middle.

The designers who only make things look nice are going to get squeezed.

Not because AI is better.

Because “good enough” is now instant.

The future belongs to designers who can think, direct, question, research, edit and make the work mean something.

Save this if you’re trying to work out where graphic design goes next.

Comment REPORT and I’ll send you the full breakdown.

Veronica Fuerte runs  in Barcelona and for the last two years she’s been quietly building one of the most thoughtful AI ...
06/11/2026

Veronica Fuerte runs in Barcelona and for the last two years she’s been quietly building one of the most thoughtful AI workflows in Design.

She’s joining us live on the creative futures hub on Wednesday June 17 to walk us through how she’s doing it.

Comment FUTURE and I’ll DM the link to join and RSVP.

06/04/2026

His granddad set type by hand. His son uses AI. Same family, same instinct.

Marcus Byrne joins the Creative Futures Hub next Tuesday. A calm take on the AI moment from a designer who’s lived through three other ones.

Drop FUTURE for the link 👇

💾 Save this if you’ve been wobbling between AI is a threat and AI is a superpower.

06/02/2026

Every designer is somewhere on the AI fear spectrum right now.

Simone Attanasio’s reframe is the one designers seem to actually hold onto. Worth two minutes if AI has been weighing on you.

Full fireside inside the Creative Futures Hub. Comment VIP for the link 👇
💾 Save this for the next time AI feels like the enemy.

05/28/2026

Most designers are scared AI will make their work look generic.

Victoria Valentine made this.

Gravitate — a London arts festival identity by . Built in 10 weeks on the AI Branding Masterclass. The festival makes room. Every taste call hers.

Drop BRANDING in the comments for the next cohort link.

05/20/2026

Monet got called “AI slop” last week. Impressionism got called the same thing in 1870.
Conceptual artist SHL0MS posted a real Monet, labelled it AI, and thousands of people lined up to explain why it was so obviously slop. The gatekeepers always sound the same. They just change costumes.

05/19/2026

The most experienced designers are the ones feeling most lost in AI right now.

Simone Attanasio’s kitchen analogy is the most honest take we’ve heard on it. Worth two minutes if AI has been making you feel like a beginner again.

Full fireside inside the Creative Futures Hub. Comment VIP for the link 👇
Send it to a designer who’s feeling the same.

05/18/2026

Two things designers aren’t talking about enough. First: AI just closed the gap between concept and ex*****on. You can show a client the actual brand world before any production budget exists. Second: why the creator economy is where the work is flowing — and why most of us keep ignoring it.

Jagger Waters — AI filmmaker, creative strategist (Sundance, Adobe, Cannes, Producers Guild) — joins the Creative Futures Hub live on Monday May 25.

12pm Pacific · 1pm Mexico City · 3pm Eastern · 8pm UK. Free to join.

Drop “Hub” in the comments and I’ll send you the link to RSVP.

AI doesn’t build your brand. It amplifies the one you’ve already got.That’s not our line — it’s what a designer currentl...
05/14/2026

AI doesn’t build your brand. It amplifies the one you’ve already got.
That’s not our line — it’s what a designer currently mid-way through the AI Branding Masterclass wrote when we asked the cohort to finish one sentence: “If you’re a designer on the fence about AI, this course will ___.”
Swipe for five of their answers — then decide which side of the fence you want to be on.
Comment JUNE for the enrolment link.

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