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Free AI tools are killing South Africa’s web designer job market
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this post was submitted on 01 Sep 2023
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So basically, the role of "web designer" is becoming obsolete for small projects, as people are taking notice web developers got their way path open to doing design tasks for peanuts, and conversely, web designers have to upscale their toolset to match the demand. Like, no one would list "React" in a designer's toolset like this article did UNLESS if the process was borderline a copy paste work.
Race to the bottom says it all.
Not necessarily obsolete. If the guy wants to do better, he should try to learn some of those AI tools. He's not being replaced by AI, he's being replaced by someone who uses AI to boost productivity
But as productivity increases, doesn't that mean you need fewer people to do the same work, so people are still being put out of a job? I doubt that there are so many people needing web designers.
Regular maintenance is still necessary, as well as keeping up with modern design standards. And more productivity just means increased sales as long as there are clients present
Design doesn't take any maintenance. Design additions and changes yes, but for small businesses those are rare. And redesigns to be modern are even rarer, often only happening after nearly a decade, if at all.
More productivity just means increased sales if there are clients present, yes, but that's a very big if. Most small businesses get one simple site to be their web presence, then have no need to change it for years.