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Graphic design and artificial intelligence: Interdisciplinary challenges for designers in the search for research collaboration

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Meron, Yaron·2022·Proceedings of DRS
DOI 10.21606/drs.2022.157
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The introduction of electronic publishing, multimedia, the web and social media have influenced and presented challenges for graphic design. Now the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) features within graphic design software enables practitioners to automate many design processes. However, this threatens to deskill the profession and create a second tier of ‘non-professional’ designers, particularly within less creative work that emphasises fast turnover and functional artefact production. Research at the intersection of AI and graphic design has been led by computer scientists. This paper argues, from a designer’s perspective, that a paucity of scholarly engagement by graphic designers with their own practice and of AI research has resulted in computer scientists defaulting to functional approaches to design. Acknowledging that discursive and methodological differences between computer science and graphic design renders interdisciplinary collaboration problematic, this paper places the onus on design practitioners and researchers to engage with research into AI-supported graphic design.

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Authors
Meron, Y.
Affiliations
The University of Sydney (AU)
Corresponding author
Meron, Yaron
ORCID
Meron, Yaron
Venue
Proceedings of DRS
Publisher
Design Research Society
Published
2022-06-25
ISSN
2398-3132 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.21606/drs.2022.157
OpenAlex
W4283022604
Cited by
45
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0
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 6
FWCI
10.76
Type
conference paper
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
Proceedings of DRS (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design › Digital Media and Visual Art
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Visual Arts and Performing Arts › Graphic Design and Typography
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Visual Arts and Performing Arts › Art, Technology, and Culture
Keywords
design automation, interdisciplinary collaboration, designer perspective, design practice

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