Ever have someone bring a design for you to carve and paint that was done by artificial intelligence?
Posted by Curt Stenz (Member # 82) on :
Rick, No I haven't. Another scary thought for someone who loves to create designs just for the client.
To me, it is another stab at the heart and soul of this great world we have lived in.
Posted by Ken Henry (Member # 598) on :
What if AI was truly intelligent enough to recognize the intrinsic value of creative thought? Given that it's very evolution was a direct result of creative thinking, one might logically conclude it would highly value the thought process that resulted in it's existence. Major contributions to society, in many fields are the result of creative thinking.
It's merely another tool, albeit a very sophisticated one, much like the introduction of CAD, which is now in widespread use.
Once, way back when, I remember being taught the importance of learning the basic rules, before attempting to successfully break one, and that probably applies not only to sign design, but music composition, architecture, medicine, other disciplines as well. The one constant is change & evolution, so it's probably in our best interest to embrace it, rather than dread it.
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
Imagine a client speaking into the microphone on their computer and saying I want a sign around 3'x5'with a redwood forest and flower ground cover and maybe a deer grazing with these words arced on the top line? That's what a customer brought me to carve and paint. It doesn't look designed by a person. It has a very Disney kind of look to it. I'm gonna do it, and try not to laugh.
Posted by Gerald Barlow (Member # 3477) on :
Sellout! Sellout! Rixax is a sellout!
Yeah, if only. MY customers bring me a scrap of envelope with numbers in pencil. They want "stickies?" printed (cut) out to poot on de trook side.
Redwood, carving, painting, Bah! In my dreams.
Posted by Brian Dish (Member # 10782) on :
Rick what do you expect form Mendocino? When I see your location all I can remember is when I was younger Mendocino BUDD..:-{)}
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
This sign will go in Fort Bragg. Mendocino Historical Review Board wouldn't allow it.
Posted by Duncan Wilkie (Member # 132) on :
Virtual Nephew Art.
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
Duncan, this AI drawing is much better than any nephew art I've ever seen. For people that print signs on vinyl,it's ready to go. For carving and painting it's much more of a challenge. I wish I could post a picture of it here.
[ April 05, 2025, 08:44 AM: Message edited by: Rick Sacks ]
Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
I did a truck lettering job that my customer's wife did by using an AI program on her phone. I have to admit, it was pretty cool. Yes, a bit too busy, but it looked good. I had to size it to fit on a Kenworth door and create a "Line" so the plotter knew where to cut the design. I had it printed/cut by Signs365, slapped that baby on and it looked good. Overall, I made my money, based on a hourly rate and I didn't have to go through the back and forth of trying to please a customer with a design.
