Our stance on using Ai

It's not that you asked, but some of you have and honestly - because it's so much in the conversation today, I wanted to make sure that we address our use of AI .. because we do use it. Its an amazing tool and we have found it to be incredibly helpful in everything from help with coding, to restructuring orders, to pulling reports and all kinds of weirdness. I even used it a while back to create some filler images on the “how to place an order” video.

We don’t use it to create final art for our shop or our customers … but have used it to help brainstorm concepts, create textures for brushes and backgrounds, make color palettes, identify fonts, as a classic image morgue, and who knows what else.

I’ve been around long enough to remember when Photoshop was considered cheating and digital art wasn’t permitted for award submissions. This feels very familiar. So, until proved wrong, this is how we will be approaching Ai… with curiosity and an open mind.

This perspective may not age well but i remember (as web designer) hearing the internet was a fad, and theres a new machine that will print whatever you can think of, like a fork or a house.

To those of you that disagree, thats the wonderful part of being human - we can have our opinions and do our own thing.

so the long and short of it … Ai is a tool and just like any curious human - we have been playing with it since the very beginning. Like a hammer, you could build shelter or murder someone, so i guess my real stance on Ai is … beware of the user.

And with anything, if you have a concern, question, or comment - hit that contact button up top and let us know.