RE: quick and easy covers/posters/etc. without genAI
original post by skaetlett. i read this and i HAD to reply to it, because i'm sick and tired of AI-generated promotional graphics and cover arts, too! well, i'm sick of gen AI in general, but its use in covers/posters/etc. in particular.
every time i see such a poster, i think, "come on you cheapskates, are there REALLY no artists in your town that you can work with? you couldn't even just type it out on microsoft word and attach a relevant clip-art? you couldn't just take a photo or video with your phone? are you THAT lazy? well now i'm no longer interested." these AI-generated graphics don't even look good! they're garish and overstimulating, and they hurt my eyes to read. but most importantly, they don't tell me anything about who you are.
it's easy to create these assets when you're strapped for cash, using the methods outlined in skaet's blog post. we've always been able to do it ourselves without asking chatGPT to do it for us, for years. like, look at this. i made this in realworld paint (a free raster graphics editor) in like 10 minutes:
sorry for the shameless plug, but you see? it's easy! don't make excuses for using the environmentally-destructive plagiarism machine. there's nothing wrong with putting in at least the bare minimum of effort. skaet's post will help you out. be a human, be silly, be authentic, and be you.