profession file · read as its task mix
mostly shared ground
Illustrator
arts, design
Illustrators draw for a living: editorial images, book art, characters, packaging and brand work, mostly to a client brief. Image generators now cover much of the quick commercial middle, pushing working illustrators toward distinctive personal style and direct client relationships.
The exposed part of the week
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The full mix
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Safer ground: build these
// the future skills that shield this particular mix
Creativity
coming up with ideas & pushing them forward
Imagination
dreaming & seeing what could be
Critical thinking
reasoning independently, informed by evidence
AI literacy
understand how ai would affect us, for better or worse
Design
understanding & applying design logic
Cultural literacy
understanding how events & contexts are affected by culture
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