Pillar

AI and the Designer

Pieces in the AI and the Designer pillar are in progress at no-spec.

What this pillar covers

Pieces here focus on generative tools inside a real design practice, where they help, where they hurt, and how to disclose them. While the opening essays are being finalised, related material is already live on the rest of the site:

• Spec Work - why unpaid pitches are still a bad deal.
• AI and the Designer - where generative tools earn a place, and where they do not.
• Rates, Contracts, Scope - practical guidance on charging and contracting.
• The Professional Record - the profession arguments, decisions, and history.
• About no-spec - what we publish, how we frame the debate, and why this site exists.

When the AI and the Designer pieces will publish

Each piece is being written by editors with hands-on experience of the working design profession, not generated en masse. If you would like to be notified when a specific piece publishes, the contact page has our address.

How this connects to Proof of Work

Pricing and scoping generated work only holds up if the deliverable can be shown to be yours. The Proof of Work pillar carries that half of the argument: why AI mockups are the new unpaid pitch, and what an AI disclosure clause in the contract should say about tools, disclosure and warranty.