91% of Designers Use AI. Only 4% of Companies Changed Pay
Designers rebuilt how they work in a year. Most employers have not updated reviews, metrics or pay to match.
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Designers rebuilt how they work in a year. Most employers have not updated reviews, metrics or pay to match.
One in five designers now says AI is reducing collaboration on their team. A year ago it was one in twenty.
Designers are crossing into code with AI. Developers are using the same tools daily and trusting them less.
OpenAI's standalone video app launched in September 2025. By March 2026 it was being shut down.
AI was supposed to simplify design. Instead, the average designer's toolkit more than doubled in a year.
Designers taught each other AI this year. Fewer of them are listening to leadership.
Adobe's model picker now includes its biggest AI rivals. We counted who is in it and what that changes.
Professionals felt the pressure of AI this year. Small businesses felt the relief.