Photoshop put professional design software in everyone’s hands. Developing a designer’s eye still took years of practice. @shoshanaberger argues that AI will let people skip many of the early, awkward reps of learning. "Humans learn through the friction of trying and failing and trying again. But automation allows you to skip failure," she writes. Those reps are often how judgment develops. The people who have done them will be able to teach others what good work looks like. In Shoshana's Thesis Statement, she proposes we return to the master and apprentice model of the Renaissance guild:

Photoshop 1.0 hit the scene in 1990—35 years later, the tools have changed, but the passion for creating hasn’t. What’s your earliest Photoshop memory? 🎨 Read more: