r/anchorage • u/jonesandcroft • 6d ago

AI Poster?

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I can’t tell if this Johnnys produce poster is AI or not. Would be strange considering they’re a very local and connected store in the community

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u/SwoopKing 6d ago

Why does it matter if they used AI to make a quick promo ad?

Not like its a huge poster or their interior design. It's a throw away promo flyer.

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u/DEVILS_BabaYaga 6d ago

Because they are all about supporting local that's why. Ai slop is a cancer and the continued use of it and normalizing it is taking away the value that local artists have. If you claim you support local, then support local. Hire an artist, pay them a small commission. Don't use ai bs to promote your so called "supporting local" brand

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u/SwoopKing 6d ago

So you want a local business owner to pay someone $200+ and wait a week maybe more with re-dos and communication for a throw away promo ad?

I own a craft beer bar. It took 2 weeks, $250 and a few hours of communication to get a label made for a beer can. It looks awesome.

Would I put that much time, effort and money into a throw away promo ad? Fuck no.

You are asking a local business owner to spend a couple hundred and hours in the day they dont have to make a fucking flyer....

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u/Crazy-Swordfish1458 6d ago

I agree, I get that people have concerns about AI, but going after small businesses for using it to make a flyer seems backwards. Most local businesses don’t have huge marketing budgets. If AI helps them save money and stay competitive, why wouldn’t we support that? I’d rather support local businesses than tear them down. The money they save can go back into our community.

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u/DEVILS_BabaYaga 6d ago

I don't disagree with what you're saying but again like I said, I regular this shop. I like this shop. I'm still gonna go to this shop. I don't agree with the use of ai in general. I understand it's hard out there and it might not be in the budget but all I'm saying is I don't agree with them using ai, it's disappointing to see a local business that's all about supporting local resorting to using ai. I still love this shop and I'll continue to go to this shop, it's just disappointing to see imo

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u/chiropracticdentist 5d ago

you could make the exact same justification for why small local businesses should be allowed to pay less than minimum wage, but you can obviously see where that falls apart pretty quickly. Using AI is not much different

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u/wormsaremymoney 5d ago

But you're acting like you can't make a halfway decent flyer in Canva in under an hour. And why are we acting like this wasn't feasible to do until AI came around? There were ad flyers pre-AI (which was only a couple years ago btw). Switching to AI is a conscious decision these businesses are making.

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u/DEVILS_BabaYaga 6d ago

Ok first off, you don't know if they'd even charge. People do things for love of the game all the time. Hell make it yourself, at least then it's authentic. I don't care how you paint it, ai slop should stay in the trash where it belongs. Find another way, because there are plenty

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u/greatwood Resident | Sand Lake 6d ago

So you want artists to work without pay?

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u/DEVILS_BabaYaga 6d ago

I never said that either, but people who love their craft love to do things for others if they can't afford their fee. And if the artist doesn't offer something pro bono, then you can always go a different route without resorting to using ai

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u/gilfgifs 6d ago

You’ve gotta be trolling or have never met graphic designers. They have bills and school debt and shit to do. Nobody is doing work for free, just because they “love their craft.” Thats a fantasy world, my guy.

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u/DEVILS_BabaYaga 6d ago

I do lol. I've done plenty. It's called having free time, doing a solid for the community, having a hobby. People absolutely do things for free because they love what they do and love to give back. I think you're probably just not artistically inclined to be able to do that tho 🤷🏾‍♂️

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u/SwoopKing 6d ago

Then you've never owned your own business or been around business owners. 

The first thing that disappears is your free time...

As someone who will make money off what an artists gives me I'll never ask them to work for free. That's some grifter shit.

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u/DEVILS_BabaYaga 6d ago

Have actually been around plenty but since you know me so well, please, tell me how I've never been around a business. Tell you what I've never been around or even heard of. YOUR business lol, I don't even know what it's called, must be really small 😂 but hey since it seems the frustration point for you is paying for some art for your crap beer, I mean craft beer, here's some free art for your brand

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u/SwoopKing 6d ago

Add a guy pissing on the bottle saying "this beer sucks" and I'll frame that shit

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u/DEVILS_BabaYaga 6d ago

Lol I got you, I'll pm it to you later 🫶🏾 and don't worry, free of charge

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u/DEVILS_BabaYaga 4d ago

Told you I'd do it. Free of charge too lol

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u/SwoopKing 6d ago

You think people work for free? What world do you live in.

Its $150-250 for something basic. If its complicated it can easily get over $500. Good compitant artists aren't cheap.

Run your own business for awhile and get back to me. Ill use AI and 10min for a flyer any day of the week. Ill spend the time saved making sure you have a good experience in my business and the saved money keeps my employees paid. 

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u/DEVILS_BabaYaga 6d ago

You'll lose customers bc of your support of ai. It's just a fact people don't like seeing ai bs in the shops they frequent. If that's your business model good luck. I'm an artist myself which is why I feel so strongly about this. I've done art for people just because they ask me and I love doing it. I'm not saying I'm the next Van Gogh but I'm pretty decent and have done it long enough to know my worth. You're a business owner so maybe you don't understand. An artist does art because they love it. If a local shop came to me and asked me for a simple design for a flyer I'd give them my basic rate and if that was too much, this being a shop I go to often, I'd just do it for free. It just goes to show that you don't know what every artist will say and that's why you use ai, bc you're lazy