Visual Communication Design

My Major Lifespan

until AI starts shrinking hiring of this major’s graduates
Sep 24, 2027 · 363 days left

Entry-level production work such as banners, product detail pages, draft mockups, and photo retouching is shifting to generative AI, so junior hiring at agencies and in-house teams shrinks first (illustration commissions are already down). There is no licensing to act as a buffer, and persuading clients and art direction remain senior designers' work.

Major lifespan is the time left until AI is expected to start shrinking hiring of this major’s graduates. It doesn’t mean the major will disappear or that everyone will lose their job.