New Canvas 001: Designers × AI — March 2026

We want to understand how designers are honestly feeling about AI right now. Fill this out and we'll give you a free month of MagicPath Pro + 1,000 credits. Takes about 2 minutes.

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1. Where are you in your AI journey?

Just starting to explore

Building it into my workflow

It's central to how I work

I've tried it and stepped back

2. How much has AI changed your day-to-day workflow in the last 6 months?

Completely different

Noticeably different

I haven't started using it yet

3. Which AI tools are you actually using regularly? (Select all that apply)

ChatGPT

Image and visual generation

Adobe Firefly / Photoshop AI

4. Describe your current AI workflow in a few words. What's the order of tools you reach for?

5. Where do you most use AI in your process? (Select all that apply)

Research and exploration

Generating visual directions / moodboards

Prototyping and wireframing

Copywriting / content

Presenting or communicating work

I don't use it in my process yet

6. For each part of your design process, how do you feel about AI being involved?

7. How are you feeling about AI in your design work right now?

Genuinely excited

Overwhelmed but trying

Anxious about what it means for the field

Checked out / not thinking about it

8. What's the biggest thing holding you back from using AI more?

I don't know where to start

Quality isn't good enough yet

I'm not sure it fits my workflow

Ethics / concerns about the industry

Lack of time to experiment

Nothing — I'm already using it heavily

9. What do you wish existed to help you learn this? (Select all that apply)

More events like this one

A trusted newsletter or resource

A community / Slack / Discord

Just more time to experiment

Access to people who are further along

Nothing — I'm finding my own way

10. What's your primary design role?

Product / UX design

Visual / brand / graphic design

Design leadership or management

Generalist / multidisciplinary

11. How many years have you been working in design?

0–2 years

12. What type of organization do you work in?

Early-stage startup (seed to Series B)

Growth-stage or late-stage startup

Freelance / independent

	All AI	Some AI	No AI
ideation
visual directions
ideation
UX copy
research
spec/handoff
production tasks
creative judgment