South Africa, Feb. 17 -- I've been designing for a long time and I've seen plenty of tools come and go. While most of them promised increased efficiency, and a few delivered that, AI has actually changed how I think about my work. And it's done this far more quickly than I would have thought possible.

When I first heard about AI and started experimenting with it, I was sceptical. Like many designers, I worried about what it might take away from the craft or even take away our livelihoods. But over time, AI has become part of my everyday process, not as a replacement for creativity, but as a tool to move through ideas faster and more freely.

I use it to explore concepts at speed, to unblock myself when I hit creative walls and to compres...