The Deliverable

di Kevin Omni (Autore)

Longhold Press, 2026

A designer can still be excellent at the craft—and no longer be required to produce the work. AI-assisted tools now make it possible to generate convincing interfaces, prototypes, visual systems and other artifacts that once sat at the center of design careers. The output is not always good. It does not need to be perfect to change who gets asked, hired, credited or paid. That is the unsettling question at the heart of The Deliverable: when the work can be produced without you, what makes you necessary? Kevin Omni looks beyond the familiar prescriptions to master the latest tools, move into strategy or rely on supposedly irreplaceable human judgment. He examines the difference between doing valuable work and occupying a position where that value is recognized, connected to decisions and rewarded. The argument moves from AI-enabled production to organizational incentives, responsibility after handoff, bargaining power and the limits of individual agency. Drawing on labor-market evidence, research on AI-assisted work and concrete professional situations, the book offers a demanding but usable way to assess where a designer can contribute meaningfully—and where the conditions for that contribution may simply not exist. For product, UX and digital designers, independent practitioners and the people shaping their roles, The Deliverable is a measured account of professional identity and economic value in the age of AI. It does not promise that any career is AI-proof. It asks a better question: what work remains worth doing, who needs it, and under what conditions will they pay for it?

• Autore: Kevin Omni
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: Longhold Press
• Formato: EPUB3 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798951912374