Design is fracturing into 3 groups
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The data shows that design is fracturing into three groups, each expressing a different feeling about their careers. 43% are using AI coding tools more than half the time, and 37% aren't using them at all. And 31% say it's most or nearly all of their output. Their daily workflow looks closer to their engineering counterparts than ever before. Then we have the dabblers sitting at 18.5%. They are experimenting, but they are not fully committed. They're kind of our swing group. And where they land over the next 6 months is going to reshape this whole ratio. And lastly, we have the holdouts sitting at 37%. They are not doing any vibe coding, they're not experimenting, they're just completely absent. And this isn't about early adopters versus the laggards. This is three parallel realities happe…