My AI Design Portfolio
I’m not a web developer. I never have been. The final test of my computer programming class in 9th grade was to draw Big Bird in Q-Basic. I got an A only because Tommy passed his floppy disk around the room so everyone could copy and alter his code. Computer language was harder for me than French, and I still got hopelessly lost in the Paris airport on my way to Lebanon.
So why am I feeling so threatened by the ability to sentence-prompt websites?
I’m about to be vulnerable here…
The Secular Design World Has A Moral Stance On AI. Does The Church?
Most pastors are using AI the same way I am, for personal benefit. Shortcuts to freedom. Ministry is really hard, but much of that is the administrative work of running a business. Or being a therapist. Or being a marketing expert. Or being a speech writer. Or being a preschool specialist. Or being a musician. Or being an author. Or being a fundraiser. I think most of us in ministry are looking for freedom, so we can do the one thing we’re really being called to do. Do you blame us for being overly utilitarian with our use of AI?
Producers Beware
I am not an instrumentalist. An instrumentalist focuses on technical mastery. I’m far, far away from technical mastery. I can, though, safely classify myself as a musician. A musician is a broader term for anyone who creates, understands or performs music. While instrumentalists can be musicians, not all musicians are technical instrumentalists. But wouldn’t you know it… the computer has made a way.
I can pluck an idea as a musician, and filter it through A.I. to achieve technical mastery. This elevates the humble musician and humbles the elevated instrumentalist.
I May Have Cheated My Way into College (Does The End Justify The Means?)
If God has given you a gift—a calling, an anointing—don’t hand it over to the machine. Use tools to increase your capacity for good, not to escape the work altogether. Let technology support your gift, not replace it.
Cute logos, Family Portraits and… custom puzzles?
This fall, we had fun taking family portraits for the Eshlemen and Roach families. If you have a moment to capture, we would love to help. We’ve learned that if you put the kids at ease, everyone else follows. The best ideas flow from giving the kids creative freedom!