AI vs Human Designer: You Won't Believe Who Won!

About this video

He tests whether Ideogram AI can match a human-made print-on-demand design, using a retro sunset tractor illustration with the text ‘I live for tractor rides.’ Before the test he stresses checking trademarks and copyrights, showing a split search in TM Hunt and suggesting a Google check for song titles or similar conflicts. He uploads the human design to Ideogram and tries its describe feature, but notes that attempt did not capture the text well, so he builds a simple prompt himself describing a green tractor, sunset background, and the wording below. Iterating — removing ‘cartoon,’ borrowing background wording from a generated prompt, adding ’t-shirt design’ and ‘illustration,’ and using remix — he arrives at a version he calls the winner. He then downloads the PNG, upscales it with a free upscaler at 4x, and removes the background in Canva, noting small marks still need erasing. He contrasts that fiddly prompt-editing process with the human workflow, which he says involved Photoshop for text and a pen-drawn illustration on an iPad. His verdict is that both are good, simple designs sell, and the market decides. He also promotes his Top Research Design Vault, which he says now updates weekly with niche ideas, keywords, competition numbers, and inspiration links, and says he has done print on demand for over eight years.

Key takeaways

• Always check trademarks and copyrights before uploading a design
• Uploading a design to Ideogram’s describe feature does not always capture text correctly
• Simple prompts plus iteration and remix can improve an AI design
• AI output still needs upscaling, background removal, and small clean-up edits
• He concludes both human and AI designs can sell — the market decides

Episode details: published August 12, 2024 · 17:59 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are RJ Martinez’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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