We’re grappling with a shift where technical capability outpaces understanding, as Kate Moran and Sarah Gibbons describe non-developers becoming "vibe architects" who build complex AI systems on intuition alone. This raises urgent questions about control and craft, especially as enterprise software becomes personal and designers face the anxiety of either adopting new tools or maintaining critical distance. We explore whether traditional design skills are becoming obsolete or the rare commodity that saves projects from bad automation, while examining how we codify taste and choreograph behavior in an era where motion is the new interface.
