Bad quality art files

[Davel_NEWWPkg]

As a prepress/preflight technician (for 25+ years), I am beginning to a a downward trend in quality art files. Messy, badly planned, badly executed files, with text that looks like it was image-traced by a 2nd grader from a 72 dpi PNG file.  Are any of the newer designers out there getting any training at all in setting up final files for print and print production?  Setups for 4/c Process vs. Flexography vs. Digital print?  I get the idea that all the new art files I'm receiving are from amateurs who have no idea what they are doing. 

[didiermazier]

Hahaha!

Graphic designers nowadays only know how to prompt for AI…

And most of the jobs are not any longer produced by graphic designers or art directors but by 2 years marketing cursus paper pushers…

The worst is yet to come.

😉

[_scott__]

You mean print design is still a thing? I thought that died when the iPad was released. 😀☺️🙃😜🤪

Take solace in job security. And ask for a raise. 😀 In another 10 years, no one will understand what you do every day. 

[DaveL@NEWWPkg]

I'm retiring in less than 6 years, so ... I don't want to see what's coming next.  Actually, I'd love to leave Graphics completely now.  Just get a Customer Service or Purchasing job.  Leave it all behind for any one else to deal with.  I'm done.

[Monika Gause]

Thankfully in Germany we have vocational training.