DALL·E 2 and The Origin of Vibe Shifts

Summary

Design has shifted from photographs to hand drawn abstractions because sites like unsplash have made photographs more accessible and therefore less desirable.

A landing page is about signalling. It is an example of the Red Queen Race. Using the same assets that everyone else does does not accomplish this. Hence the shift to abstract landing pages.

With the introduction of DALL-E, abstract designs no longer serve this purpose, hence, design trends will change.