AI-generated posters don't have to be horrible
The gist
A blogger showed ChatGPT can make non-identikit event posters by prompting a Bauhaus/geometric style.
The debate is whether AI's free, same-looking design helps or dilutes brands.
How it unfolded
- recentlyA now-famous Facebook post showed a collage of identikit AI-generated village fayre posters, and an Independent article covered AI poster slop for local events.
- Jun 7, 2026The article "AI-generated posters don't have to be horrible" was published at john.hartnup.uk, arguing AI event posters need not look identical.
- Jun 7, 2026The author gave ChatGPT invented event details and asked for a clean, bright layout; the first attempt returned the default craft-fayre template he wanted to avoid.