When Best Intentions are Not Enough

For those who don’t know my history before becoming a full-time content creator and stationery maker, I worked as a graphic designer for Hallmark Cards for almost 20 years. I worked with some of the most talented lettering artists, illustrators and writers. I went on to work for two other companies as a product developer (not digital products but a design of physical goods like tea sets, Christmas ornaments, home decor goods and more) where I had the pleasure of collaborating with artist and illustrators as well as creating my own artwork. I believe artists should be paid for their work and credited. I have been writing The Well-Appointed Desk (for better or worse) since 2010. I have written every word in my posts and reviews, typos and all. So, it’s surprising when people ask whether my zines were created using AI. This question has come up a couple times about the Gamify zine and I felt like I needed to be absolutely sure about every aspect of the publication. In writing the Gamify…