Fifteenth International Conference on The Image

Abstract

In traditional art and design instruction, image-making involves the application of art/design principles. These principles are known by similar, although sometimes varied, terms across the fields of art and design. However, with the rise of AI, image-making systems operate differently. Often designed by non-artists and non-designers, the terminology used is not related to our standard principles. The training data for these systems, primarily images paired with keywords, lacks emphasis on design principles and instead focuses on common vocabulary. Consequently, artists and designers must now develop vocabularies of image properties that correspond to these keyword descriptions, alongside traditional fine art and design vocabularies. Furthermore, an expansive catalog of these visual concepts would greatly benefit practitioners and students alike. This paper proposes a systematic approach to organizing such concepts.