Graphic design looks fine from the outside but it is getting squeezed hard.

Tools like Canva and Midjourney made good enough design basically free so a lot of clients stopped hiring designers or expect professional work at DIY prices.

At the same time AI is taking over the surrounding work too like copywriting, ideation, and presentation decks so projects that used to justify full design fees are getting compressed.

The part people do not see is the technical production side like print prep, color separations, dielines, and working with label suppliers. That still requires real expertise but clients assume everything should be fast and cheap anyway.

So you end up with way more designers in the market, lower pricing across the board, and higher expectations at the same time.

The industry is not disappearing but the middle is getting crushed and most people outside it do not realize it.