However, in contrast to the past when a skill was some-thing acquired over years of arduous practice, mastering digital design requires nothing beyond rote memorization of keystrokes and command sequences. Of course, work by an amateur cannot compare to the quality and craftsmanship of the professional, but improved tools will ultimately close the gap such that only a trained eye can perceive a difference.
Complexity is the key to writing the next chapter in graphic design.
However, as I quickly learned, unbounded expressive spaces that change with respect to time make exciting play, but inadequate communicative design. In my recent book The Reactive Square, I presented an introduction to this style of digital graphicwork with 10 different squares that react to sound.