Here’s one thing AI can’t do

What’s up, type nerds? AI can do a lot, but it can’t do everything—especially when it comes to designing Fast Company magazine’s Summer 2026 issue, which explores the theme of autonomy and features a list of the 20 biggest names in AI today. Fast Company creative director Mike Schnaidt breaks down the design process behind the cover and explains why he chose two typefaces: Ease and Milling.