diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 921950955..00745b4f6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## \[0.34.2\] - 2024-11-07
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Restore human-friendly default `ImageArtifact` and `AudioArtifact` names with file type extension. 
+
 ## \[0.34.1\] - 2024-11-05
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/griptape/artifacts/audio_artifact.py b/griptape/artifacts/audio_artifact.py
index e9e38858a..4796e99de 100644
--- a/griptape/artifacts/audio_artifact.py
+++ b/griptape/artifacts/audio_artifact.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import random
+import string
+import time
+
 from attrs import define, field
 
 from griptape.artifacts import BlobArtifact
@@ -15,6 +19,12 @@ class AudioArtifact(BlobArtifact):
 
     format: str = field(kw_only=True, metadata={"serializable": True})
 
+    def __attrs_post_init__(self) -> None:
+        # Generating the name string requires attributes set by child classes.
+        # This waits until all attributes are available before generating a name.
+        if self.name == self.id:
+            self.name = self.make_name()
+
     @property
     def mime_type(self) -> str:
         return f"audio/{self.format}"
@@ -24,3 +34,9 @@ def to_bytes(self) -> bytes:
 
     def to_text(self) -> str:
         return f"Audio, format: {self.format}, size: {len(self.value)} bytes"
+
+    def make_name(self) -> str:
+        entropy = "".join(random.choices(string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits, k=4))
+        fmt_time = time.strftime("%y%m%d%H%M%S", time.localtime())
+
+        return f"audio_artifact_{fmt_time}_{entropy}.{self.format}"
diff --git a/griptape/artifacts/image_artifact.py b/griptape/artifacts/image_artifact.py
index 36170ee0d..cf81d9cb5 100644
--- a/griptape/artifacts/image_artifact.py
+++ b/griptape/artifacts/image_artifact.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import random
+import string
+import time
+
 from attrs import define, field
 
 from griptape.artifacts import BlobArtifact
@@ -19,6 +23,12 @@ class ImageArtifact(BlobArtifact):
     width: int = field(kw_only=True, metadata={"serializable": True})
     height: int = field(kw_only=True, metadata={"serializable": True})
 
+    def __attrs_post_init__(self) -> None:
+        # Generating the name string requires attributes set by child classes.
+        # This waits until all attributes are available before generating a name.
+        if self.name == self.id:
+            self.name = self.make_name()
+
     @property
     def mime_type(self) -> str:
         return f"image/{self.format}"
@@ -28,3 +38,9 @@ def to_bytes(self) -> bytes:
 
     def to_text(self) -> str:
         return f"Image, format: {self.format}, size: {len(self.value)} bytes"
+
+    def make_name(self) -> str:
+        entropy = "".join(random.choices(string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits, k=4))
+        fmt_time = time.strftime("%y%m%d%H%M%S", time.localtime())
+
+        return f"image_artifact_{fmt_time}_{entropy}.{self.format}"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ef87db34c..ca7dd6a12 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "griptape"
-version = "0.34.1"
+version = "0.34.2"
 description = "Modular Python framework for LLM workflows, tools, memory, and data."
 authors = ["Griptape <hello@griptape.ai>"]
 license = "Apache 2.0"
diff --git a/tests/unit/artifacts/test_audio_artifact.py b/tests/unit/artifacts/test_audio_artifact.py
index aab6af630..d7a11ad35 100644
--- a/tests/unit/artifacts/test_audio_artifact.py
+++ b/tests/unit/artifacts/test_audio_artifact.py
@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@ def test_deserialization(self, audio_artifact):
         assert deserialized_artifact.format == "pcm"
         assert deserialized_artifact.meta["model"] == "provider/model"
         assert deserialized_artifact.meta["prompt"] == "two words"
+
+    def test_name(self, audio_artifact):
+        assert audio_artifact.name.startswith("audio_artifact_")
+        assert audio_artifact.name.endswith(audio_artifact.format)
diff --git a/tests/unit/artifacts/test_image_artifact.py b/tests/unit/artifacts/test_image_artifact.py
index a632953ae..559697e9a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/artifacts/test_image_artifact.py
+++ b/tests/unit/artifacts/test_image_artifact.py
@@ -40,3 +40,7 @@ def test_deserialization(self, image_artifact):
         assert deserialized_artifact.height == 512
         assert deserialized_artifact.meta["model"] == "openai/dalle2"
         assert deserialized_artifact.meta["prompt"] == "a cute cat"
+
+    def test_name(self, image_artifact):
+        assert image_artifact.name.startswith("image_artifact_")
+        assert image_artifact.name.endswith(image_artifact.format)