Beginner · 4 lessons · about 30 min · free certificate

AI for graphic designers

A practical course on using AI for briefs, concept exploration, image generation, copy and client communication, while protecting your craft, your clients and your rights.

For: Freelance and in-house graphic designers, brand designers and design students.

Start lesson 1

When you finish

  • You can sort design tasks into what AI drafts, what it assists, and what stays with you.
  • You can write prompts for mood boards, concept images, briefs and client notes.
  • You can check generated images for flaws, borrowed styles and unusable files.
  • You can handle licensing, client contracts and disclosure with care.
  • You can follow a 30-day plan and show AI skills honestly in a portfolio.

Lessons

Final exam and certificate

8 questions. Score 7 or more for a free certificate of completion you can share and add to LinkedIn. Unlimited tries.

Take the final exam

Prompts you can use today

Copy one, replace the [brackets] with your details, and paste it into the AI tool you use. Leave out anything private.

Sharpen a vague brief

A client sent this brief: [paste]. Ask me up to ten questions that would make it clear: audience, goals, tone, deliverables, sizes, deadlines, budget limits I will define, and what they dislike. Then draft a one-page brief summary for me to confirm with them.

Mood board directions

I am designing a visual identity for [business type] aimed at [audience] with a feeling of [three words]. Describe four distinct visual directions in words: palette ideas, typography feel, imagery style, and what each would say about the brand. Avoid naming living artists.

Image prompt for concepts

Write a detailed image-generation prompt for a concept sketch: [subject], in a [style description without naming a living artist], with [lighting], [color palette], [composition, e.g. wide shot, space on the left for text]. Add a line of things to avoid, such as extra fingers or garbled lettering.

Explain a design decision to a client

Write a short, friendly explanation, in plain words, of why I chose [typeface, color or layout] for [project], tied to the client's goal of [goal]. Avoid design jargon and keep it under about 120 words.

Draft alternative copy

Suggest eight short taglines for [business] that is [description] for [audience]. Vary the tone: playful, calm, bold, and warm. Avoid claims we cannot prove, and avoid cliches.

Accessibility check

Here is a description of my design: colors [list with codes], text sizes [list], and layout [describe]. Point out likely accessibility problems such as low contrast, small text, color-only meaning and unclear order, and suggest fixes I can test with a contrast checker.

Feedback reply

A client said: [paste feedback]. Help me turn it into a clear list of revisions, separate what is a change request from what is an opinion I should discuss, and draft a polite reply that confirms scope and timing I choose: [timing].

File and handoff checklist

Create a handoff checklist for delivering [type of project] to a client or printer: file formats, color modes, resolution, fonts to outline or package, bleed and safe margins, naming, and a usage-rights note for me to complete.

Ask the AI tutor

Ask anything about this course, in any language. The tutor is an AI: it can be wrong, and it never needs your personal details.

AI-drafted. Checked by an automated validator and a separate AI reviewer; a person has not read every lesson. Translations and tutor answers are AI-made. Found a mistake? Tell us. Tool facts last checked November 2026; features change, so check the product's own help pages. AI can be wrong. General information, not professional advice. Product names identify the tools taught; no affiliation or endorsement. Current University is not accredited; certificates of completion are not degrees, credit or licenses.