Design Smarter With AI Workshop

$297 $97 USD Early Bird Pricing for April 15th Workshop

A one hour live workshop for designers who want to work faster without losing their creative voice

AI is not here to replace designers.
It is here to support better ideas stronger workflows and clearer decisions. 

In this live one hour workshop, you will learn how to use AI as a creative assistant so you can design with more confidence and less friction.

  • Live Workshop
  • Wednesday, April 15, 2026
  • One hour online
  • Replay available/Lifetime Access available

(You can add on the January 2026 Workshop below as well)

WHO THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR

This workshop is designed for

  • Graphic designers
  • Surface designers
  • Illustrators
  • Makers
  • Creative entrepreneurs
  • Crafters

It is perfect if you:

  • Feel curious about AI but overwhelmed
  • Want to save time in your design process
  • Struggle with blank page syndrome
  • Need help brainstorming collections content or concepts
  • Want practical real designer examples not tech jargon

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

In this one hour session you will learn how to:

+ Use AI to spark ideas without copying or losing originality

+ Write better prompts that actually support your creative vision

+ Software that makes marketing your designs faster

+ Use AI to support website design and landing pages

 

You will leave with clarity confidence and real examples you can reuse.

WHAT MAKES THIS WORKSHOP DIFFERENT

This is not a tech demo.
This is a designer led workshop.

You will learn AI through the lens of
+ Design thinking
+ Creative integrity
+ Creative direction

Everything taught is practical and immediately usable for designers.

WORKSHOP AGENDA

How designers are becoming creative directors

What AI can help with that you never have to learn

The best AI tools for creative work

What is worth using and what to ignore

Web design made easy for designers

How html will no longer be an issue for designers (it just got a WHOLE LOT EASIER!)

Real uses

Using AI for ideation, marketing, and planning

Staying original and creative

How to use AI responsibly and confidently

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Carina Gardner is a designer educator and creative entrepreneur with over two decades of industry experience.

She is the founder of Design Suite and the University of Arts and Design, where she teaches designers how to build sustainable creative careers.

Her work blends design business strategy creativity and practical systems that support real artists.

Her programs and university emphasis use of AI to make designers faster to meet market demands.

LIVE WORKSHOP

 

Please join live on

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

10am MT/12pm ET

Link will be sent when you enroll. Replay information will be sent 24 hours after the live.

You can also purchase past workshops below.

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