With Microsoft Designer, you can go from a blank page to a polished logo, poster, or social post in minutes — and this course shows you exactly how. You’ll start with the basics: what Designer is, and how to find your way around the editor and its templates. From there you’ll build real design skills — text, color, images, layout, and visual elements — so your work looks intentional rather than accidental. Then you’ll put Designer’s AI to work. You’ll generate original images from prompts, learn how to write prompts that actually get what you pictured, and clean up real photos with background removal, generative erase, and object repositioning. Finally, you’ll apply everything to real-world projects and finish with a full brand campaign built end to end. This course is built for aspiring and professional designers, as well as marketers, small business owners, and anyone who needs great visuals fast.
Syllabus
- Introduction to Microsoft Designer: What is Microsoft Designer?
- Introduction to Microsoft Designer: Three Ways to Create Designs
- Introduction to Microsoft Designer: Navigating the Editor
- Introduction to Microsoft Designer: Finding and Using Templates
- Design Foundations and Core Editing: Working with Text
- Design Foundations and Core Editing: Colors, Palettes, and Backgrounds
- Design Foundations and Core Editing: Images and Media
- Design Foundations and Core Editing: Layout Essentials
- Design Foundations and Core Editing: Icons, Stickers, and Visual Elements
- Creating with AI — Image Generation: Prompt-to-Image with DALL-E
- Creating with AI — Image Generation: Writing Effective Prompts
- Creating with AI — Image Generation: Prompt Templates and Editable Prompts
- Creating with AI — Image Generation: Generating Asset Types
- Editing with AI — Photo and Image Editing: Edit with AI: Uploading and the AI Edit Toolset
- Editing with AI — Photo and Image Editing: Background Removal and Blur
- Editing with AI — Photo and Image Editing: Generative Erase: Removing Unwanted Objects
- Editing with AI — Photo and Image Editing: Move Objects, Frame and Adjust
- Real-World Projects: Creating a Logo & Brand Kits
- Real-World Projects: Posters, Flyers and Invitations
- Real-World Projects: Collages and Coloring Books
- Real-World Projects: Presentations and Visuals for Documents
- Designer Everywhere – Integration & Copilot: Designer in Copilot
- Designer Everywhere – Integration & Copilot: Designer in Windows Photos
- Final Project: Capstone: An End-to-End Brand Campaign Workflow
