A new, multi-part certification led by working practitioners — where hands-on projects and real-world workflows help you cut through the noise and build practical AI capability that translates to your day-to-day work.
In the Era of AI, You Can React — or Take the Lead.
AI is already reshaping how products are designed and built. The question isn’t whether to use AI, but how to use it effectively in real work.
Most designers are experimenting in fragmented, ad hoc ways that don’t translate into meaningful progress. What matters is having a clear, structured approach — one that turns AI into a practical advantage, not just another tool.
Whether you're trying to stay current, move faster, or take on more complex work — the AI Design Certification is built to help you do exactly that through real workflows, not theory.
A Complete System for Designing with (and for) AI.
Building real capability with AI means more than learning a single tool or workflow. This program brings together everything you need — from using AI in your design process, to rapid prototyping, to designing AI-powered products — into one flexible learning track.
Program Capstone
The certification culminates in a self-directed capstone project that brings everything together.
One Program, Designed to Build Real AI Fluency
The AI Product Design Certification helps designers develops two intertwined competencies: designing with AI in your day-to-day process, and designing for AI as the core of modern products. Three courses build the foundation, and a capstone project brings it all together.
You'll start by developing end-to-end AI-augmented design workflows in AI for UX Design — the recommended starting point for building foundational fluency. From there, you'll learn to move from idea to interactive prototype at new speeds in AI Prototyping Camp, and then take on the unique challenges of designing products where AI is the material itself in Designing AI Products.
For those who want to extend beyond design into building, Vibe Coding Camp adds the ability to bring ideas to life as functional software without relying on engineering. It's especially powerful heading into the capstone, where a working prototype unlocks richer user feedback than static mockups allow.
Once you've completed your courses, you'll move into a self-directed capstone project with mentor support — designing an AI-powered product end-to-end while documenting your AI-augmented workflow throughout. The capstone is what transforms the program from a series of courses into a true certification.
You'll have 12 months from enrollment to complete the full program, including the capstone.
Pricing & Enrollment
Choose the path that fits your goals:
DESIGN
TRACK
DESIGN +
BUILD TRACK
Already taken one of the courses?
Tell us which ones and which track you're after — and we’ll provide you a personalized enrollment link with credit for your prior coursework.
What You’ll Be Able to Do
YOU WILL LEARN
Meet the Experts Behind the Program.
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Long-time Designlab mentor Chrissy Welsh has over 20 years of experience across fintech, health-tech, e-commerce, digital product innovation, and AI. She is a design thinker, innovator, and creator. She aims for clarity, simplicity and consistency while leaving space for fun and surprising details for users. Her previous work includes being UX Director at ING analytics & Global UX Directors at Deloitte & Philips.
Nanda Gopal is a Designlab mentor and Principal Designer at a product studio based in Dallas. He specializes in working with early-stage founders and product teams to turn ideas into real, usable products—especially in emerging tech spaces like generative AI. Over the past few years, he's led the design of multiple AI-first platforms, including Homa Health and TrueLaw, and partnered closely with entrepreneurs and enterprise teams to shape zero-to-one products.
Blake Arnsdorff is a designer and builder who leverages his background in Human Factors Psychology to create user-centered products that prioritize usability and delight. As mentor and corporate trainer at Designlab, Blake has helped hundreds of product designers at leading companies level up their Figma, prototyping, and design systems skills.
Jacques Debeuneure is a Senior Manager of UX at Lowe’s, where he leads UX strategy and digital innovation. Previously, he was a Lead Product Designer at Lowe’s, a UX Manager at LendingTree, and a Product Design Manager at Red Ventures for AMEX. He's also designed for brands like ADT Security and Ingersoll Rand.
With roots in the practice going back to 1997, Chris Risdon has designed digital and physical services across interaction, service, and behavioral design. The past five years have brought a deep focus on strategy and design for AI in products and services—at IBM Watson, AI healthcare startup Viz.ai, and eBay, where he is their first designer dedicated fully to AI experiences.
A Certification That Reflects How You Work Today.
At the end of the program, you’ll receive the AI Design Certification — representing weeks of hands-on work across AI workflows, prototyping, and designing AI-powered features.
It’s something you can showcase, but more importantly, it signals that you’re not just experimenting with AI — you’ve built a clear, practical way of working with it, and the capability to apply it in real-world design roles.he foundation, and a capstone project brings it all together.
Don’t Just Keep Up — Take the Lead with AI.
AI is already changing how design work gets done. This program is built to help you move beyond scattered experimentation and develop a clear, practical way of working. Join the AI Design Certification and start building your advantage.
Frequently Asked Questions
This course is ideal for visual designers, marketers, brand designers, and any creative looking to integrate AI into their design workflow. There are no strict prerequisites although having some familiarity with visual design principles is helpful.
If you're looking to get started in UX/UI design, look to our UX Academy/ UX Academy Foundations programs. This course will be helpful to designers but does not teach fundamental design skills.
In this course we’ll cover the following tools:
- Runway
- ChatGPT
- Leonardo.ai
- Midjourney
- DALL-E
Yes. Students who successfully complete Data-Driven Design may request that a Certificate of Completion be sent to them via email.
Cohort sessions will be held Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at either:
• 12pm ET (9am PT)
• 6pm ET (3pm PT)
When you sign up for the course, you'll note all of the times that you would be able to meet with a group. Based on availability, we'll place you into a session at one of those times.
If these days and times do not work for you, after you register we’ll ask you to share your broader availability and will do our best to place you in a session that better aligns with your schedule.
Cohort sessions will be held Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at either:
• 12pm ET (9am PT)
• 6pm ET (3pm PT)
When you sign up for the course, you'll note all of the times that you would be able to meet with a group. Based on availability, we'll place you into a session at one of those times.
If these days and times do not work for you, after you register we’ll ask you to share your broader availability and will do our best to place you in a session that better aligns with your schedule.
