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1. Introduction to the Course: Hello, and welcome to
this journey on designing a social media post with AI
using Microsoft Designer. In this course, you'll master
Microsoft Designer by first navigating its interface and learning to generate
stunning visuals using AI. You'll refine and edit
AI generated images, add and customize
design elements, and write captivating captions and headlines with AI assistant. You'll also design
platform specific posts using magic resize. Finally, you'll
export your creations in the correct formats, ready for professional
use across platforms. So let's get started.
2. Exploring the Interface: Hello, and welcome to
the course on designing a social media post with AI
using Microsoft Designer. So in this course,
we're going to use this tool called
Microsoft Designer, which lets you create
stunning designs with the help of AI. So over here, I am already
signed in with my account, as you can see right here. So you need to go ahead and have a Microsoft account in order to start using
Microsoft Designer. So now, once you
go ahead and sign in and access
designer.miicrosoft.com, this is the piece
that you see here. So now let's say I want
to design something. I want to design a
social media post. In that case, I can go ahead and quickly get started
with Edit with AI, or I can go ahead and then choose what I want
to design from here. But I really want
to go ahead and design everything from scratch. Of course, I want to
go ahead and use AI, but I want to design
everything from scratch. So I'm simply going to
choose design from scratch. Then over here,
you can see that I can choose whatever I want. For example, you can go for social media post
or Facebook cover, and you can see the dimensions
right here just like this. But let's say I want to create something like,
let's say, for example, a perfectly square
type of design. So you can see that
there's Facebook post right here and so forth. There's different dimensions
that you can choose from. But I can also go to
custom site right here, and I can go ahead and
select 1080 by 1080, let's say, for example,
on width and height, and then you can go
ahead and select out a perfectly square u
square design here, and then click on
Create New Project. So once you go
ahead and do that, you can see that this
is what you have. You actually have this
blank slate rate, where you can go ahead and
add in elements as you like. So now what you can actually do is, let's say, for example, go around onto the
left hand side and add in different
elements such as text, simply click and you can bring
it in and resize it out, place this out, double
click to edit it out, right here, just like this,
and so forth, right here. Apart from that, you can
also go ahead and add in, let's say, for example, your medias right here,
just like this. You can go ahead
and add in visuals. You can go ahead and add in markups and even work
around with layers. And we're going to
utilize all of these as we go ahead and
create our design. So once you go ahead
and let's say, for example, design everything, you can actually go
ahead and then click on Download and choose
the format that you like right here
and then simply go ahead and download it
to export the file. And it's that easy, as
you can see right here. If I were to go ahead and then
open the file right here, this has been
downloaded as JPZFle. So now we're actually
going to go ahead on to further sessions and then start creating our
designs as we like. So now you can see that there's fill shapes as well
that you can add in. So we're going to utilize
all of these to actually go ahead and then create out
different elements as we like.
3. Using AI to Generate Images: So now let's get on with
generating contents with AI, and let's start with
generating images for our social media post. So let's say what I
actually want to do is I want to go ahead and
promote a wellness brand. That is, I want to
promote herbal tea and, let's say, essential oils. So let me just go ahead
and then delete out the content here and generate out images
for it accordingly. So once I'm here in the pace, that is for the design, I can go ahead and
then go uh let's say, for example, add in
Images rat here. So I can go ahead and
add in Visuals here. So once I go ahead and do that, or if I were to click on
Visuals, this is what I have. So now what I actually
want to do is I want to go ahead and
generate out images. So to do that, you
need to go around onto Images R here and
type in the prompt. Mind that with the free account, you got 15 credits right here. That means you can generate
contents 15 times. Now after that, you need to go ahead and then make
purchases or you need to wait for one month
to generate more designs. So anyways, let's just
go ahead and utilize these credits to actually create a wellness
brand on social media. So I'm just going to go
around over here, and then, let's say, for example,
generate out images here. And now over here, I'm
going to type in a prompt. So the size for the image, I can go ahead and
actually define a here. So I have a square design, so let's just go
ahead and go for square size itself right here. And in the description, I'm going to say a herbal a herbal add background
MIS that includes herbal tea and essen seal oils in a well lit, bright background
creating soothing aesthetic here, just like this. So I'm going to
go around and see the overall enviment
is greenish in color. So it can be really specific
right here, just like this. As you can see, let me
so I and correct it. And then I can
simply hit generate. So once you go
ahead and do that, what happens is that it'll take that particular prora here, so it can be very specific, and then you can simply
go ahead and generate your Image for your ad. So you can see that it
generated out some cool images. So you can click R here in
order to actually bring it in. So you can see that
there's herbal image right here, just like this. Let's just go around
over here and you can see that
as I click on it, this is the background
that it had. So you can see that
this is what you have. You can go ahead right here. Onto images right here, it actually had certain things. So now, as I select
out the image, you can see that this is
the image that I have. So I can simply go
ahead and expand this, and you can see that there's the essential oil and the
herbal tea background here. And this is simply how you can go ahead and then resize it. You can go ahead and then,
let's say, for example, rotate it right
here just like this and place it wherever you like, and then this is what you have. And this is how you can actually go ahead
and generate out images for your designs
using Microsoft Designer. And as we move along, we're going to go ahead
and see how we can design different graphical elements
and then text as well.
4. Creating AI Graphics: So over here, we have
generated our image, but let's say what I want to do is I want to add
some graphics to it, and then maybe some
icons as well as I want. So to do that, let me just go ahead and generate
out some visuals. So to do that, let me
just go to VigilsR here. And let's say I want
to actually add in a placeholder where
I can add in text. So let's go ahead and add
in a simple shape for that. So I'm just going to
go around and select this shap ra here,
just like this. And let me just go ahead and
drag this out right here, just like this up
or down right here. Wherever you want to place it, you can simply go
ahead and place this particular
Shapra let me just go ahead change around the color
for this here as I want. Or I can utilize
this color picker to actually go ahead
and choose a color. That is there in
the image itself so that it matches the vibes
right here of the image. So you can see that this is
what you have right here. So let me just go
around and then keep this around
over here a bit to the top and then
keep the shape rot here on the bottom
here, just like this. So this is what
you have, and you can also go ahead
and change around the transparency
of the shape rot here so that you can see
the background as well. So let's say this is a
placeholder that I have right here in order to
add in some of the text. So this is what I have, so let's just go ahead
and resize it as well and place this out right
here, just like this. So now once this is done, what I can also do is,
let's say, for example, I want to generate
out some icons that matches out the herbal T
here and essential oil. So to create an icon, I'm going to go to vigils and then I'm going to
generate icon here. So I'm just going to go around
and say a vector like icon representing
representing herbal T and herbal So let's say, for example, I'm just going
to go around and say herbal T and sen so oil, right here, just like this. So I can simply go ahead and do that and
click on Generate. And then what happens
is that it'll go ahead and generate
out the contents here according to the prom
that I gave right here. So you need to go ahead and
wait for a while, here, just like this, and then
let's just go ahead and wait. So I got the shape here. Now I need a few icons, so let's just go ahead and wait. And then you got the icons,
as you can see here. So you got this herbal tea
right here with flour, but I prefer this one. You can also go
ahead and generate more if you want to, as well. But let me just go ahead
and click on this. And you can see that
this is a vector like icon with essential
oil and so forth. So let's go ahead and keep it
right here. Just like this. And then what you can do is, let's say, for example,
add in a shape for this. So let's just go ahead and then click on a shape rot here. And let's say I'm going
to go ahead and add in a shape rot here to actually
go ahead and cover this. Let's just go around, change
it out as black color, and then go round over here onto layers in
order to go ahead. And you can see
that the herbal D rot here is in the
bottom layer now. So usually the ordit that you see here is exactly what
you see right here as well. So the layer four
this is on top, so you can see that
this is on top and this herbalt is unpacked. You can simply drag
it on the top, and this comes on the top
right here like this. So you can see that
you can go around. Let's just change around the transference pot
this one as well, and you can see that this
is what you have right. The Herbalt icon right here. You got the herbalt, you
got the shapes right here. And now you can also go
around and let's say, for example, generate
out some more graphics. Let's say, for example,
I'm going to go around over here
and generate out, let's say, for example,
leaves here, just like this. Let's say, for
example, green tea leaves in vector Warmtro
here, just like this. And once I go ahead and do that, it'll go ahead and
generate that out. So I actually clicked outside, but let's just go ahead
and do that again and then go around onto
generate rat here and say herbal T leaves in vector format
here, just like this. So if I were to go
ahead and generate, then you can see that
this is what you have. It is generating up the sticker. Think ahead and
wait for a while. And there you go. So here are some leaves, as you can see. So you can generate
more if you want, but let me just go ahead and
click and it gets added in. Click on this and
that gets added in. Click on this one.
That gets added in as well, and
this one as well. So now I'm going to add these
leaves on the four corners. So let me just go
around and utilize this particular icon right here in order to
rotate out the leaves, and you can see that
it adds in a bit of a touch here just like this
over here on the corners. For this one, let me
just go ahead and add it over here on the bottom left
hand corner right here. For this one, let's
just go ahead and rotate it and then resize this. I keep it right
around over here. And for this one as well, let's just go ahead
and rotate it. Keep it right around over here, just like this, as you
can see over here. So if I were to go
around over here, you can see that I got these particular leaves
right here, just like this. And this is what you have. If I were to go around
and resize this, you can go ahead and resize
out the icon as well, and then this as well. So for the color, let's just
go ahead and choose white, and let's just go
ahead and adjust out the transparency level
for that as well. And this is what you
have, as you can. So this is how you
can actually go ahead and generate out some
designs as you like, and even go ahead and
then generate out saps. And later, we can go ahead and add in more
contents as needed. And this is how you can go ahead and generate out
different contents as you like that you can add in
your design and so forth. So far, besides these shapes which are already
a preset as well, we have generated all of
the other contents so far. And we're going to see how
we can take it further and complete our design for the social media post
as we move along.
5. Writing Captions and Headlines with AI: So far, we have our
designs and elements, as you can see here
just like this, but I still need text that
goes along with my design, but I don't know what to keep. But I know that it's regarding herbal tea and essential oils. So I'm just going to go
around over here to text. And here you can
see that there's different sort of texts that I can actually go
ahead and add in. Let's just go ahead and
add in a white text, but before that, I need to actually know what text to keep. So I'm just going to
go around over here on to generate text suggestions, and I'm going to see marketing
title and description for herbal T and
herbal And let's say, for example, essential
oils, just like this. So if I were to go ahead and click on Generate
now right here, as I click on it,
then what happens is that it'll go ahead
and then give it to me. So you can see that I got
natural wellness right here. So if I were to click on it, I got natural wellness right here. So this actually works
out for my top part. So let's go ahead and move up the graphics a bit
over here on the side, and then for natural wellness, let me just keep it
right here and add in this particular text so
that is what I have. So if I were to go
around onto text, you can see that I got
different options right here. So there's herbal t
and essential oil. I can click and it
gets inserted here. And now I'm going to go for
experience the benefits of the remedies here like this. And then around over here, there's some description
over here as well, but let me just go ahead and drag this out right
here, just like this. So herbal tea and essential
oil, and that is what I have. So let me just keep it
on the center here, just like this, drag
it up right here, and then this is what I have. Herbal tea and essential oils experience the benefits
of nature's remedies. So now I can go ahead and add in a color here,
just like this. For the top, let me just go
ahead copy and paste this. And then I'm going to go
around over here onto layers and then
bring this Bra here, just like this for
natural wellness. Let me just go ahead
and keep it way back so that I
actually see this. So let me just go ahead
and drag this up, and you can see that
natural wellness is here. So these are the texts as
you can see right here, let me just go ahead and drag this down right here,
just like this. And this is what you have. So now you got the text
generated as well, and you didn't have
to think much. Let's go onto the
visuals for this. So if I were to go
around over here, just like this, I
can go around onto, let's say, for example,
the graphics here, just like this and change out the color to another
color as I want. And then I'm going to go ahead
and let's say for example, o the color as I want right
here, just like this. Let's go ahead and change around the color and then change around the opacity of this as well. So this
is what you have. For this one, let's
just go ahead and change around
to another color. Let's say, for
example, something like dark green right here. So it looks much more better. So let's just go
ahead right here on this particular shape and then change around
the brightness. So as we design, we know
what colors we can use. So for this one, let's just go ahead and take a
color picker, here, just like this as
well, and utilize the T color for this one,
here, just like this. But let me just go ahead and select out a darker color here, just like this. And
this is what I have. So let's just go
ahead and change around your opacity level
for this color as well. And this is what you
have as you can see. So you got neutral wellness
herbal ty and essential oil, let me just rearrange the image right here,
just like this, and you can resize it out as well and then rotate
the image out. So this is what
you have, as well. So let's just go ahead,
drag this out right here, and this is what you have. You got the essential oil. You got the herbal
te and so forth, as you can see, just like this. And this is how you can
go ahead and generate out the captions
that matters out. So you can also go
around over here and choose the type of Now, let's say, for
example, design here. So that's natural wellness, looks much more better. And then let me just go ahead
and choose colors for this, as you can see here
right there as well. So you can go ahead and see
that this is what you have. So if I were to go
around onto text, you can see that this
is what you have. You can also go ahead and choose another textile as you want, and then copy and paste the
text on top of it, as well. So let's just go
ahead right here. Paste around the text here just like this or let me just go ahead and then only paste
this out right here, allow the pasting and
you can see that I can make further changes
as well if I want to. But that is what I want itself, so I'm just going to
keep it as it is. And you can also go
for this type of a look or this type of a
look or this type of a look, as you can see, just
by clicking on them. So this is what you
have as you can see, and then you got
our poster ready, and now we're going
to go ahead and export this project
out and also learn how we can resize this for different platforms as well
for design in the next video.
6. Resizing Design for Platform Specific Posts: So over here, you
can see that I have one design which is
perfectly square. But let's say what
I want to do is I want to create another design, but what I want to do is in
a different Aspec ratio. In that case, let me just go around over here
onto, let's say, for example, this design right here and then edit
out the canvas. So here you can see
that I can actually go ahead and duplicate out
of paste right here. And once you do
that, you can see that I got two of
the same designs. So now, for this design, I want to change its
size, its layout. So to do that, I'm
going to click on Edit Canvas and click on resize. So you can enter your own
dimensions over here as well, where you can go ahead and
choose a particular size. Let's say, for example,
I'm going to go around and say
Outlook email header right here or ba engage
header or flyer. Let's just go around onto
flyer and click on Apply SIS. Once you do that, it's resizing the template as
you can see here. And once that is
done, it goes ahead. And then reorganizes all of the elements onto
the new design. So you can see that it is taking some time, so you
just need to wait. And now you can see that it has re arranged all of the elements. So you can click on the
new design right here, just like this and
click on replace. And this is what you
have as you can see. So now you can actually see that the design has been replaced
out just like this. So if I were to go around
over here onto Edit Canvas, then you can see that I got the pages here, just
like this as well. So if I were to go around
over here onto um, edit right here, just like this. You can see that I got all
of the editing feature, but everything has been
rearranged right here. So now, all you can do all
you need to do is go ahead and click and drag this out
and rearrange some elements, and then you simply have your
new design in new format. So you can see that not
everything is perfect. Like for example,
you got this one, as you can see right for the
herbal t. So let's just go ahead and then re arrange
this out here this, and this is what you
have right here. And this is how you can
go ahead and simply resize out your
design as you want, as well inside of
Microsoft designer. You can simply go ahead
and resize it out similarly for multiple
designs as your knee. So in the next lesson now, we're going to see how we can go ahead and download
these designs in different formats so that we can share it out with
others as needed.
7. Exporting Content in Required Format: So as we have our design
ready right here, it's time to export out
the design so that we can share it in social
media of our choice. So in order to go ahead
and download this, all you need to do
now is click on the Download button right
here as your design is open. And here you can
see that you can download this out in
different formats, like in PNZ format, JPZ format, PDF
format, right here. If I were to go ahead onto PNG, then I can simply
select all pages. So I got two pages right here, but the other page
is blank right here. So let's just go ahead and
delete out this piece, because just this
piece is enough. So I'm just going
to go around and download and download
it off as P&Z, and then this is what you
have, as you can see. So now, as I go
ahead and this up, see that this is the P&Z file
right here that has been downloaded here that I can
share out in social media. I can also go ahead here and
click on Download and then go around onto JPZ and then
click on Download here. And once I do that, you can see that this
is what you have. Now this is downloaded
in JPZ format. So if you have more graphics like, let's say, for example, text and flat
graphics like shapes, then it's a good idea to
download in P&Z format. Otherwise, if you have
more images like this, JPZ is the way to go. Apart from that, you
can also go ahead and download this out
as a PDA format, right here, just like this. So now, as you do that, what happens is that
you can see that it opens up as a PDA format here, just like this, that you can go ahead and share out as well. So apart from that,
you can also see that you have an option
to copy this as an image. So you can copy this onto the clipboard and paste
it wherever you want. Or if you want to download
this onto your phone, so that you can easily share it. Then you can click
on centrephone, and then you can utilize the QR that actually
shows up here, and then you can scan it. And then what happens is
that you will have access to that particular image right here that is this particular
image on your phone as well. So this is how you
can go ahead and export out your
designs as you need. And by saying this, we are now at the
end of the course, and we have designed the
graphics for social me
8. Final Project Description: You have now learned how
to actually go ahead and create out a social media post
using Microsoft designer, and now it's your turn. So what you have to
do is you have to design a three post
social media campaign. So what you have to do is create a mini social media campaign, which has to be designed using
three cohesive right here. So for example, I have
one post right here, so you have to create
three posts such as this in different sizes. Let's say, for example,
let's say, for example, you want to go ahead
and create out a flyer, fiber, engage header, or an
Outlook email header, right? So this like this,
you have to create three social media posts in different layouts, right there. Then what you need
to do is you need to create it for a fictional or
a real brand of your choice. For example, it may
be a coffee shop or a fitness studio,
a fashion brand, a tech Gazette and what you have to do is make sure
that your posts that you design are visually similar like a series and
are connected together. So make sure each post includes a promotional
background image, like, for example, what
I have right here, a background image that
should be AI generated. And an icon or a
logo, just like this. And then it should have at
least one decorative sap. Let's say, for example,
I have used circle here. So similarly, you
need to at least use one decorative sap
which may be a circle, wave or line,
whatever it may be. And then you need
three text elements. So one should be
the main text here, and then the other should be a sub title text
and an infotextR. For example, it can
be something like new collection out
now or something like Spring 2025 edition
or infotex can be now shop online at
this.com and so forth. So Again, remember
that you have to keep your visual
styles very consistent across three posts and use complementary colors to
stay on the brand and make sure that the text and
everything is readable and do think about the spacing as
well when you're designing. So at the end, what you need to do is you
need to go ahead and give the final deliverables as
both JPZ and P&Z format, which is almost
around 1080 pixels, which is suggested,
but you don't have to be very fixed about it. You can use various post sizes, but at least something
that is readable and submit at least
six files in total. That is for three posts in both JPZ and PN Z
format of Export. So now, this is what
you have to do, and I'd like to say
all the best and thank you very much for
taking this course. And after you design the post,
do share it out with me. I can't wait to see
what you come up with. So all the best for
your designing journey. And once again, thank you very
much for taking the course on designing social media posts in Microsoft Designer with me.
Pratik Pradhan, Digital Artist
