Generative AI & Design
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Art with AI — and the authorship stays theirs.
What they'll learn
- Design fundamentals Learn composition, type and colour — the basics that make work look professional.
- Direct AI with intent Drive AI image tools deliberately and honestly toward a clear goal.
- Structured music and video Make music and video with real structure, not just random effects.
- Answer the authorship question Write their own policy on when and how it's fair to use generative AI.
An exhibited portfolio piece with an artist statement — shown at a gallery-style showcase.
The 13-week journey
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Sprint 1 — Author and tool
Design fundamentals fast and practical; then the term's spine experiment — the same brief executed three ways: fully human, fully AI, hybrid — and the class debates which is whose. Ends with the three-poster series, annotated.
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Sprint 2 — Sound and motion
Music with digital and code-based tools; short-form video editing for structure and rhythm; AI assistance used and disclosed. Ends with a thirty-second scored, animated or filmed piece.
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Sprint 3 — The exhibition
The personal project: a zine, a brand, an EP cover suite, a short film — student's choice, instructor-mentored; an artist statement with AI-use disclosure accompanies every piece.
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Week 13 — Showcase
A real exhibition: gallery wall, screening corner, artist statements beside every work.
What we cover
Every topic, unit by unit — so you know exactly what your child builds and learns.
Author and tool
- Design fundamentals: composition, type, colour, hierarchy
- The spine experiment: one brief, three ways (human, AI, hybrid)
- Directing AI image tools with intent
- A three-poster series, annotated with the process
Sound and motion
- Making music with digital and code-based tools
- Short-form video editing for structure and rhythm
- Using AI assistance and disclosing it
- A thirty-second scored, animated or filmed piece
The exhibition project
- Choosing a personal project: zine, brand, EP covers or short film
- Instructor-mentored production
- Writing an artist statement with an AI-use disclosure
- Authorship debate: what makes work more — or less — yours
Showcase — the gallery
- Curating and labelling work for exhibition
- Writing a personal AI-use policy for your practice
- A real gallery wall and screening for families
An exhibited creative portfolio — a gallery wall and a screening, not just screens.
The widening door of the catalog: the course that brings in artists, designers, musicians and filmmakers who assumed an AI school wasn’t theirs. Real design fundamentals, real creative tools, AI as instrument rather than vending machine — and the most rigorous authorship ethics in the school.
The hooks
Kid hook: “I make art and music with AI — and it’s still mine, because I know where the line is.” Parent hook: “The course for the artistic teen, with the ethics of AI art built in.”
Who it’s for
No prerequisites and no coding required — often a student’s first Developers course. Thrives: the sketchbook kids, the playlist obsessives, the midnight video editors.
Outcomes — by the end, students can
Apply design fundamentals on purpose; direct generative tools with intent and document it honestly; produce a short scored piece; edit a short video with structure; write an artist statement with a clear AI-use disclosure; argue the authorship question with nuance.
Tools & compliance
Generative tools through school-managed 13+ access with signed consent; free professional creative tools chosen so practice continues at home; all exhibited work carries disclosure labels.
Where this course fits
Follows Generative Studio; the creative companion to AI Makers.
Parent questions
My teen is artistic, not techy — is this for them?
It's designed for exactly them; no coding required.
Doesn't AI art steal from artists?
That debate is part of the syllabus — students engage it with real cases and write their own use policy.
What tools do they keep?
Free professional-grade tools they can run at home from day one.
The first lesson is a free trial.
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