AI Fluency - Communication, Context & Model Mastery · Use AI
Visual AI: Diagrams, Wireframes & Design Systems
Make AI work visible. Generate diagrams with Mermaid, wireframes with AI tools, and persistent design systems with Google's DESIGN.md - no design background required.
6 lessons · 210 minutes
Before starting: Comfort directing an AI chat or coding tool with written prompts
Start courseWhat you walk away with
- Turn business specs into Mermaid flowcharts, swimlanes, and system maps written as text
- Compare AI wireframe tools and diagram tools and assign each visual job to the right one
- Author a DESIGN.md design system that keeps AI-generated visuals portable and consistent
- Take a business spec through a full visual AI workflow to a deployed design asset
- A tested prompt or customer-facing workflow you can run this week. Every artifact saves to your workspace, so you keep it after the course ends.
- A knowledge-check quiz and a visual walkthrough inside every one of the 6 lessons, about 4 hours of guided work.
- Most lessons close with a checklist, template, or do-it-this-week task, so progress shows up in your work, not just in the app.
Why Visuals Matter in AI Workflows: Communication, Specification, and Trust
Understand the three roles visuals play in effective AI workflows - communicating ideas to AI, specifying what you want, and building trust with stakeholders - and how to use them strategically.
DESIGN.md: Google's Open Standard for Portable AI Design Systems
Learn what DESIGN.md is, why Google open-sourced it in April 2026, and how to use it to give AI a persistent, portable understanding of your visual brand - without being a designer.
Mermaid: Text-to-Diagram for Flowcharts, Swimlanes, and System Maps
Learn how to create professional flowcharts, swimlane diagrams, and system maps by writing simple text syntax - and how to use AI to generate Mermaid code from plain English descriptions.
AI Wireframe Tools Compared: Anima's Buddy, Visily AI, and Flowstep
Compare the three leading AI wireframe tools in 2026 - Anima's Buddy, Visily AI, and Flowstep - and learn which one fits your workflow, budget, and technical comfort level.
AI Diagram Tools Compared: InfraSketch, Venngage, and Miro AI Canvas
Compare three leading AI diagram tools - InfraSketch, Venngage, and Miro AI Canvas - and learn which generates the most useful business diagrams for your specific workflow needs.
Building a Visual AI Workflow: From Business Spec to Deployed Design Asset
Walk through the complete visual AI workflow - from a business requirement to a deployed, brand-consistent design asset - using all the tools and concepts from this course in sequence.