2026
Class Calendar
Want access to all the classes?
Enroll during Q2 open enrollment as an annual solo or team Certificate member to unlock every class this year plus Q1 2027.
Q2 enrollment is open through May 4, 2026, and classes begin May 5—join early to attend all Q1 open-enrollment live classes, access Q1 replays and notes, and start using the AI App Studio tools (semester students get tool access 7 days before the first Q2 class).
Upcoming AI Classes
Class Details
The Foundation Designer
The Foundation Designer
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
12:00 - 1:30PM EST
Files, organization, and computer settings, plus the core tools I recommend from the get-go, with live dashboard walk-throughs.
The set-up class every program starts from. Get your files and folders organized across cloud and local storage, dial in the computer settings that matter, and set up the core tools with live dashboard walk-throughs: Claude, Gemini, and Canva, which ones earn a seat and why, capped with a Claude + Gemini demo. If you take one class before anything else, take this one.
Strategic Brand Storytelling
Strategic Brand Storytelling
Friday, August 28, 2026
12:00 - 1:30PM EST
Define your brand voice for a stronger marketing strategy, then turn it into a reusable guide every AI tool you touch can follow.
AI Powered Presentations in Minutes
AI Powered Presentations in Minutes
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
12:00 - 1:30PM EST
Faster presentation workflows on an ethical foundation. Blank page to client ready, built live.
AI for Social Media
AI for Social Media
Friday, September 4, 2026
12:00 - 1:30PM EST
Optimize your online presence and stay authentic. A posting rhythm you can actually keep, in your own voice
Ten tips to optimize your online presence and stay authentic.
The Sourcing Designer
The Sourcing Designer
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
12:00 - 1:30PM EST
AI strategy for faster FF&E research. Brief instead of search, decision ready shortlists, verification before anything reaches a client.
AI strategy for faster FF&E research: brief instead of search, decision-ready shortlists with the spec fields you need, and verification before anything reaches a client or a purchase order.
The Concept Designer
The Concept Designer
Friday, September 11, 2026
12:00 - 1:30PM EST
AI strategy for accurate design visuals. Concepts that hold your signature style instead of generic renders.
AI strategy for accurate design visuals: ground AI imagery in real site photos and client inspiration, direct architecture, palette, materials, and mood in layers, and steer revisions like a designer.
Open-Enrollment Class: The Visual Communicator (1.5 CEU)
The Visual Communicator (1.5 CEU)
Turn design concepts and mood boards into persuasive client visuals, responsibly and efficiently. 1.5 IDCEC CEU.
This 90-minute, IDCEC-approved CEU class equips interior designers with the skills, strategy, and ethics needed to turn professional design concepts and mood boards into persuasive visuals, responsibly and efficiently, with generative AI. This session goes beyond the "how" to focus on strategy, ethics, and production quality tailored for client-facing communication.
Open-Enrollment Class: The Presentation Designer
The Presentation Designer
Move beyond static PDFs. Build dynamic, branded client presentations and proposals that are clickable and instantly updatable.
Open-Enrollment Class: The Ethical Designer (1.5 CEU)
The Ethical Designer (1.5 CEU)
A practical framework for using AI ethically and intentionally inside a real design practice, and for leading a team through it. 1.5 IDCEC CEU, co-presented with Sharon Sherman.
Artificial intelligence is reshaping how interior designers research, communicate, visualize, and run their businesses, but adopting it responsibly requires more than knowing which tools to use. This 90-minute course gives design professionals a practical framework for using AI ethically and intentionally inside a real design practice.