Direct AI Like a Creative Director
Build a strategic, scalable system that works on repeat
Move from generating images to directing outcomes
This 4-week intensive is for creatives who are ready to move beyond prompting and start directing.
You’ll join a small, focused mastermind for seven live sessions. We jump into advanced workflows, prompt engineering, and creative direction systems designed for quality at scale.
You’ll leave knowing how to:
Build and batch advanced prompts
Use node workflows to generate for efficiency
Direct motion and animation with intention
Create lifelike characters
Diagnose and fix common image fails (flat skin, warped eyes, distorted hands, artefacts)
Maintain consistency and direction across outputs, scenes, and campaigns
This is a working group for people who care about quality, direction, and creative control.
Who it’s for:
Creative professionals working across editorial, product, campaigns, and brand who want to use AI as a serious production tool.
What you’ll need:
ChatGPT, Midjourney and Weavy (or equivalent AI tools that let you create high-quality images with precision)
RRP $1200
*Limited seats to ensure personalised feedback.
AI Art Direction Intensive – 4 Weeks
Seven one-hour live sessions.
Access to the Design Method GPT
Design Method advanced guides and prompt catalogues
Week One
Melbourne (AEDT) Wednesday, 7th October 8:00 AM
New Zealand (NZDT) Wednesday, 7th October 10:00 AM
New York (EDT) Tuesday, 6th October 5:00 PM
Chicago (CDT) Tuesday, 6th October 4:00 PM
Los Angeles/Vancouver (PDT) Tuesday, 6th October 2:00 PM
Week Two
Melbourne (AEDT) Wednesday & Thursday, 14th & 15th October 8:00 AM
New Zealand (NZDT) Wednesday & Thursday, 14th & 15th October 10:00 AM
New York (EDT) Tuesday & Wednesday, 13th & 14th October 5:00 PM
Chicago (CDT) Tuesday & Wednesday, 13th & 14th October 4:00 PM
Los Angeles/Vancouver (PDT) Tuesday & Wednesday, 13th & 14th October 2:00 PM
Week Three
Melbourne (AEDT) Wednesday & Thursday, 21st & 22nd October 8:00 AM
New Zealand (NZDT) Wednesday & Thursday, 21st & 22nd October 10:00 AM
New York (EDT) Tuesday & Wednesday, 20th & 21st October 5:00 PM
Chicago (CDT) Tuesday & Wednesday, 20th & 21st October 4:00 PM
Los Angeles/Vancouver (PDT) Tuesday & Wednesday, 20th & 21st October 2:00 PM
Week Four
Melbourne (AEDT) Wednesday & Thursday, 28th & 29th October 8:00 AM
New Zealand (NZDT) Wednesday & Thursday, 28th & 29th October 10:00 AM
New York (EDT) Tuesday & Wednesday, 27th & 28th October 5:00 PM
Chicago (CDT) Tuesday & Wednesday, 27th & 28th October 4:00 PM
Los Angeles/Vancouver (PDT) Tuesday & Wednesday, 27th & 28th October 2:00 PM
Program
Week 1
Learn to set up efficient workflows and control artistic style from the start.
Using styles and moodboards for control
Batch, variation prompting
Setting up node system workflows
Project 1
Week 2
Create complex, realistic scenes using advanced prompting and logic.
Building realism into prompts
Complex scenes with multiple elements
Advanced node workflows
Project 2
Week 3
Turn static images into dynamic animations with sound and seamless loops.
Motion and animation
Shot lists and elements
Project 3
Week 4
Apply professional polish with advanced camera controls and high-resolution upscaling.
Advanced camera movement and control
Physics simulation for realism
Refine your eye. Master your system. Direct like a pro.
*Payment plan available in checkout
Work from the March 2026 Intensive
Design Method stands for
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Design Method stands for *
Creative energy as a limited, valuable resource.
Systems that protect it.
Processes that make flow feel possible again.
Good taste and decisive judgment.
Direction that cuts through noise.
Work that feels thoughtful and human, even when powered by machines.
After 15 years designing for global brands, I’ve seen how easy it is to get stuck in the same systems and workflows. I built Design Method to flip that. It’s a set of tools that amplify your creativity instead of boxing it in. Faster to use, easier to adapt, and built to keep ideas flowing.
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