01 Too many tools, no system.
Every week brings a new one. None of them fits into how you actually work.
Symptom 01Fixed in §3 · The workflow§3
You know the tools. Leave with a workflow.
A recorded class for designers who want AI in their actual process: research, UI, prototyping and handoff. Starts Monday 9 November 2026.
- Length
- 4 weeks, 3–4 hrs a week
- Times
- In WAT
- Price
- From ₦50,000 · $39
The workflow this class teaches: research, ideation, UI, prototype, handoff and build. Pick a stage to open it in section 3.
§1 The problem
Ten tools tried. None of them stuck.
You’ve watched the launches, saved the threads and opened the free trials. But on a real project, with a real brief and a real deadline, you go back to working the way you always have. That’s not a tools problem. It’s a workflow problem.
02 The worry of falling behind.
Everyone seems to be shipping faster with AI. You’re not sure what they know that you don’t.
03 You can’t tell good output from bad.
AI gives you ten options in a minute. Knowing which one is right, and why, is the hard part.
Symptom 03Fixed in Module 4 · Judging the output4
04 The gap between design and build.
Your files stop at Figma. The people who can turn them into something working seem to be on the other side of a wall.
Symptom 04Fixed in Module 6 · Handoff and build6
§3 The workflow
One workflow. Every stage of your process.
Organised by design stage, not by tool. Tools change every month. The way you work holds.
Stage 1: ResearchResearch
You’ll be able toturn a messy brief into clear problems, user questions and a research plan you can act on.
Your call
You decide which findings are true and which are the model guessing.
Stage 2: IdeationIdeation
You’ll be able toexplore many directions fast, then narrow to the few worth designing.
Your call
You pick the direction and can say why the others lost.
Stage 3: UIUI
You’ll be able togo from a chosen direction to real screens that follow your system, not the model's defaults.
Your call
You critique, correct and reject output until it meets your standard.
Stage 4: PrototypePrototype
You’ll be able toturn your screens into a clickable prototype you can test with people.
Your call
You decide what's ready to put in front of a user.
Stage 5: Handoff and buildHandoff and build
You’ll be able tohand over files a developer can use, or build a working version yourself where it makes sense.
Your call
You decide what gets built and what stays a design.
At every stage, AI does the heavy lifting. You do the judging.
By the end, you’ll have
- A written AI workflow for your own design process, stage by stage.
- One real project taken from brief to working build, made with that workflow.
- A way to judge AI output: when to direct it, when to fix it, when to throw it away.
- Templates, prompts and files you keep using after the class ends.
See the curriculum
Building with code is one stage of the workflow, not the whole class.
§4 Curriculum
Course syllabus.
8 recorded modules • 4 live reviews • about 6 hours of lessons
Brief to Build
Course
syllabus.8 recorded modules · 4 live reviews · about 6 hours of lessons
Suggested pace: two modules a week, from Monday 9 November 2026. Every lesson opens on day one.
Vol. 0Drag the shelf
Week 1 · 9—15 Nov
0
Set-up: your workspace and your project
Choose the real project you’ll carry through the class. Set up the tools, accounts and files.
Module 0Recorded · 20 min
Week 1 · 9—15 Nov
1
Research with AI
Turn a brief into problems, questions and a plan. Summarise interviews and sources, and check what’s actually there.
Module 1Recorded · 45 min
Week 1 · Live
Nov12
Live review of your project
Thu 12 Nov · 7pm WAT · Google Meet
Mentorship + ProReview 1
Week 2 · 16—22 Nov
2
Ideation and directions
Generate and compare directions. Learn to narrow with reasons, not gut feel alone.
Module 2Recorded · 40 min
Week 2 · 16—22 Nov
3
UI with AI, on your system
Produce screens that follow your type, colour and components. Critique and correct the output.
Module 3Recorded · 60 min
Week 2 · Live
Nov19
Live review of your project
Thu 19 Nov · 7pm WAT · Google Meet
Mentorship + ProReview 2
Week 3 · 23—29 Nov
4
Judging the output
A working method for reviewing AI work: what to keep, fix or throw away, and how to explain the call.
Module 4Recorded · 45 min
Week 3 · 23—29 Nov
5
Prototype and test
Turn screens into a clickable prototype and put it in front of real people.
Module 5Recorded · 50 min
Week 3 · Live
Nov26
Live review of your project
Thu 26 Nov · 7pm WAT · Google Meet
Mentorship + ProReview 3
Week 4 · 30 Nov—6 Dec
6
Handoff and build
Prepare files for developers, or build a working version of your project.
Module 6Recorded · 60 min
Week 4 · 30 Nov—6 Dec
7
Your workflow, written down
Turn what you did into a repeatable workflow document you can reuse on the next project.
Module 7Recorded · 30 min
Week 4 · Live
Dec3
Live review of your project
Thu 3 Dec · 7pm WAT · Google Meet
Mentorship + ProReview 4
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§5 Proof of method
This page is the homework.
This site was planned, researched, designed and built using the workflow Brief to Build teaches: AI agents doing the heavy lifting, a designer making every call. Here’s the trail, including the options we threw away.
F-01
Documentation/03-prd-v2.md
A product requirements doc, written and then rewritten after research.
“The ladder is reordered: human time sits at the top, and resources are no longer a tier.”
Nothing here is a testimonial, metric or quote about our class, because none exists yet.
12 Oct 2026
v2 · supersedes v1
F-02
Research/02-market-research.md
21 competitor pages read and compared, prices and patterns logged.
“Recorded courses on Selar sell for ₦7k–₦20k. Full Lagos academies (beginner product design, often in person) cost ₦250k–₦700k.”
Only pages that actually loaded are profiled.
12 Oct 2026
21 competitors · failed pages not counted
F-03
Directions/06-classification.md
Reference boards and visual directions, with the ones we rejected and why.
“The category convention we must not fall into: a centred sans H1, a rating chip, two pill buttons, a logo strip and a three-card pricing grid.”
Kept: D1 Field Manual. D5 + D4 was picked first, then dropped.
Kept
Not taken
Not taken
Not taken
Not taken
Not taken
Not taken
Not taken
12 Oct 2026
90 screenshots · 63 clips · 8 directions · 1 kept
F-04
site/QA.md
The page you’re reading, tested on a phone first.
“QA round 2: findings and outcomes (2026-10-12)”
24 findings logged in site/QA.md.
Back to the top of this page13 Oct 2026
Astro · tested at 375, 768 and 1280
Directed by Mikky. Researched, drafted and built with AI agents.
§7 How it works
What a week looks like.
Four weeks from Monday 9 November 2026. Every lesson opens on day one; the weeks below are a suggested pace.
November 2026and the first week of December
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
W1
W2
W3
W4
- Course week
- Live review · Mentorship + Pro
- Lessons open
- Enrolment closes
Time each week
3–4 h a week
Your week, about 40 weekday waking hours class if you go deeper
About 3–4 hours, including your project work
Format
Recorded
Where
Google Meet for reviews, the class WhatsApp community for everything else
Access
Recordings and materials for 12 months
Updates
Materials updated for 12 months as tools change
What you need4
- A laptop. Phones are fine for watching, not for the project work.
- Figma (free plan).
- Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. Everything in the class works on free tiers. A paid AI plan (about $20 a month) makes it faster, but you don’t need one.
- A real project to work on. Something from your job, a client, or one you set yourself.
What you don’t need2
- Coding experience.
- Prior experience with any specific AI tool.
§8 Who it’s for
Is this for you?
For you if
- You’re a working designer, junior to senior, and AI hasn’t changed how you actually work yet.
- You’ve tried the tools but don’t have a process that holds up on a real project.
- You want to stay a designer and get better and faster at the job.
- You want feedback on your own work, not just videos to watch. See Mentorship
- You’re in Nigeria, or anywhere else and fine with WAT session times.
Not for you if
- You want AI to make designs for you without your input.
- You want a certificate more than a skill.
- You’re looking for a job or income guarantee. We don’t offer one.
- You’ve never designed anything. This class assumes you already work in design.
- You want a tour of every new AI tool. We teach a workflow, not a list.
§9 Cohort one
Cohort one. No student reviews yet, and we won’t fake them.
This is the first time Brief to Build runs, so there are no testimonials, ratings or student numbers on this page. What you can see is what you’ll leave with: a real project, a written workflow, and this letter and a certificate.
§9.1 Reviews
In their words.
Shared with permission, under their own names. Hover or tap a photo to read what they said.
With this workflow I shipped a concept website for Lagos Life, built two products, and the third goes live this week. Mikky, Designer, Mikky Innovate
§10 Pricing
Three ways in.
Every tier includes the full course and the core resources. Higher tiers add the instructor’s time, and that’s capped.
MentorshipRecommended
₦120,000$89, fixed
The course, plus 4 weeks of feedback on your own project.
Enrol in MentorshipAll 3 tiers
The course
- All 8 modules
- Every lesson, yours for 12 months
- Core resources: templates, prompt and skill library, Figma files
- The class WhatsApp community
Mentorship and Pro
Feedback on your project
- 4 weeks of group mentorship
- A weekly live review of your project, Thursdays 7pm WAT
- Written feedback on your work in WhatsApp, replies within 24 working hours
Pro only
One-to-one with the instructor
- A 1:1 workflow audit of how you work today
- A 1:1 portfolio or case-study review
- Priority feedback: replies within 4 hours
Pay by card, bank transfer or USSD through Paystack.
USD prices are fixed, not converted live.
Format4
Is it live, recorded or both?
Recorded. All 8 modules are lessons you watch at your own pace. Mentorship and Pro add a live review call every Thursday at 7pm WAT, and those calls are recorded too.
How long do I keep access?
You keep the lessons and materials for 12 months, including any updates in that time.
What do I need?
A laptop, Figma (free plan is fine) and accounts on Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. Everything works on free tiers. We’ll send the full set-up list before day one.
What if I fall behind or miss a session?
The lessons are recorded, so there’s nothing to miss. Mentorship and Pro students can bring catch-up questions to the next Thursday review.
Fit3
I’m a junior designer. Is this for me?
Yes, if you already design and want a real process. Starter is the most affordable way in. If you’ve never designed anything, start with a design fundamentals course first.
I’m senior. Will this be too basic?
The class is built around your own project, so it goes as deep as your work does. Pro adds 1:1 time for exactly that.
Does it cover coding, or just design?
The class is a design workflow first. Building is one stage: you’ll learn to hand off cleanly and build a working version of your project with AI. No coding experience needed.
Mentorship & Pro2
What exactly is mentorship?
Group mentorship. For 4 weeks you get a weekly live review of your project on Thursdays at 7pm WAT, and written feedback in WhatsApp with replies within 24 working hours. Seats are capped at 30 so every project gets reviewed.
What’s in Pro that isn’t in Mentorship?
Two 1:1 sessions with the instructor: a workflow audit of how you work today and a portfolio or case-study review, plus priority feedback with replies within 4 hours. Pro is capped at 10.
Paying2
How do I pay?
In Naira by card, bank transfer or USSD through Paystack. From outside Nigeria, pay the fixed USD price with an international card.
Can I pay in instalments?
Yes, on Mentorship and Pro: 2 payments, the second due at the end of week 2.
Certificate & after2
What are the resources?
Brief and critique templates, a prompt and skill library for each stage, and the Figma files from every module. Every tier gets them.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes, a certificate of completion with your name on it, once you finish the 8 modules and take your project from brief to build. You also leave with the real project and a written workflow.
Starts Monday 9 November 2026. Enrolment closes Friday 6 November 2026. 30 Mentorship seats, 10 Pro seats.
Secure payment by Paystack. · Credits
Brief to Build
The tool marks shown (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Figma) are decorative; no partnership is implied.