Unleash Your Creativity with Microsoft Designer: New Features and Enhancements to Help Refine Your Designs

Microsoft has pushed several new features to its newly launched  graphic design app called Microsoft Designer, which is powered by a state-of-the-art text-to-image AI technology called DALL∙E 2. In this blog post, we will explore what Microsoft Designer is, how it works, and what it can do for you. We will also look into the recent changes made to this app as per Microsoft's announcement. 

What is Microsoft Designer?

Microsoft Designer, which was launched in October 2022, is a web-based app and part of the Microsoft 365 suite, along with Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. It allows users to create stunning graphics, posters, invitations, social media posts, and more, by simply typing what they want to see. For example, if you want to create a poster for a Beach party, you can type "Beach party with drinks and balloons" and the app will generate several design options for you to choose from.

Microsoft Designer uses DALL∙E 2, a machine learning model developed by OpenAI that can generate realistic images from text descriptions. DALL∙E 2 is an improved version of DALL∙E, which was first revealed in January 2021 and could create images of anything from "an avocado armchair" to "a snail made of harp". DALL∙E 2 can generate more complex and diverse images, as well as animations and captions.

How does Microsoft Designer work?

To use Microsoft Designer, you need to have a Microsoft 365 subscription and access the app through the Designer website or the Microsoft Edge browser. Once you open the app, you can start a new project by typing a description of what you want to create. The app will then show you several design suggestions based on your input. You can also use drop-down menus and text boxes to customize your design further.

For example, if you type "a logo for a bakery called Sweet Delights", the app will generate several logo options with different fonts, colors, and icons. You can then change the name of the bakery, the color scheme, the icon style, and more. You can also add your own images or icons to your design.

Microsoft Designer also has a feature called Image Creator, which lets you generate images from text without starting a project. For example, if you type "a rat chasing a cat", the app will show you an image of a rat chasing cat. You can also use Image Creator to generate captions and hashtags for your images. You can create an Instagram post with your images or AI generated images.

What can Microsoft Designer do for you?

Microsoft Designer is a powerful tool that can help you create professional-looking graphics without any design skills or software. You can use it to create:

Presentations: You can use Microsoft Designer to create slides for your presentations with eye-catching visuals and layouts.

Posters: You can use Microsoft Designer to create posters for events, promotions, or announcements with attractive fonts and images.

Invitations: You can use Microsoft Designer to create invitations for parties, weddings, or other occasions with personalized themes and details.

Digital postcards: You can use Microsoft Designer to create digital postcards for your friends and family with beautiful backgrounds and messages.

Social media posts: You can use Microsoft Designer to create social media posts for your personal or business accounts with engaging graphics and captions.

And more: You can use Microsoft Designer to create any kind of graphic you can imagine with the power of DALL∙E 2.

Microsoft Designer is a free app during the preview period, but it will be included in Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions once it is generally available. Users will have full usage rights to commercialize the images they create with Microsoft Designer and Image Creator.

Why should you use Microsoft Designer?

Microsoft Designer is a powerful tool that can help you with various creative tasks. Here are some of the benefits of using Microsoft Designer:

Save time and effort: You don't have to spend hours searching for images or writing text for your designs. Microsoft Designer can do it for you in seconds with just a few words or clicks.

Get inspired: You don't have to start from scratch or stare at a blank canvas. Microsoft Designer can give you multiple design options and suggestions based on your input or context.

Be creative: You don't have to limit yourself to existing templates or stock images. Microsoft Designer can generate original and diverse designs that match your vision and style.

Learn new skills: You don't have to be a professional designer or writer to use Microsoft Designer. Microsoft Designer can help you improve your design and writing skills by giving you feedback and tips.

What's New

Microsoft Designer Preview is a tool created by Microsoft that aims to empower individuals to become more productive and creative in their work. It is designed to help users with any level of expertise to ideate, create and design digital content more easily and efficiently.

Microsoft emphasizes the increasing importance of creativity in today's world and the growing number of creators in the global economy. Hence Microsoft 365 is committed to empowering individuals by evolving its products to meet their changing needs.

The Microsoft Designer Preview features new AI technology that simplifies the creative process, helping users to get started quickly, overcome creative roadblocks, and augment their creative workflows. By removing the waitlist and adding new features, the tool becomes more accessible and useful to a wider audience. Let's take a look of new features in recent update.

Begin unleashing your creative ideas with Designer by describing what you have in mind. With the assistance of generative AI technology, you'll receive unique images along with corresponding text and visuals, as well as design recommendations tailored to your specifications.

To kickstart your creative process in Designer, all you need to do is articulate your vision. Thanks to the power of generative AI technology, you'll receive exclusive images complete with related text and visuals, as well as personalized design suggestions that cater to your requirements.

Designer now offers easier text composition by providing suggestions for copy, including headlines and short texts that complement your design. With font pairing recommendations, creating captions and hashtags for social media posts is also more accessible. The tool leverages generative AI to offer suggestions for captions and hashtags that are relevant to your design and can be instantly generated.

The app now allows for simpler customization and resizing of designs. You can resize your posts to fit up to 20 different social media layouts on platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Polishing a design is a crucial aspect of bringing an idea to fruition. Designer will soon introduce new features, including Fill, Expand Background, Erase, and Replace Background, to aid in this process.

Microsoft Designer Preview updated version is available to try at https://designer.microsoft.com/. To know more about Microsoft Designer and its latest changes, refer to the Microsoft blog here.

Microsoft Designer is a revolutionary app that brings AI-powered graphic design to everyone. It is easy to use, fun to explore, and versatile to suit any purpose. If you want to unleash your creativity and impress your audience with stunning graphics, try Microsoft Designer today!