Design Sense Lab
Program课程 Curriculum大纲 Apply申请
A 10-Session Visual Design Intensive十节课视觉设计精讲

Design Sense Lab

设计感实验室
AI builds it. Your taste decides what's worth building.AI负责搭建。你的品味决定什么值得搭建。

AI can build any website in seconds. But taste — knowing what's good, what's wrong, and what to ask for — that's the skill that matters now. This class teaches both: the sense to see design, and the skill to direct AI to build it.

AI能在几秒内搭建任何网站。但品味——知道什么好、什么不对、该要什么——才是现在真正重要的能力。这门课两者兼教:看见设计的感知力,和驾驭AI去实现它的技能。

Explore the Program了解课程
Program课程介绍

Web design for the AI age — taste first, tools second

AI时代的网页设计——品味优先,工具其次

AI has liberated design from coding. Now anyone can build a website. But can they build a good one? In 10 sessions, students develop the taste to judge design and the skill to direct AI — by building a complete boba tea shop website through teaching, practicing, and critiquing.

AI已经将设计从编码中解放出来。现在任何人都能搭建网站。但能搭建一个的吗?十节课中,学生通过教学、实践和评审,培养判断设计的品味和驾驭AI的技能。

Ages 10–18 · 10 students per cohort · 3 hours per session
适合年龄 10–18岁 · 每期10名学生 · 每节课3小时
The Method教学方法

Five pillars of visual design

视觉设计的五大支柱

Color
Color
色彩

Color isn't decoration — it's emotion. Warm vs cool, accent vs background. The palette tells you who the shop is for before you read a word.

色彩不是装饰——是情绪。暖与冷,主色与背景。调色板在你读到文字之前,就告诉你这家店是为谁开的。

Typography
Typography
字体

Fonts have voice. Serif whispers premium, rounded shouts fun. Size creates hierarchy. The text sounds different before you even read it.

字体有声音。衬线字体低语高端,圆体大喊快乐。大小创造层次。文字在阅读之前就"听起来"不同。

Image
Image
图像

Where your eye goes is not an accident. Photo style, cropping, color temperature — every image carries its own mood into the design.

你的目光落在哪里绝非偶然。照片风格、裁剪、色温——每张图片都将自己的情绪带入设计。

Layout
Layout
版式

Spacing is a design decision. Dense means urgent. Airy means premium. The arrangement tells the story before content does.

留白是设计决策。紧凑意味着紧迫,宽松意味着高端。排列在内容之前就在讲故事。

Animation
Animation
动效

Motion guides the eye. A hover lift, a fade-in, a gentle bounce — purposeful motion directs attention. Decorative motion is noise.

动效引导目光。悬停抬起、渐入、轻微弹跳——有目的的运动引导注意力,装饰性运动是噪音。

"

Same strawberry milk tea. Same $8.50.
Why did you pick that shop?

同一杯草莓奶茶。同样的$8.50。
你为什么选了那家店?

Curriculum课程大纲

10 sessions, three acts

十节课,三幕剧

Act I — See第一幕 — 看见 Learning to notice what was always there 学会发现一直存在的东西
01
Color + Mood
色彩与情绪
Same drink, different palettes. Which shop do you walk into?
同一杯饮品,不同配色。你会走进哪家店?

Students start with a CSS boba cup illustration and adjust color dials — background, drink, berries. Then AI takes over: they describe a mood in words, and AI picks the colors. Three levels of prompting: vague → descriptive → specific. The opposite function flips every color, proving the power of contrast.

学生从CSS奶茶杯插图开始,调整色彩旋钮——背景、饮品、水果。然后AI接手:他们用文字描述一种情绪,AI选择颜色。三个层次的提示词:模糊→描述性→具体。反转功能翻转所有颜色,证明对比的力量。

02
Typography + Voice
字体与声音
Same card, two fonts. Which shop sounds expensive?
同一张卡片,两种字体。哪家听起来更高端?

Font family, size, weight, spacing — all controllable. Students discover that serif whispers "premium" while rounded sans-serif shouts "fun." Hierarchy exercises: squint at the card, can you tell what's the name vs the price? Persona round: design for Steve Jobs vs a 5-year-old.

字体族、大小、粗细、间距——全部可控。学生发现衬线字体低语"高端",圆角无衬线大喊"有趣"。层次练习:眯眼看卡片,能分清名字和价格吗?人物设定环节:为乔布斯vs五岁小孩设计。

03
Composition
构图
Three arrangements. Where does your eye go first?
三种排列。你的视线首先落在哪?

A hero banner with toggles — layout, Chinese background character, CTA style, price format. Students learn eye path, breathing room, focal point, and content hierarchy. Free canvas round: describe a whole visual world in words, AI builds it in CSS.

一个可切换的主横幅——布局、中文背景字、按钮风格、价格格式。学生学习视线路径、呼吸空间、焦点和内容层次。自由画布环节:用文字描述一个完整的视觉世界,AI用CSS构建它。

Act II — Shape第二幕 — 塑造 From observation to intention 从观察到意图
04
Layout + Flow
版式与节奏
Four pages, same drinks. Pick one. Make it yours.
四个页面,同样的饮品。选一个,变成你的。

Four pre-built page variations: Classic, Dark Mode, Minimalist, Playful. Students pick a base and refine it with AI — adjusting sections, checking balance after every change. The personality round: define your OWN customer persona and watch AI reshape the whole page.

四种预建页面变体:经典、深色模式、极简、活泼。学生选择一个基础并用AI改进——调整各部分,每次修改后检查平衡。个性化环节:定义你自己的客户画像,看AI重塑整个页面。

05
Theme — The Reveal
主题——揭晓时刻
The 4 principles get named. Wireframe → style tile → content.
四大原则正式命名。线框→风格色板→内容。

The pivot session. Students build from a blank wireframe: pick layout, choose colors/fonts/shapes in a style tile, preview the theme, then drop real content in. The 4 principles — Unified Purpose, Intuitive Logic, Empathy, Cohesive Flow — are named for the first time. AI helps at three scales: fix one section, adjust the whole mood, or free-form describe a world.

转折点。学生从空白线框开始构建:选择布局,在风格色板中选择颜色/字体/形状,预览主题,然后放入真实内容。四大原则——统一目标、直觉逻辑、共情设计、连贯流动——首次被命名。AI在三个层面提供帮助:修复单个部分、调整整体情绪、或自由描述一个世界。

06
Real Images
真实图片
Photos drop in. Warm vs cold. Does the theme hold?
照片加入。暖色对冷色。主题还能撑住吗?

8 AI-generated boba tea photos in warm and cold sets. Students swap them in, toggle between sets, test image filters, and check if the theme survives real imagery. Section-by-section AI control: change the hero, the cards, or the about section independently.

8张AI生成的奶茶照片,分为暖色和冷色两套。学生将它们换入,在两套之间切换,测试图像滤镜,检查主题是否经受住了真实图片的考验。逐段AI控制:独立修改主横幅、卡片或关于部分。

Act III — Build第三幕 — 构建 Making something real 创造真实的作品
07
Plan First, Build Second
先计划,后执行
AI reviews your plan. Then it builds your site.
AI审核你的计划,然后搭建你的网站。

The planning sheet: 5 pillars, each requiring specific decisions — not "nice colors" but "cream #FAF6F1 background, brown sugar accent." Self-check with 6 checkboxes. AI scores the plan 1-5 per pillar before unlocking the Build button. Design Boost toggle gives AI professional design guidelines behind the scenes.

规划表:五大支柱,每个都需要具体决策——不是"漂亮的颜色"而是"奶油色#FAF6F1背景,红糖色重点"。6个复选框自查。AI在解锁构建按钮前为计划逐项评分1-5分。设计增强开关在幕后为AI提供专业设计指南。

08
Full Build
完整构建
Plain gray to fully styled. Section by section.
从灰色空白到完整风格。逐段改造。

Start from an unstyled page — Arial, gray, zero personality. Transform it block by block: hero first (feel the mismatch with the plain cards below), then menu cards (feel the mismatch with the plain footer), then the rest. CSS-only approach: text content stays untouched, only visual presentation changes.

从一个无样式页面开始——Arial字体,灰色,零个性。逐块改造:先做主横幅(感受与下方朴素卡片的不协调),再做菜单卡片(感受与朴素页脚的不协调),最后是其余部分。纯CSS方法:文字内容不变,只改变视觉呈现。

09
Peer Review
同伴评审
52 checkpoints. Score your classmate's page.
52个检查点。为同学的页面打分。

A structured review checklist across all 5 pillars — 9-10 items per pillar, each with a "where to look" hint. Auto-scoring dots. The instructor picks one pillar and everyone compares across all pages. "Is the heading font the same across all sections?" — that specific.

覆盖五大支柱的结构化评审清单——每个支柱9-10个检查项,每项都有"在哪里看"的提示。自动评分点。导师选择一个支柱,所有人跨页面比较。"标题字体在所有部分中是否一致?"——就是这么具体。

10
Showcase
展示
Present your work. Explain the hardest choice you made.
展示你的作品。解释你做过的最难的选择。

4 presentation options: best full page, one proud section, a before/after transformation, or something broken you can explain WHY. 6 talking points with prep time. 5-minute timer per presenter. The final reflection: "Before this class, I used to ___. Now I ___."

4种展示选项:最佳完整页面、一个引以为豪的部分、前后对比、或你能解释"为什么"的缺陷之处。6个发言要点和准备时间。每人5分钟计时。最终反思:"上课前,我曾___。现在我___。"

For Parents致家长

The taste that thrives in the AI age

在AI时代茁壮成长的品味

Critical Thinking批判性思维

Analyze why a design works — not just whether they "like" it. Name the pillar, point at the element, explain the reason.

分析设计为什么有效——而不只是说"喜欢"。指出支柱,定位元素,解释原因。

Visual Literacy视觉素养

See what most people miss: color temperature, font hierarchy, spacing rhythm. A new lens for every screen they encounter.

看见大多数人忽略的:色温、字体层次、间距节奏。一副全新的眼镜审视每一个屏幕。

Communication表达能力

Describe visual ideas precisely — first to AI, then to classmates, finally to an audience. By Session 10, they present and defend every choice.

精确描述视觉创意——先对AI,再对同学,最后对观众。到第十节课,他们能展示并论证每一个选择。

AI CollaborationAI协作

Use AI as a tool, not a crutch. The skill is knowing what to ask for — seeing what works and what doesn't, then describing it precisely.

把AI当工具,而非拐杖。核心技能是知道该要什么——看出什么有效、什么不对,然后精确描述。

By Session 5, your child can articulate why a design works using four principles: Unified Purpose · Intuitive Logic · Empathy · Cohesive Flow. By Session 10, they present their work and explain every choice to an audience.

到第五节课,您的孩子能用四大原则阐述设计为何有效:统一目标 · 直觉逻辑 · 共情设计 · 连贯流动。到第十节课,他们能向观众展示作品并解释每一个选择。

Instructors导师

Two pairs of trained eyes

两双训练有素的眼睛

Art Instructor艺术导师
Vicent

A trained painter who teaches seeing — color relationships, visual hierarchy, composition. He reads a design the way a conductor reads a score.

一位受过专业训练的画家,教你"看见"——色彩关系、视觉层次、构图。他阅读设计的方式,如同指挥阅读乐谱。

Prompting Instructor提示词导师
AI Design Coach
AI设计教练

Teaches how to translate what you see into words AI understands. The bridge between "something feels off" and knowing exactly what to fix.

教你如何将所见翻译成AI能理解的语言。连接"感觉哪里不对"和"精确知道该修什么"之间的桥梁。

"Everyone thinks they are looking. Very few people are actually seeing. My job is to show you the difference — and to make that difference impossible to un-know."

「每个人都以为自己在"看"。真正在"见"的,少之又少。我的工作,是让你感受到这两者的差距——然后让这个差距,永远无法被遗忘。」

— Vicent, Art Instructor— Vicent,艺术导师

AI builds it. Your taste decides what's worth building.AI负责搭建。你的品味决定什么值得搭建。

Ready to see differently?

准备好用不同的眼光看世界了吗?

Ten sessions. Five pillars. One boba tea shop — completely yours. By the end, your child will look at every website, every app, every menu and see what they couldn't see before.

十节课。五大支柱。一家完全属于你的奶茶店。课程结束时,您的孩子会看着每一个网站、每一个应用、每一份菜单,看见以前看不到的东西。

10
Sessions节课
3h
Per Session每节时长
10
Max Students名学生上限
10–18
Ages适合年龄
Ye Art Studio · Fairfax County, VA
hello@designsenselab.com
Ye Art Studio · 叶艺术工作室 · 费尔法克斯郡
hello@designsenselab.com