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Automation Squad

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AI for Graphic Designers

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.

Graphic Designers · O*NET 27-1024.00 · Job Zone 4 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

26 of 40tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

92 matched to the tools graphic designers use. Showing 24.

  • Figma

    MCP server

    Figma is a collaborative design tool for creating user interfaces, prototypes, and graphics.

    Figma

  • Canva

    MCP server

    Canva is a user-friendly online design platform that empowers individuals and businesses to create professional-quality graphics, presentations, posters, and other visual content with ease.

    Canva

  • Google Ads

    MCP server

    Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) is an online advertising platform developed by Google, where advertisers pay to display brief advertisements, service offerings, product listings, video content, and generate mobile application installs within the Google ad network to web user

    Google Ads

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Canva MCP or direct API to generate new designs, update templates, fetch assets, and automate publishing workflows through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Figma MCP or direct API to search design files, fetch team projects, post comments, and manage file versions through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Drive MCP or direct API to search files, upload documents, share folders, and manage permissions through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Docs MCP or direct API to create, edit, search, summarize, and share documents through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Google Drive

    MCP server

    Google Drive is Google's file sync app that lets you store all of your files online alongside your Google Docs documents, and keep them synced with all of your devices.

    Google Drive

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Slides MCP or direct API to create new presentations, update slides, extract content, and collaborate on decks through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • LinkedIn

    MCP server

    LinkedIn is the world's largest social network for professionals. Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities.

    LinkedIn

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Linkedin MCP or direct API to search profiles, post updates, manage messages, and analyze connections through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Microsoft Outlook is a web-based suite of webmail, contacts, tasks, and calendaring services.

    Microsoft Outlook

  • WordPress is a website and blog creation and publishing platform with tools for aesthetic designing, visitor tracking, content storage and upload, and more

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Youtube MCP or direct API to upload videos, fetch channel analytics, manage playlists, and moderate comments through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Make (make.com)

  • Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Facebook MCP or direct API to post updates, fetch messages, manage comments, and gather page analytics through natural language.

    Make (make.com)

  • Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Google Ads MCP or direct API to monitor campaign performance, update ad groups, generate reports, and launch new ads through natural language.

  • Google Docs

    MCP server

    Google Docs is an online word processor that lets you create and format text documents. Collaboratively edit documents with other people in real time. We also support Google Sheets!

    Google Docs

  • Google Slides

    MCP server

    Google Slides allows you to create, edit, and share presentations with anyone, online, for free.

    Google Slides

  • Microsoft Excel

    MCP server

    Microsoft's Excel is a spreadsheet application used by millions of users across the world. It is part of the Office ecosystem and is considered the industry standard for spreadsheets. Only files on OneDrive for Business (available with Office 365 and Sharepoint server) are su

    Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Word

    MCP server
  • Office Word

    MCP server

The tools this job actually uses

79 documented for this occupation. Showing 40, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Adobe Acrobathot
  • Adobe After Effectshot
  • Adobe Creative Cloud softwarehot
  • Adobe Illustratorhot
  • Adobe InDesignhot
  • Adobe Photoshophot
  • AJAXhot
  • Apple macOShot
  • Autodesk AutoCADhot
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3Dhot
  • Autodesk Revithot
  • Bentley MicroStationhot
  • Canvahot
  • Cascading style sheets CSShot
  • Extensible markup language XMLhot
  • Facebookhot
  • Figmahot
  • Google Docshot
  • Hypertext markup language HTMLhot
  • Intuit QuickBookshot
  • JavaScripthot
  • jQueryhot
  • Microsoft Accesshot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft Projecthot
  • Microsoft Visiohot
  • Microsoft Windowshot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • PHPhot
  • Structured query language SQLhot
  • Trimble SketchUp Prohot
  • WordPresshot
  • Adobe ActionScript
  • Adobe ColdFusion
  • Adobe Distiller
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe FrameMaker

What this job involves

19 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 19.

  1. Key information into computer equipment to create layouts for client or supervisor.
  2. Review final layouts and suggest improvements, as needed.
  3. Determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and select style and size of type.
  4. Develop graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos, and Web sites.
  5. Create designs, concepts, and sample layouts, based on knowledge of layout principles and esthetic design concepts.
  6. Use computer software to generate new images.
  7. Prepare digital files for printing.
  8. Confer with clients to discuss and determine layout design.
  9. Research the target audience of projects.
  10. Draw and print charts, graphs, illustrations, and other artwork, using computer.
  11. Mark up, paste, and assemble final layouts to prepare layouts for printer.
  12. Study illustrations and photographs to plan presentation of materials, products, or services.
  13. Maintain archive of images, photos, or previous work products.
  14. Prepare notes and instructions for workers who assemble and prepare final layouts for printing.
  15. Prepare illustrations or rough sketches of material, discussing them with clients or supervisors and making necessary changes.
  16. Research new software or design concepts.
  17. Produce still and animated graphics for on-air and taped portions of television news broadcasts, using electronic video equipment.
  18. Photograph layouts, using camera, to make layout prints for supervisors or clients.
  19. Write or edit copy for clients.