Design a template with AI

You can let AI do the design work in two places: when you create a template, and in the editor’s AI tab. The AI works with the same layers you use, so you can change anything it makes by hand afterwards.

The AI uses your workspace’s brand library: its colors, fonts and logos. Each request uses AI credits, which are separate from render credits. For what a request costs, see What AI features cost.

Start a new template with AI

1. On the Templates page, click ✦ New design with AI. The New design dialog opens with the AI section open.
2. Pick a size, as for any new template. To get several pages, tick Carousel and type the number of pages. The AI designs at this size and page count.
3. In the text box, describe the design.
4. To show the AI a look you like, click Attach a reference image and choose a picture, such as a screenshot of a design. It can be a PNG, JPEG, GIF or WebP file of up to 10 MB. To pick another one, click Change reference image. To drop it, click Remove.
5. Click Design it, or press Enter. The button says “Designing…” while the AI works.

When it’s done, JamFrame saves the new template and opens it in the editor. The line next to Design it shows what the request costs and how many AI credits you have left.

Change a template with the AI tab

AI is the first of the tool tabs on the left of the editor. It works like a chat about the template you have open.

1. Open a template and click the AI tab.
2. Type what you want, for example “Make the headline bigger”.
3. Click Send, or press Enter. For a new line, press Shift + Enter.

The reply shows up as the AI works. Under it, a line such as “6 changes” lists what it did; click it to see each change. To end a request early, click Stop. A stopped request uses no credits.

The AI sees the page on screen and the layers you selected. If you select a layer first, “this” in your request means that layer, for example “make this bigger”.

Suggestions

Before your first request, the tab shows suggestions. Click one to send it.

• On an empty page: “A bold Instagram post announcing a summer sale, 30% off”, “A 5-slide LinkedIn carousel with tips for remote teams”, “An event poster for a jazz night, dark and elegant” and “Recreate the attached screenshot”.
• On a page with layers: “Use a different colour scheme”, “Make it on-brand”, “Give me 3 variations”, “Turn this into a 5-slide carousel” and “Improve the typography”.

Reference images

To attach a picture, click the image button under the text box, drop the picture on the tab, or paste it. You can attach up to 2 images per request: PNG, JPEG, GIF or WebP, up to 10 MB each. To remove one, click its ×. If the AI puts your picture into the design, JamFrame saves it to your brand library.

Apply and undo

Each request changes the template as one step, so one undo takes back everything the AI did. Under each reply you see what state the change is in:

You see	What it means	Button
Applied	The change is on the canvas.	Undo takes it back.
Ready	The change is waiting for you (Auto-apply is off).	Apply puts it on the canvas.
Undone	You took the change back.	Apply again puts it back.
The design changed while the AI worked	You edited the template while the AI was busy.	Apply anyway puts the AI’s version on the canvas. It replaces the edits you made meanwhile.

Auto-apply, next to Send, puts each change on the canvas as soon as it arrives. It’s on at first, and your browser remembers your choice.

The Undo under a reply works only while that change is your latest step. After that, use Undo in the top bar, or Ctrl + Z (Cmd + Z on a Mac).

Variations

Ask for variations, for example “Give me 3 variations”. The AI makes up to 4 and shows a preview of each.

• Use this puts that variation on the canvas, as one undo step.
• Save as design saves the variation as a new template on the Templates page. Then click Open to edit it.

When something goes wrong

If a request fails, the reply shows what happened. Click Edit and retry to put your request back in the text box, change it and send it again. A failed request uses no credits.

When your AI credits for the period are used up, the tab says so and you can’t send requests until they renew. People with view-only access can’t use the AI.

Start over

Click New chat to clear the conversation. It’s also cleared when you close the editor. The AI doesn’t remember earlier chats, but it always sees the template as it is now.

Write good requests

Say what the design is for, the words it needs and the style you want. Short, plain requests work well. For example:

• “A square post for our bakery’s Friday deal: 2 croissants for $5. Warm colors, playful.”
• “A YouTube thumbnail with a big bold title on the left and a photo on the right.”
• “Make the headline bigger and move the logo to the top right.”
• “Recreate the attached screenshot, but use our brand colors.”
• “Turn this into a 5-slide carousel with one tip on each slide.”

Ask for one change at a time when you edit. If a result isn’t right, say what to fix, or click Undo and ask again in other words.

Use the Templates tab instead

If you’d rather start from a finished design than from a description, open the editor’s Templates tab. See Use a ready-made template.

What next

• Change the result by hand: Editor tour.
• Choose which parts change in each render: Dynamic fields.
• Make designs with AI from your own code: Generate a template with AI.