Elizabeth Lin – Prototyping with Cursor
The Definitive Masterclass for Designers to Harness the Power of AI, Bridge the Gap to Development, and Build Interactive Prototypes with Unprecedented Speed.
🤖 A New Era of Digital Creation
The world of design and development is evolving at lightning speed. Revolutionary AI tools like Cursor are expanding what’s possible for designers and non-developers. The old boundaries are dissolving. Instead of spending hours manually crafting prototypes, you can now build interactive prototypes in minutes, transforming your static designs into living, breathing web experiences.
This comprehensive course, led by industry expert Elizabeth Lin, is your guide to navigating and mastering this exciting new paradigm. Whether you want to create a custom portfolio from scratch to express your unique creative identity, or build with components straight from your Figma design system for pixel-perfect, professional-grade projects, this course is a great fit for you!
🎁 What’s Included in The Masterclass
This program is packed with everything you need to become a confident, AI-augmented designer capable of building real, functional websites.
- 📚 22 chapters of content with videos and documentation
- 🏗️ 7 portfolio-worthy projects
- 👣 Step-by-step tutorials
- 👥 Support and feedback through a Discord community
- ♾️ Access forever
- 🔄 Future updates to the course
- 📜 Certificate of completion
Explore two ways of working with Cursor:
🎨 Creative Exploration
Discover how can Cursor be a creative partner in your work. This path is all about generative co-creation. We will explore: What novel ideas can you generate with the help of an LLM? You will learn to collaborate with AI to design with a variety of visual styles, explore creative typography, and build fun, engaging web applications from simple text prompts, including how to create a working piano.
🔧 Technical Execution
Learn how to wield AI with precision and control. We focus on: What are practical ways for using Cursor in your design process? Using a Model Context Protocol (MCP), a powerful and systematic approach to AI interaction, you will learn to accurately convert a design system into components for building pixel perfect prototypes. You will also master how to learn to build prototypes with real data, making your creations indistinguishable from final products.
📘 The curriculum in detail:
Module 01: Foundations – Getting started
This is where your journey begins. In this essential first module, you will learn the basics of Cursor, set up your development environment, including the installation of all necessary software, and practice git basics for version control, a critical skill for collaborating and managing your projects professionally.
Project 01 – Customize your homepage
It’s time to build. In your first hands-on project, you will personalize your project’s landing page with visual styles and creative prompts. This project is designed to give you a quick win, building your confidence by using Cursor to rapidly generate and iterate on a beautiful, custom-designed webpage.
Lesson – Debugging 101
AI isn’t perfect, and learning to fix its mistakes is a crucial skill. In this practical lesson, you will master essential debugging techniques to fix errors in your code. You will learn how to interpret error messages and use Cursor’s AI capabilities to help you find and resolve bugs like a seasoned developer.
Lesson – Deploy your website
Share your creations with the world. This lesson covers the final step in the creation process, teaching you to publish your projects to the web using Vercel. You’ll learn the simple, one-click deployment process that takes your local project and makes it accessible via a live, shareable URL.
Project 02 – Make a piano
Let’s get creative with interactive elements. In this fun and engaging project, you will create a working interactive piano. This project will teach you about handling user events, working with audio on the web, and using AI to help you structure the JavaScript logic needed for a more complex, interactive application.
💡 Your New Design Superpower Awaits
The rise of AI is the single most significant shift in the creative industries in a generation. This masterclass is founded on the core belief that AI will not replace great designers; it will augment them. By learning to effectively collaborate with tools like Cursor, you are positioning yourself at the vanguard of this change. You will become an “AI-augmented designer,” capable of producing work at a speed and level of interactivity that was previously unimaginable, making you exponentially more valuable to clients and employers.
We understand that for many designers, the idea of writing code can be a significant barrier. This course is specifically structured to demolish that barrier. With Cursor as your intelligent co-pilot, the intimidating aspects of syntax and boilerplate code are handled for you. This allows you to focus on what you do best: making creative decisions and shaping the user experience, while learning the fundamental logic of development in an intuitive, supportive environment.
A modern design portfolio that truly impresses is one that is alive. Static, clickable mockups are no longer enough to stand out. The seven hands-on projects in this course are designed to help you build a stunning collection of real, functional web applications. Presenting live, interactive prototypes demonstrates a level of skill and execution that immediately separates you from the competition and proves you can translate design vision into tangible reality.
This course goes deeper than just teaching you how to write clever prompts. You will learn systematic and professional workflows, like the Model Context Protocol (MCP), to ensure you get reliable, repeatable, and precise results from the AI. This is the difference between an amateur who gets lucky with a good result and a professional who can consistently and accurately convert complex design systems from Figma into flawless, production-ready code.
Enrolling in this masterclass is a direct investment in the future of your career. It is the most effective way to future-proof your skills against an ever-changing technological landscape. You will not just learn a tool; you will learn a new way of thinking and creating. Unlock this next level of your design potential, gain the confidence to build anything you can imagine, and become the kind of multi-disciplinary creative that every innovative company is searching for.