Microsoft Designer is genuinely good and I think most people are sleeping on it

I work in a corporate environment where the design tools available to me are mostly whatever comes with a Microsoft 365 subscription. I had low expectations for Microsoft Designer when I first opened it. Those expectations were wrong.

The Design Creator generates complete multi-layered design layouts from a text description. Not a blank template with placeholder text, actual layouts with visual hierarchy, typography choices and image placement that you then customize. For someone who is not a designer but needs to produce things that look professional, that starting point is valuable.

The AI Prompt Coaching is a feature I have not seen other tools include and it is useful for people who do not know how to write detailed prompts. You type a basic description and it helps you expand it into something more specific that produces better results. That kind of guided iteration lowers the skill floor for getting good output.

Background removal is one-click and works well. The generative image creation using DALL-E integration means you can produce custom images that match exactly what you need rather than scrolling through stock libraries hoping for something close enough.

The Brand Kit Creator automatically generates consistent color palettes and font pairings that you can apply across designs. For anyone who needs visual consistency without a graphic design background that is genuinely useful.