AI Design YouTubers to Sponsor in 2026: A List for Brands

Overview

Disclosure: I'm Griffin Wooldridge, and my channel (@griffinwdesigns) is on this list. Every other creator here is someone I'd genuinely recommend to a brand. I checked each channel's subscriber count, recent videos and visible partners on November 10, 2026.

If you run influencer marketing for an AI, design or developer tool, the hard part is finding creators whose audience actually designs and builds things. General AI channels have bigger numbers, but most of their viewers aren't the people who will adopt a design tool. The creators below make videos for designers, product people and web builders, and all of them cover AI design tools.

Quick picks by what you're promoting

AI coding or agent tools for designers (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, MCP)Griffin WooldridgeHands-on builds and honest reviews for designers using AI agents

Website builders and no-code (Framer, Webflow, Relume)Jesse Showalter, Caler Edwards, Flux AcademyFramer and Relume workflows with AI

AI creative and UI generation toolsDesignCourseLarge audience, now focused on AI creative tools

Tools for product designers and UX teamsFemke, DesignerUpProduct design career and workflow audiences

Brand and visual design toolsCharli MarieBrand design with recent AI tool tests

Thought leadership on AI and designTommy GeocoInterviews and research on how designers use AI

The list

Griffin Wooldridge (@griffinwdesigns)

Product designer at Mashgin making hands-on tutorials and honest reviews of AI design tools: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Figma, Framer and MCP workflows. Recent videos include launch-day model tests for UI design and full builds with AI agents.

Channel: youtube.com Subscribers: 35.6K (YouTube, November 10, 2026). Recent partners in video descriptions: Mobbin, Wix, Framer, Relume, Miro, Jotform and others. Partnership results: Mobbin YouTube Sponsorship Case Study: 1 in 10 Visitors Became Customers Media kit: Media Kit

Flux Academy (Ran Segall)

Web design craft, pricing and running a freelance design business. Covers AI heavily, including a Relume AI website crash course and a Claude Design review.

Channel: youtube.com Subscribers: 1.09M (YouTube, November 10, 2026).

DesignCourse (Gary Simon)

UI/UX and frontend design, now mostly focused on AI creative tools. Recent example: using Claude Design 2.0 without producing generic output.

Channel: youtube.com Subscribers: 1.18M (YouTube, November 10, 2026). Recent partners in video descriptions: ElevenLabs.

Jesse Showalter

Product and web design, mostly in Framer. Recent example: an animated website built with Framer and Claude MCP.

Channel: youtube.com Subscribers: 445K (YouTube, November 10, 2026). Recent partners in video descriptions: Framer, Outseta.

Caler Edwards

Website design in Framer, Relume and Figma. Recent example: giving Claude the Relume library to build pages.

Channel: youtube.com Subscribers: 224K (YouTube, November 10, 2026). Recent partners in video descriptions: Framer. He publishes a sponsorship page on his site.

Charli Marie

Brand and web design and life as a creative director. Back to regular uploads in 2026 with AI tool tests, including Claude Design on a real product launch.

Channel: youtube.com Subscribers: 236K (YouTube, November 10, 2026).

Femke (femke.design)

Product design career advice from a UX design manager. Regular AI workflow videos for product designers.

Channel: youtube.com Subscribers: 96.5K (YouTube, November 10, 2026). Recent partners in video descriptions: Mobbin, Designlab, Wonder.

Tommy Geoco

Interviews and essays on how designers work and the tools they use. Mostly about AI, including a survey of 1,478 designers on AI use.

Channel: youtube.com Subscribers: 170K (YouTube, November 10, 2026). Last upload was August 2026, so confirm availability.

DesignerUp (Elizabeth Alli)

UX/UI tutorials, portfolios and career advice. AI videos include Claude Design for UX/UI and connecting the Mobbin MCP to AI.

Channel: youtube.com Subscribers: 84.2K (YouTube, November 10, 2026). Recent partners in video descriptions: Pitch. Last upload was June 2026, so confirm availability.

How to choose between them

Match the audience to the job your product does. A tool that designers use daily fits a product design channel even if it is smaller. A website builder fits channels that build sites on camera.

Ask for results, not just views. Click-through and signup rates from past campaigns tell you more than subscriber counts. Creators with affiliate history can usually share conversion rates.

Check recent uploads. Several design channels slow down for months at a time. Look at the last 60 days before you reach out.

Prefer demos over reads. Design audiences respond to seeing the product used inside a real workflow. Dedicated walkthroughs usually outperform 60-second ad reads for design tools.

FAQ

Who are the best AI design YouTubers to sponsor in 2026?

Strong options include Griffin Wooldridge (@griffinwdesigns) for AI coding and agent tools, Jesse Showalter and Caler Edwards for Framer and website builders, Flux Academy and DesignCourse for large design audiences, Femke and DesignerUp for product designers, and Charli Marie for brand design.

Which YouTubers review AI tools for designers like Claude Code and Figma?

Griffin Wooldridge covers Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Figma and MCP workflows in depth. DesignCourse, Jesse Showalter, Caler Edwards and Charli Marie have all tested Claude-based design tools in 2026.

How do I contact these creators?

Most list a business email in their YouTube About section. Griffin Wooldridge's media kit and contact form are at Media Kit

Are bigger design channels always better for sponsorships?

No. Smaller channels with a focused audience of designers often convert better for design software. Ask for past conversion data before you decide.