DESIGN PLANNING TOOL
Plan your design project
on an infinite canvas.
Type a prompt and Storyflow's AI builds a full structured board for your design project: briefs, moodboards, roadmaps, and frameworks, all on one canvas the whole team can see. Free forever, no credit card.
Free plan
No credit card
Works in your browser
Used by creative professionals at:
Artlist
Pixar
Nike
Red Bull
The North Face
Porsche
Start from a ready-made template
Pick a board, then let AI fill it in. Every template is a real, editable starting point on the same infinite canvas.
What is a design planning tool?
A design planning tool is a workspace where creative teams organize the thinking, briefs, references, and timelines that need to exist before a design can be made. It is not the software used to draw or produce the final design files. It is the layer before that: the strategy, the moodboard, the creative brief, the project roadmap, and the shared reference board that everyone on the project agrees on.
Every design project moves through the same core stages before a pixel gets pushed in Figma or Sketch. First comes the creative brief: defining the problem, audience, deliverables, and success criteria. Next is research and discovery: gathering competitor examples, audience insights, and reference material. Then moodboarding: assembling visual tone, color direction, and stylistic references. From there teams move into information architecture and wireframe planning, where the structure of what will be built gets mapped out. Design system planning follows, establishing typography, color tokens, and component conventions before production begins. Then come feedback rounds: collecting stakeholder input and aligning on direction. Finally, developer handoff: packaging specs, assets, and context so engineers can build without guessing. A good design planning tool covers all of these stages in one place.
Storyflow is an AI-native design planning tool built on an infinite canvas. You start by describing your project in a prompt, and the AI builds a full structured board with cards, a fitting framework from 200+ options, and contextual notes covering the stages your project needs. From there you drag and drop cards, add sticky notes, sketch rough ideas with the pen tool, and drop PDFs, spreadsheets, images, and links directly onto the canvas. The AI stays with you throughout, keeping context of your whole board so you can keep prompting it to rework the structure or add new sections without losing what you already placed.
Because Storyflow runs entirely in the browser with no download required, your design project planner is ready the moment you open it. Share a view-only link with clients for approvals, invite the team to collaborate in real time, or export the board as an image or PDF for presentations and decks. It does not replace Figma, Sketch, or any design production tool. It plans and aligns the project so those tools get used with intention rather than guesswork.
HOW IT WORKS
From blank canvas to full design project plan in minutes.
No templates to fill out one field at a time. The AI reads your prompt and builds the board.
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Open a free canvas
Sign up in seconds. No credit card, no download. Your infinite canvas is waiting in the browser.
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Describe your design project
Type a prompt describing the project: the brief, the audience, the deliverables, or the problem you are solving. The AI does the rest.
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AI builds a structured board
Storyflow picks a fitting framework from 200+ options and lays out the whole project plan with cards, sections, and notes covering your project stages on the canvas.
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Refine, share, and export
Drag and drop cards, add references and PDFs, sketch ideas with the pen tool, then share a view-only link or export as an image or PDF.
A design project planner that thinks with you.
The AI builds the first version of the plan. You shape it into something the team can actually use.
Full project board generated from a single prompt
Start with a board, not a blank page
Describe your design project and the AI generates a structured board covering the stages your project needs: brief, research, moodboard, information architecture, and feedback rounds. Use it as the foundation instead of starting from scratch every time.
See the AI canvas →
Moodboards, references, and visual direction on one canvas
Build the visual brief alongside the plan
Drop images, grab frames from YouTube and Vimeo, and organize references next to the project brief so the creative direction and the plan live in one place. No tab-switching between five tools.
See moodboarding in Storyflow →
200+ frameworks for any kind of design project
Pick the right framework for the project
From design sprints and creative briefs to brand strategy boards and campaign planning, Storyflow has a framework that fits every stage of the design process. Let the AI suggest one or browse and pick your own.
Browse all templates →
Real-time collaboration and client-ready sharing
Keep the whole team on the same plan
Invite your team to collaborate in real time or send a view-only link so clients can review the plan without signing up. Export the board as an image or PDF for decks and approvals.
See team planning →Free forever. No credit card.
Open a canvas, describe your project, and get a full design plan in seconds. The free plan has no time limit and no board limit.
Unlimited boards on an infinite canvas
Basic AI usage to generate project plans and boards
3 starter frameworks built in
20 file uploads for PDFs, images, and documents
BUILT FOR DESIGN PROJECTS
More than a design planning tool.
Storyflow is an AI-native canvas, so strategy, references, briefs, and timelines all connect on the same infinite board.
Drop anything onto the canvas and keep it with the plan
Every file type your project needs
PDFs and documents: Drop briefs, brand guidelines, or research PDFs directly onto the canvas. They stay next to the plan as the source of truth through every feedback round.
Images and references: Drag images in, grab frames from YouTube and Vimeo, or paste links to keep all visual references inside the design planner during the moodboard and research stages.
Spreadsheets and links: Add budgets, timelines, or any linked resource to the board so the project lives in one place, not scattered across inboxes.
AI that keeps the context of your whole project
Keep prompting until the plan is right
Canvas-aware AI: The AI reads your entire board, not just the last message. Ask it to restructure the plan, add a wireframe-planning phase, or tighten the brief and it updates everything in context.
200+ frameworks on demand: Design sprints, creative briefs, OKR boards, campaign plans, brand strategies, information architecture maps. The AI picks a framework that fits or you choose your own.
Sticky notes and freeform cards: Mix AI-generated structure with your own sticky notes and freeform cards. The canvas adapts to how your team actually thinks through a project.
Strategy, moodboard, and brief on one board
Plan the design work before it starts
Creative briefs: Generate a brief on the canvas with the AI, then refine it with the team. Everyone reads the same version, not an email chain of edits.
Brand strategy and design system planning: Build positioning, audience, visual direction, and component conventions in one board that doubles as the reference for the entire project through to developer handoff.
Moodboards and references: Collect visual tone, color palettes, and competitor examples next to the project plan so creative direction stays grounded in strategy from the research stage onward.
From planning to sharing without switching apps
Share the plan when it is ready
View-only links: Send a client a link to the design plan. They see the full board without signing up. No PDF exports needed for every feedback round.
Export as image or PDF: Export the board as a high-quality image or PDF for stakeholder decks, kick-off presentations, and sign-off documents.
Team collaboration: Invite collaborators to edit in real time or view the board. One source of truth, no version confusion.
WHO IT IS FOR
Who uses Storyflow as their design planning tool?
Anyone who plans design work before it gets made.
Creative directors
Map the creative brief, moodboard, and project roadmap on one canvas before briefing the team. Cover discovery, visual direction, and feedback-round structure so every stakeholder is looking at the same plan instead of juggling documents across email threads.
Brand designers
Build brand strategy boards and visual direction references alongside the design brief so the rationale and the direction are inseparable from day one. Plan design system conventions before a single component gets drawn.
Design agencies
Run client kick-offs on a shared canvas, present the plan with a view-only link, and carry strategy, references, and deliverables into production on the same board. No separate tools for brief, moodboard, and project tracking.
Product and UX teams
Plan design sprints, map information architecture, and organize research and references on an infinite canvas before a single screen is drawn in the design tool. Use frameworks built for wireframe planning and user-flow mapping.
Marketing and campaign teams
Plan campaign creative from strategy through deliverables on one board. The brief, the moodboard, and the asset list live together instead of across three tools, making feedback rounds faster.
Freelance designers
Use the free plan to run every client project on its own infinite canvas. Share view-only links for approvals at each stage and export the brief or plan as a PDF when the client needs a document.
HOW WE COMPARE
Storyflow vs Milanote, Notion, and FigJam.
A fair look at how these tools compare for planning a design project from brief through developer handoff.
Storyflow
Recommended
Free plan with unlimited boards
AI builds the design plan from a prompt
AI uses your whole canvas as context
Brief, moodboard, and roadmap on one canvas
Infinite visual canvas
200+ built-in frameworks
Milanote
Free plan with unlimited boards
AI builds the design plan from a prompt
AI uses your whole canvas as context
Brief, moodboard, and roadmap on one canvas
Infinite visual canvas
200+ built-in frameworks
Notion
Free plan with unlimited boards
AI builds the design plan from a prompt
AI uses your whole canvas as context
Brief, moodboard, and roadmap on one canvas
Infinite visual canvas
200+ built-in frameworks
FigJam
Free plan with unlimited boards
AI builds the design plan from a prompt
AI uses your whole canvas as context
Brief, moodboard, and roadmap on one canvas
Infinite visual canvas
200+ built-in frameworks
What creators are saying
Join early creators getting structured workspaces and AI that remembers their projects
“Storyflow has sped up my workflow by at least 3x, which means more flow state and more projects I can actually ship. It truly changed the way me and my team create.”
Reilin Joey
Director & YouTuber
“One prompt gets me a structured board. But the tactics are my favorite. I run my YouTube scripts through them and my intros and retention got better. It's amazing.”
Justkay
YouTuber & Freelance Filmmaker
“I used to juggle five apps to plan a project. Now I describe what I am making and get boards, lists, and a schedule. All in one place.”
George
@fernwehchronicles
Design planning tool, answered.
Common questions about planning and organizing design projects in Storyflow.
A design planning tool is a workspace for organizing the strategy, briefs, references, and project structure that need to exist before any design work begins. It is not Figma or Photoshop: it does not produce the final design files. It plans and organizes the design project so the team starts with a shared, structured foundation rather than scattered notes and email chains.
Your design project starts with a plan.
Type a prompt, let the AI build the board, and walk into the project with a structure the whole team can see. Free plan, no credit card.