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Course completion certificate

Award a learner a course certificate with a large name and seal.

A landscape workshop certificate with the recipient's name, the course in gold, a large 2026 class year, and a signature on a navy band.
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11.7 × 8.27 in PDF
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Certificates
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Free to copy and use in your own templates
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Made by thirds.ai with the open-licence Playfair Display and Great Vibes fonts and fictional sample names.
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  • A landscape workshop certificate with the recipient's name, the course in gold, a large 2026 class year, and a signature on a navy band.
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About this design

What you can make with it.

When a student finishes your course, print them a landscape certificate. Their name runs large in serif type, with the course, the year, and a signature. Change the name and course for each award.

Your details

What you can change.

These are the words and numbers you swap for your own. The design stays the same.

  1. IssuerA short text.
  2. KickerA short text.
  3. RecipientA short text.
  4. Lead inA short text.
  5. CourseA short text.
  6. DetailA longer text with more than one line.
  7. Awarded onA short text.
  8. Certificate numberA short text.
  9. SignatoryA short text.
  10. Signatory roleA short text.
  11. Seal topA short text.
  12. Seal yearA short text.
  13. Paper colourA colour.
  14. Ink colourA colour.
  15. Accent colourA colour.
Sample data
{
  "issuer": "Northgate Design School",
  "kicker": "Certificate of completion",
  "recipient": "Amelia Hartwell",
  "lead_in": "has completed the twelve-week course",
  "course": "Brand Identity Foundations",
  "detail": "Sixty hours of studio practice in type, colour, and logo systems, with a final portfolio review.",
  "awarded_on": "14 November 2026",
  "certificate_number": "NDS-2026-0318",
  "signatory": "Helena Marsh",
  "signatory_role": "Course director",
  "seal_top": "Class of",
  "seal_year": "2026",
  "paper_colour": "#FBF6EC",
  "ink_colour": "#1D2B4F",
  "accent_colour": "#D9A441"
}

For developers

Make this file from your code or your AI tools.

Save your design once, then your code or AI tool sends the details and gets the finished file back. Each one costs 1 credit.

API request
curl https://thirds.ai/v1/pdf \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $THIRDS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: workshop-certificate-1" \
  -d '{"template_id":"tpl_your_copy","version":1,"data":{"issuer":"Northgate Design School","kicker":"Certificate of completion","recipient":"Amelia Hartwell","lead_in":"has completed the twelve-week course","course":"Brand Identity Foundations","detail":"Sixty hours of studio practice in type, colour, and logo systems, with a final portfolio review.","awarded_on":"14 November 2026","certificate_number":"NDS-2026-0318","signatory":"Helena Marsh","signatory_role":"Course director","seal_top":"Class of","seal_year":"2026","paper_colour":"#FBF6EC","ink_colour":"#1D2B4F","accent_colour":"#D9A441"},"pdf":{"width":"1123px","height":"794px"}}'
MCP call
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "render",
    "arguments": {
      "output": "pdf",
      "idempotency_key": "workshop-certificate-1",
      "request": {
        "template_id": "tpl_your_copy",
        "version": 1,
        "data": {
          "issuer": "Northgate Design School",
          "kicker": "Certificate of completion",
          "recipient": "Amelia Hartwell",
          "lead_in": "has completed the twelve-week course",
          "course": "Brand Identity Foundations",
          "detail": "Sixty hours of studio practice in type, colour, and logo systems, with a final portfolio review.",
          "awarded_on": "14 November 2026",
          "certificate_number": "NDS-2026-0318",
          "signatory": "Helena Marsh",
          "signatory_role": "Course director",
          "seal_top": "Class of",
          "seal_year": "2026",
          "paper_colour": "#FBF6EC",
          "ink_colour": "#1D2B4F",
          "accent_colour": "#D9A441"
        },
        "pdf": {
          "width": "1123px",
          "height": "794px"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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