Prompt for Creating Images

[Olatunde Akanbi]

Stop telling ChatGPT “Make me a graphic”
Stop telling ChatGPT “Design a flyer”
Stop telling ChatGPT “Create a poster”

Bad prompt = Bad design & AI slop.

Use these 7 secret commands instead and watch the difference:

1. SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHIC

Create a professional 1080 × 1350 social media graphic for [BRAND].

Headline: “[HEADLINE]”
Supporting text: “[TEXT]”
CTA: “[CTA]”

Use a strong editorial grid, clear hierarchy, generous negative space, deliberate alignment, and consistent margins. The headline should be noticed first, the main visual second, and supporting text third.

Use no more than two font families. Keep typography clean, readable, and professionally spaced. Use [PRIMARY COLOUR], [SECONDARY COLOUR], and [ACCENT].

Main visual: [SUBJECT].
Photography style: [EDITORIAL / STUDIO / CINEMATIC].
Lighting: [SOFT / HARD / NATURAL].
Background: [DESCRIPTION].

Avoid generic Canva layouts, random shapes, excessive gradients, glass effects, glowing elements, stock-photo styling, tiny text, fake logos, and unnecessary decoration.

Make it look like a professionally art-directed brand campaign.

 

[Olatunde Akanbi]

2. EVENT FLYER

Design a professional 4:5 event flyer for [EVENT NAME].

Include:
Date: [DATE]
Time: [TIME]
Venue: [VENUE]
Speaker/performer: [NAME]
CTA: [REGISTER / BUY TICKETS]

Create three levels of hierarchy: event name first, key attraction second, event details third.

Use a structured grid, strong typography, generous spacing, and one clear focal point.

Style: [LUXURY / CORPORATE / MUSIC / TECH / CULTURAL].

Use [PRIMARY COLOUR], [SECONDARY COLOUR], and [ACCENT].

If using a portrait, keep the person realistic with natural skin, correct anatomy, and professional lighting.

Avoid random icons, fake QR codes, heavy shadows, clutter, glowing buttons, generic stock imagery, and excessive text boxes.

The finished flyer should look suitable for a professionally produced event campaign.

 

[Olatunde Akanbi]

3. PRODUCT AD

Create a premium 1080 × 1350 advertisement for [PRODUCT].

Headline: “[HEADLINE]”
Benefit: [MAIN BENEFIT]
Price: [PRICE]
Offer: [OFFER]
CTA: [SHOP NOW]

Make the product the main visual focus.

Use professional commercial photography with realistic proportions, correct packaging, accurate branding, natural shadows, controlled highlights, and believable materials.

Camera angle: [ANGLE].
Lens look: [35MM / 50MM / 85MM].
Surface: [STONE / WOOD / METAL / GLASS].
Background: [DESCRIPTION].

Use clean commercial typography and leave clear space for copy.

Avoid fake labels, distorted packaging, neon outlines, random ingredient explosions, cheap SALE badges, unnecessary props, fake awards, and excessive effects.

Make it look like a real advertising campaign from an established brand.

 

[Olatunde Akanbi]

4. TYPOGRAPHY POSTER

Create a typography-led 4:5 poster about [TOPIC].

Main text:
“[STATEMENT]”

Supporting text:
“[DETAILS]”

Typography should be the main visual element.

Use one or two typefaces only. Build the composition through scale, spacing, alignment, repetition, weight, and negative space.

Use a modular or Swiss-inspired grid. Keep margins consistent and secondary information precisely aligned.

Colours:
Background: [COLOUR]
Main text: [COLOUR]
Accent: [COLOUR]

Optional details can include small numbering, thin rules, dates, labels, subtle grain, and simple geometric divisions.

Avoid emojis, sparkles, random icons, glowing text, fake 3D typography, excessive outlines, and decorative filler.

Make it feel like contemporary editorial, cultural, architectural, or fashion poster design.

 

[Olatunde Akanbi]

5. INFOGRAPHIC

Create a professional 1080 × 1350 infographic explaining [TOPIC].

Audience: [AUDIENCE]

Main title:
“[TITLE]”

Include:

1. [POINT]
2. [POINT]
3. [POINT]
4. [POINT]
5. [POINT]

The reader should understand the main message within seconds.

Use a strict grid, clear sections, consistent spacing, readable typography, and strong hierarchy.

Place the title first, key insight second, main information third, and supporting details last.

Use charts, timelines, comparisons, or icons only when they genuinely help explain the information.

Use [BRAND COLOUR] as the main accent with neutral supporting colours.

Do not invent statistics.

Avoid excessive cards, rainbow colours, random arrows, mixed icon styles, tiny text, fake data, and unnecessary decoration.

Keep it professional, structured, and easy to scan.

 

[Olatunde Akanbi]

6. LUXURY BRAND GRAPHIC

Create a refined 4:5 luxury campaign graphic for [BRAND / PRODUCT].

Headline:
“[HEADLINE]”

Supporting line:
“[TEXT]”

CTA:
“[CTA]”

Use one strong focal image, minimal copy, large areas of negative space, restrained typography, and precise composition.

Photography:
Subject: [SUBJECT]
Setting: [LOCATION]
Lighting: soft studio or architectural light
Materials: [MATERIALS]
Camera perspective: [ANGLE]

Use an elegant serif, neutral sans-serif, or refined pairing.

Colours:
Primary: [COLOUR]
Neutral: [COLOUR]
Accent: [COLOUR]

Luxury should come from photography, proportion, typography, materials, and restraint.

Avoid gold gradients, marble clichés, crowns, diamonds, sparkles, ornamental borders, excessive script fonts, and obvious “luxury” effects.

Make it feel suitable for fashion, beauty, automotive, hospitality, architecture, or premium lifestyle advertising.

 

[Olatunde Akanbi]

7. YOUTUBE THUMBNAIL

Create a 16:9 YouTube thumbnail for:

“[VIDEO TITLE]”

Thumbnail text:
“[2–5 WORDS]”

Main visual:
[PERSON / PRODUCT / SCREENSHOT]

Use one dominant subject, one short text statement, and one supporting visual element only if necessary.

Make the subject and text clearly separated.

If using a person, keep facial features realistic and use a natural but expressive pose.

Background: [DESCRIPTION]

Use large, bold, highly readable typography with no more than two styles.

Use strong contrast without excessive saturation.

Use composition, scale, lighting, and cropping before using arrows or circles.

Avoid fake shocked faces, excessive arrows, red circles everywhere, emojis, explosions, excessive glow, clutter, and tiny text.

The thumbnail must still make sense when viewed very small.