30 Google Gemini Prompts for Design That Actually Ship Work
Paste these into Google Gemini to generate logos, social graphics, and UI mockups with its built-in image generation, then use the feedback and ideation prompts to sharpen the result. Swap in the bracketed details and go. For image prompts, be specific about style, colors, and format.
In short: This page contains 30 copy-paste ready prompts, organized into 6 categories with a description and pro tip for each. The first 5 prompts are free instantly, no signup needed. Hand-curated and tested by the AI Academy team.
Logos & Brand Marks
5 promptsClean Wordmark Logo
1/30✨ What it does
Gemini designs a clean geometric wordmark for [BRAND NAME] in [color 1] and [color 2] on white. Fill in what the brand does, then pick the centered lockup you will refine.
Generate a clean modern wordmark logo for a brand called [BRAND NAME], a [what it does, e.g. sustainable coffee subscription]. Use a confident geometric sans-serif, a balanced two-tone palette of [color 1] and [color 2], generous spacing, and a flat vector style on a plain white background. Show it centered, high contrast, and legible at small sizes.
Pro tip: Ask for it 'on a plain white background' so it's easy to reuse.
Minimal Icon Mark
2/30✨ What it does
Gemini draws three minimal icon-mark variations for [BRAND NAME] as a single geometric symbol in one accent color. Name the [industry] and the idea you want, then choose the scalable mark.
Design a minimal abstract icon mark for [BRAND NAME], a [industry] brand. Convey [core idea, e.g. growth and trust] with a single simple geometric symbol, one flat accent color on white, balanced negative space, scalable vector style, no text. Show three subtle variations side by side.
Pro tip: Asking for variations gives you directions to pick from fast.
Vintage Badge Logo
3/30✨ What it does
Gemini builds a circular vintage badge for [BRAND NAME] with serif lettering and a line-work [relevant object] on cream. Describe the [type of business], then save the print-ready emblem you like.
Create a vintage badge logo for [BRAND NAME], a [type of business]. Use a circular emblem layout, classic serif lettering, a subtle line-work illustration of [relevant object], a warm two-color palette, and a hand-crafted heritage feel on a cream background. Balanced, symmetrical, print-ready.
Pro tip: Name the object to feature so the emblem feels specific.
Playful Mascot Concept
4/30✨ What it does
Gemini creates a friendly mascot from [animal or idea] for [BRAND NAME], shown alone and paired with the name. Tell it who the brand is for, then keep the clear-silhouette character you prefer.
Generate a friendly mascot logo concept for [BRAND NAME], a [audience, e.g. kids learning app]. Design an approachable rounded character based on [animal or idea], bright cheerful colors, simple flat shapes, clear silhouette, on white. Show the mascot alone and paired with the brand name.
Pro tip: Simple silhouettes read best — ask for 'clear silhouette'.
Logo Variations Set
5/30✨ What it does
Gemini generates a horizontal lockup, stacked version, and icon for [BRAND NAME] in one [color] palette that feels [three adjectives]. Write those three words, then use the set as your starter system.
Take this idea: a logo for [BRAND NAME] that feels [three adjectives]. Generate a small brand set on white: a primary horizontal lockup, a stacked version, and a compact icon-only mark, all sharing the same style, type, and [color] palette. Consistent, flat, vector-style.
Pro tip: Consistency matters — the shared palette keeps the set unified.
UI, App & Web Mockups
5 promptsMobile App Screen
11/30✨ What it does
Gemini mocks a mobile home screen for a [type of app] with a hero card, list, and bottom nav in a [color] accent. React to the phone-frame layout, then mark what you would change.
Generate a clean mobile app UI mockup for a [type of app] home screen. Show a modern layout with a top bar, a hero card, a list or grid of items, and a bottom navigation bar, using a [color] accent, rounded components, clear typography, and generous spacing. Realistic phone frame, flat UI style.
Pro tip: Name the app type so the components make sense.
Landing Page Hero
12/30✨ What it does
Gemini designs a landing-page hero for [product] with the headline [your text], a button, and a supporting visual in a [color] palette. Swap in your real headline, then build from the desktop mock.
Design a web landing-page hero section for [product]. Include a strong headline '[your text]', a supporting subline, a primary button, and a clean supporting visual on the right. Modern SaaS aesthetic, [color] palette, clear hierarchy, generous whitespace, desktop 16:9.
Pro tip: State the product so the copy and visual fit it.
Dashboard Layout
13/30✨ What it does
Gemini creates an analytics dashboard mockup for [use case] with stat cards, a chart, and a table in a calm [color] palette. Use it as a wireframe, then tweak labels to match your data.
Create a clean analytics dashboard UI mockup for [use case]. Show a sidebar, a top summary row of stat cards, a main chart area, and a data table, with a calm [color] palette, clear labels, and consistent spacing. Modern flat UI, legible, realistic.
Pro tip: Calm palettes read as professional for data-heavy UI.
Component & Button States
14/30✨ What it does
Gemini draws a component sheet for [brand/app] with buttons, an input, a toggle, and a card in default and hover states. Keep the [color] accent, then hand the sheet to whoever builds your UI.
Design a small UI component sheet for a [brand/app] design system: primary and secondary buttons, an input field, a toggle, and a card, each shown in default and hover/active states. Consistent [color] accent, rounded corners, clear typography, on a light background.
Pro tip: Showing states makes it easier to hand to a developer.
Onboarding Flow Screens
15/30✨ What it does
Gemini generates three onboarding screens for a [type of app] with a matching [color] palette and progress dots. Walk through welcome, value, and sign-up, then rewrite the lines you will ship.
Generate three sequential onboarding screens for a [type of app]: a welcome screen, a value/feature screen, and a sign-up screen. Keep a consistent layout, [color] palette, illustration style, and progress indicator across all three. Friendly modern flat UI, phone frames.
Pro tip: Consistency across the three screens sells the flow.
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Color, Type & Moodboards
5 promptsBrand Color Palette
16/30✨ What it does
Gemini proposes a palette for [BRAND] that feels [three adjectives], with hex codes, usage notes, and one accessible pairing. Copy the hex values, then test them on a real screen you use.
Act as a brand designer. Propose a cohesive color palette for [BRAND], which should feel [three adjectives]. Give a primary, two secondaries, a neutral, and an accent, each with a hex code, a short rationale, and a note on where to use it. Then suggest one accessible text-on-background pairing.
Pro tip: Asking for accessibility keeps text readable on your colors.
Font Pairing Recommendation
17/30✨ What it does
Gemini recommends three heading-and-body font pairings for [BRAND] that feel [adjectives], favoring Google Fonts. Pick one pair, then try it in your deck or site.
Recommend three font pairings for [BRAND], which should feel [adjectives]. For each pairing, give a heading font, a body font, why they work together, and the kind of brand they suit. Favor widely available or Google Fonts so they are easy to use.
Pro tip: Ask for Google Fonts so you can implement them for free.
Visual Moodboard
18/30✨ What it does
Gemini composes a moodboard grid for [BRAND / project] that feels [three adjectives], with textures, swatches, and type samples. Pin the direction, then brief a designer from that grid you chose.
Generate a cohesive visual moodboard for [BRAND / project], which should feel [three adjectives]. Compose a tidy grid of textures, color swatches, type samples, and abstract imagery that all share the same aesthetic direction. Clean layout, unified palette, inspiring but restrained.
Pro tip: Restraint reads as premium — avoid a chaotic collage.
Gradient & Texture Set
19/30✨ What it does
Gemini shows four background tiles for [BRAND] in the [color] palette: gradient, grain, geometric pattern, and solid. Download the set, then drop a tile behind a layout you are making.
Create a set of four on-brand background options for [BRAND]: a subtle gradient, a soft grain texture, a geometric pattern, and a clean solid, all in the [color] palette and sharing one aesthetic. Show them as four tiles side by side, high quality, tileable where relevant.
Pro tip: Coordinated backgrounds keep your assets feeling unified.
Style Direction Compare
20/30✨ What it does
Gemini places two labeled style directions for [BRAND / project] side by side, each with its own palette and type feel. Choose Direction A or B, then develop the one you picked.
For [BRAND / project], generate two distinct visual style directions side by side, each as a small sample composition with its own palette, type feel, and imagery, labeled 'Direction A' and 'Direction B'. Keep both polished so I can choose a direction to develop.
Pro tip: Two clear options beats one — it forces a decision.
Print & Marketing Assets
5 promptsEvent Poster
21/30✨ What it does
Gemini designs an event poster for [event] with the title [event name], date, location, and a [color] [style] visual. Fill in your details, then send the high-contrast poster to print.
Design an eye-catching event poster for [event]. Feature a bold title '[event name]', the date, location, and a short tagline, with a striking [style] visual, a strong [color] palette, and clear typographic hierarchy. Balanced composition, print-ready A-series proportions, high contrast.
Pro tip: List the must-have details so nothing important is dropped.
Business Card
22/30✨ What it does
Gemini designs a two-sided business card for [name], [title] at [company], with a [color] palette and contact back. Check the margins, then take the concept to a printer you trust.
Create a modern business card design for [name], [title] at [company]. Show the front and back: front with name, title, and logo area; back with contact details and a subtle brand pattern. Clean [color] palette, refined type, generous margins, standard card proportions.
Pro tip: Ask for front and back so it's ready to hand off.
One-Page Flyer
23/30✨ What it does
Gemini lays out an A4 flyer for [product/service] with a headline, three icon benefits, and a call-to-action in a [color] palette. Edit the benefit lines, then print the one-pager you will hand out.
Design a one-page marketing flyer for [product/service]. Include a headline, three short benefit points with small icons, a supporting visual, and a clear call-to-action with contact details. Clean modern layout, [color] palette, strong hierarchy, print-ready A4.
Pro tip: Three benefits is the sweet spot for a scannable flyer.
Product Packaging Concept
24/30✨ What it does
Gemini renders front-of-pack packaging for [product], a [type] brand, with a [color] palette and a [mood] shelf look. React to the retail mock, then mark what you would change.
Generate a product packaging design concept for [product], a [type] brand. Show the front of the package with the brand name, a short descriptor, a clean illustration or pattern, and a [color] palette that fits a [mood] shelf presence. Realistic render, modern, retail-ready.
Pro tip: Name the shelf mood so it stands out for the right shopper.
Presentation Slide Template
25/30✨ What it does
Gemini designs a 16:9 slide template for [topic] with title, bullets, and a chart placeholder in one [color] grid. Duplicate the set, then drop your real content in.
Design a cohesive presentation slide template for [topic]: a title slide, a content slide with a headline and bullets, and a data slide with a simple chart placeholder. Consistent [color] palette, type, and layout grid, clean corporate-modern aesthetic, 16:9.
Pro tip: A shared grid makes the deck look professionally designed.
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Design Critique & Ideation
5 promptsHonest Design Feedback
26/30✨ What it does
Gemini critiques [upload or describe YOUR DESIGN] on hierarchy, spacing, color, type, and message, then lists three changes ranked by impact. Paste or attach the work, then make those first fixes yourself.
Here is a design: [upload or describe YOUR DESIGN]. Give me honest, specific feedback as a senior designer. Cover hierarchy, spacing, color, typography, and clarity of the message. List what works, what is weak, and three concrete changes I should make first, ranked by impact.
Pro tip: Upload the design so the feedback is specific, not generic.
Design Brief Builder
27/30✨ What it does
Gemini asks missing questions, then writes a tight brief for [project] covering goal, audience, tone, constraints, and deliverables. Answer the questions, then hand the brief to a designer you work with.
Help me write a clear design brief for [project]. Ask me any missing questions first, then produce a brief covering: goal, audience, key message, tone, must-have elements, constraints, deliverables, and success criteria. Keep it tight and usable.
Pro tip: Let it ask questions first so the brief actually fits.
Name & Tagline Ideas
28/30✨ What it does
Gemini brainstorms ten names with rationales and three taglines for [product/brand] that feel [three adjectives] for [audience]. Shortlist a few, then check trademarks before you commit.
Brainstorm names and taglines for [product/brand], which should feel [three adjectives] and appeal to [audience]. Give ten name options with a one-line rationale each, then three tagline directions. Avoid clichés and note any obvious trademark risks to check.
Pro tip: The trademark note saves you from falling for a taken name.
Accessibility Check
29/30✨ What it does
Gemini reviews [describe or upload YOUR DESIGN] for contrast, text size, and colorblind clarity, with exact color or size fixes. Apply the values it gives, then recheck the screen yourself.
Review this design for accessibility: [describe or upload YOUR DESIGN]. Check color contrast, text size, hierarchy, and clarity for low-vision and colorblind users. Flag specific problems and give exact fixes, including any color or size adjustments with values.
Pro tip: Ask for values so you can apply the fixes directly.
Explore More Directions
30/30✨ What it does
Gemini suggests five different directions for [describe YOUR DESIGN], each with style, palette, feel, and who it would reach. Pick one path, then sketch that version next yourself.
I have this design concept: [describe YOUR DESIGN]. Suggest five genuinely different creative directions I could take it, each with a short description of the style, palette, and feel, and who it would appeal to. Push past the obvious first idea.
Pro tip: Great for breaking out of your first, safe idea.
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Social Media Graphics
5 promptsInstagram Post Graphic
6/30✨ What it does
Gemini designs a 1:1 Instagram post for [brand/topic] with the headline [your text] in a [color] palette. Paste your real line, then export the mobile-ready graphic you will post.
Design a scroll-stopping 1:1 Instagram post graphic for [brand/topic]. Feature a bold headline '[your text]', a clean layout with clear hierarchy, a [color] palette matching a [mood] vibe, generous margins, and space for a small logo in the corner. Modern flat design, crisp and legible on mobile.
Pro tip: Ask for mobile legibility so text holds up in the feed.
Story / Reel Cover
7/30✨ What it does
Gemini builds a 9:16 story cover for [topic] with a [color/gradient] background and the title [your text]. Drop in your line, then post the vertical cover.
Create a 9:16 vertical story cover for [topic]. Use a striking background in [color/gradient], a large centered title '[your text]', a supporting subline, and a small call-to-action at the bottom. Bold modern type, high contrast, thumb-stopping, with safe margins away from the edges.
Pro tip: Keep text away from edges so the UI doesn't cover it.
Carousel Slide System
8/30✨ What it does
Gemini lays out a three-slide 1:1 carousel for [topic] with a cover, a content slide, and a call-to-action in one [color] system. Edit the body copy, then publish the matching set you prepared.
Design a cohesive 1:1 carousel template system for [topic] with three slides: a bold cover, a content slide with a headline and short body, and a closing call-to-action slide. Consistent [color] palette, type, and layout grid across all three, clean modern flat style, easy to read on mobile.
Pro tip: A shared grid keeps the carousel feeling like one system.
Quote Graphic
9/30✨ What it does
Gemini centers [your quote] on a 4:5 quote card with a [color] background and a small attribution line. Paste the real quote, then share the minimal card from your feed.
Generate a shareable quote graphic featuring: '[your quote]'. Center the text with strong typographic hierarchy, a tasteful [color] background, subtle supporting shapes, and a small attribution line. Elegant, minimal, balanced, sized 4:5 for feed.
Pro tip: Keep the quote short so the type can be large and bold.
Announcement Banner
10/30✨ What it does
Gemini designs a 16:9 announcement banner for [event/launch] with the headline [your text] and a bright [color] accent. Add the date, then use the wide banner on web or social you run.
Design a wide announcement banner for [event/launch]. Feature a clear headline '[your text]', a date or detail line, a bright accent [color], and space for a logo. Energetic modern layout, strong contrast, sized 16:9 for web and social.
Pro tip: One clear headline beats crowding it with details.