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30 Google Gemini Prompts for Design That Actually Ship Work

30 copy-paste prompts

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.

Louis Corneloup
By Louis Corneloup Β· Founder, Techpresso
Last updated Β·Hand-curated & tested by the AI Academy team

Logos & Brand Marks

5 prompts

Clean Wordmark Logo

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✨ What it does

Produces a simple, modern wordmark you can 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.

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Pro tip: Ask for it 'on a plain white background' so it's easy to reuse.

Minimal Icon Mark

2/30

✨ What it does

Explores a symbol-only mark with a few options in one go.

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.

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Pro tip: Asking for variations gives you directions to pick from fast.

Vintage Badge Logo

3/30

✨ What it does

A heritage-style emblem for a craft or classic brand.

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.

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Pro tip: Name the object to feature so the emblem feels specific.

Playful Mascot Concept

4/30

✨ What it does

A cheerful mascot concept with and without the wordmark.

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.

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Pro tip: Simple silhouettes read best β€” ask for 'clear silhouette'.

Logo Variations Set

5/30

✨ What it does

A cohesive lockup set from one consistent style.

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.

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Pro tip: Consistency matters β€” the shared palette keeps the set unified.

Social Media Graphics

5 prompts

Instagram Post Graphic

6/30

✨ What it does

A ready-to-post square graphic with clear hierarchy.

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.

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Pro tip: Ask for mobile legibility so text holds up in the feed.

Story / Reel Cover

7/30

✨ What it does

A vertical cover sized for stories and reels.

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.

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Pro tip: Keep text away from edges so the UI doesn't cover it.

Carousel Slide System

8/30

✨ What it does

A matching three-slide carousel set.

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.

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Pro tip: A shared grid keeps the carousel feeling like one system.

Quote Graphic

9/30

✨ What it does

A clean, shareable quote card.

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.

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Pro tip: Keep the quote short so the type can be large and bold.

Announcement Banner

10/30

✨ What it does

A wide banner for launches and events.

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.

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Pro tip: One clear headline beats crowding it with details.

UI, App & Web Mockups

5 prompts

Mobile App Screen

11/30

✨ What it does

A polished app screen concept to react to.

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.

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Pro tip: Name the app type so the components make sense.

Landing Page Hero

12/30

✨ What it does

A hero section mockup for a landing page.

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.

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Pro tip: State the product so the copy and visual fit it.

Dashboard Layout

13/30

✨ What it does

A dashboard concept with a sensible information layout.

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.

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Pro tip: Calm palettes read as professional for data-heavy UI.

Component & Button States

14/30

✨ What it does

A starter component sheet with interaction states.

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.

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Pro tip: Showing states makes it easier to hand to a developer.

Onboarding Flow Screens

15/30

✨ What it does

A consistent three-screen onboarding concept.

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.

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Pro tip: Consistency across the three screens sells the flow.

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Color, Type & Moodboards

5 prompts

Brand Color Palette

16/30

✨ What it does

A justified palette with hex codes and usage notes.

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.

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Pro tip: Asking for accessibility keeps text readable on your colors.

Font Pairing Recommendation

17/30

✨ What it does

Three vetted heading-and-body font pairings.

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.

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Pro tip: Ask for Google Fonts so you can implement them for free.

Visual Moodboard

18/30

✨ What it does

A single moodboard image to anchor a direction.

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.

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Pro tip: Restraint reads as premium β€” avoid a chaotic collage.

Gradient & Texture Set

19/30

✨ What it does

Four coordinated background options in one image.

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.

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Pro tip: Coordinated backgrounds keep your assets feeling unified.

Style Direction Compare

20/30

✨ What it does

Two labeled directions to choose between.

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.

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Pro tip: Two clear options beats one β€” it forces a decision.

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Design Critique & Ideation

5 prompts

Honest Design Feedback

26/30

✨ What it does

Structured, prioritized critique of your design.

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.

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Pro tip: Upload the design so the feedback is specific, not generic.

Design Brief Builder

27/30

✨ What it does

Turns a vague idea into a usable design brief.

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.

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Pro tip: Let it ask questions first so the brief actually fits.

Name & Tagline Ideas

28/30

✨ What it does

Ten named directions with taglines to explore.

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 clichΓ©s and note any obvious trademark risks to check.

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Pro tip: The trademark note saves you from falling for a taken name.

Accessibility Check

29/30

✨ What it does

An accessibility pass with concrete fixes.

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.

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Pro tip: Ask for values so you can apply the fixes directly.

Explore More Directions

30/30

✨ What it does

Five fresh directions when you feel stuck on one.

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.

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Pro tip: Great for breaking out of your first, safe idea.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Gemini can generate and edit images with its built-in image generation, so the logo, social, UI, and print prompts here produce visuals you can iterate on. For the critique and ideation prompts, Gemini works with text and any design you upload.
Be specific about style, colors, format, and mood, and say what to put on a plain background so the asset is reusable. Ask for variations or side-by-side directions in one prompt, then refine the one you like with follow-up instructions.
Yes. Upload your design and use the critique prompts. Gemini can comment on hierarchy, spacing, color, typography, and accessibility, and suggest prioritized changes. Uploading the actual file gives far more specific feedback than describing it.
Images you create with Gemini are generally yours to use under Google's terms, including commercially, but review the current usage policy. Treat AI output as a strong starting point, and avoid recreating existing logos or trademarked branding.

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