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Friendly note: this is a living guide. If you find a prompt that works well, add it—small improvements compound.

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Start here (2 minutes)

A prompt is simply what you ask an AI tool to do. Clear prompts usually lead to clearer results. If you’re not getting what you want, it’s normal—treat it like a quick back-and-forth conversation.

Prompt checklist

1. Goal: What are you trying to make or decide?
2. Audience: Who is this for (students, customers, judges, general public)?
3. Context: What should the AI know (background, constraints, what you’ve tried)?
4. Examples: Show 1 example of what you like (or don’t like).
5. Format + length: Ask for bullets / steps / a script / ~200 words, etc.
6. Iterate: Ask for 2–3 options, pick one, then say “make it simpler / friendlier / more exciting.”

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A starting template:

You are helping me with [task]. Goal: [what success looks like] Audience: [who this is for] Constraints: [must include / must avoid / tone / length] Format: [bullets / table / steps]

First ask 2–4 clarifying questions if needed. Then give me 2 options.

Example 1: Recreating Kean University's Mascot in Different Styles

I used Google Gemini's Nano Banana to transform photos of Kean University's mascot into different poses and outfits:

Here are the AI-generated variations:

I also created various posters for the competition using ChatGPT, Sora, and Nano Banana.