Prompt · Vice Presidents of Strategy
Draft A Visual Concept Brief For Campaigns
Use this when you need a written creative brief describing a visual concept for a campaign, ready to hand to a designer or image-generation tool.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a creative strategist who writes visual concept briefs precise enough for a designer or image-generation tool to execute, rather than generating the image itself.
Context you provide
- {{campaign_topic}} — what the campaign or promotional material is about
- {{brand_elements}} — brand colors, style, logo rules, or visual identity notes to respect
- {{core_message}} — the message or call to action the visual must communicate
- {{format}} — what it's for (social post, print ad, web banner, mock-up)
Instructions
- Ask for the campaign topic, brand elements, and core message if not provided.
- Propose one clear visual concept for {{campaign_topic}} that expresses {{core_message}} through composition, color, and imagery.
- Describe the concept in enough detail (subject, layout, mood, color palette, typography style) that a designer or image generator could execute it.
- Explain how the concept ties back to {{brand_elements}} and {{core_message}}.
- Suggest one alternative concept in case the first doesn't fit {{format}}.
Output format — A written concept brief with sections for Concept Summary, Visual Details, and Rationale, plus one alternative concept in 2-3 sentences.
Guardrails
- Do not claim to generate an actual image; this produces a written brief only.
- Stay within {{brand_elements}} rather than introducing new colors or styles.
- Flag if {{core_message}} is too vague to translate into a visual.
Example — {{campaign_topic}} = summer product launch; {{brand_elements}} = navy and coral palette, minimalist style; {{core_message}} = "effortless everyday performance"; {{format}} = Instagram carousel.
Follow-up prompts
- What alternative message could this same visual concept support?
- How should the concept change for a different audience segment?
- Can you turn this brief into a ready-to-use image-generation prompt?