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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.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

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

  1. Ask for the campaign topic, brand elements, and core message if not provided.
  2. Propose one clear visual concept for {{campaign_topic}} that expresses {{core_message}} through composition, color, and imagery.
  3. Describe the concept in enough detail (subject, layout, mood, color palette, typography style) that a designer or image generator could execute it.
  4. Explain how the concept ties back to {{brand_elements}} and {{core_message}}.
  5. 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?