HOW TO….
….COME UP WITH A GOOD PROMPT:
- Be specific: Include details about features, style, and what you’re trying to accomplish.
- Add structure: Break your prompt into clear parts like what you’re building, what you want done, and any rules or limits.
- Give examples: Reference apps, screenshots, or styles you like sothat your AI knows what to aim for.
- Work in steps: Build the core functionality of your app and then add or adjust individual features one by one.
- Refine and repeat: Review what your specific AI tool/platform creates, give feedback, and tweak your prompt to improve results.
📍Also check out Vercel v0’s tips for prompting and design execution here.
…THINK FOR YOURSELF & BE MORE CREATIVE THAN AI
Useful insights and tips by @AlexPrompter on X, prompted by the publication of the largest study (to date) on AI creativity.
→ Stop accepting first-draft AI output as creative or diverse. If you need 10 ideas, generate 30 and throw away the obvious ones
→ Use temperature and sampling parameters aggressively to push models out of their comfort zone
→ Cross-reference multiple models AND multiple prompting strategies, because same model with different prompts often beats different models with the same prompt
→ Add constraints that force novelty like “give me ideas that a traditional investor would hate” instead of “give me creative ideas”
→ Use structured prompting techniques like Verbalized Sampling to force the model to explore low-probability outputs instead of defaulting to consensus
→ Layer your own taste and judgment on top of everything AI gives you. The model gets you raw material. Your weirdness and experience make it original.
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