Typography & Calligraphy Prompts: Nano Banana Guide

Typography is the art of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing. Nano Banana treats text as a physical object, allowing you to create letters made of neon, flowers, gold, or clouds.

Understanding Text Art

The key to great AI typography is defining the Material of the letters and the Surface they are on. If you just ask for "text," you get flat pixels. If you ask for "gold letters on velvet," you get a tactile masterpiece.

NEON QUOTE

Let's start with the foundation example from the Text & Design overview. Here is the complete, fully detailed prompt to generate the "NEON QUOTE".

[Optional Base Image] Generate a neon sign typography design.

Text Content:
- **Word**: "DREAM BIG"
- **Font Style**: Cursive script / handwriting font
- **Color**: Hot pink inner tube with electric blue outer glow

Environment:
- **Background**: Dark textured brick wall (painted black)
- **Lighting**: Night time, realistic light bloom
- **Reflections**: Colored light reflecting on the wet brick surface
- **Mounting**: Visible wires and transformer box (for realism)

Vibe:
- **Mood**: Urban, moody, inspirational
- **Framing**: Centered composition

Why This Works

The "Light Bloom": Neon isn't just a color; it's a light source. Asking for "light bloom" and "reflections" forces the AI to calculate how the light interacts with the environment, creating a realistic glow.

The "Visible Wires": Imperfections make it real. Adding "wires and transformer box" turns a digital graphic into a physical object that looks like it exists in the real world.

The Contrast: Neon needs darkness to shine. Specifying a "dark textured brick wall" provides the necessary contrast for the colors to pop.

Common Mistakes

Variations on "NEON QUOTE"

Change the material to create different typographic styles.

The Floral Typography

Organic and soft.

Create a botanical typography artwork.

- **Word**: "BLOOM"
- **Composition**: Letters formed by intertwined flowers, vines, and leaves
- **Palette**: Vibrant pinks, greens, and yellows
- **Background**: Soft white paper texture
- **Style**: Botanical illustration / watercolor
- **Detail**: High resolution petal textures

What Changed: We replaced "neon tubes" with "flowers and vines" and the "brick wall" with "paper texture."

The Chalkboard Lettering

Handmade and rustic.

Create a hand-lettered chalkboard menu header.

- **Text**: "Daily Specials"
- **Font**: Elegant white chalk calligraphy with flourishes
- **Background**: Dark slate chalkboard texture with chalk dust
- **Decor**: Simple chalk drawings of leaves around the text
- **Vibe**: Cafe, rustic, handmade

What Changed: We focused on "chalk dust" and "slate texture" to sell the medium.

Expanding Your Typography

Explore other physical materials.

The Gold Foil Emboss (Luxury)

High-end stationery look.

Create a luxury gold foil typography design.

- **Word**: "LUXE"
- **Material**: Metallic gold hot-stamping foil
- **Paper**: Thick matte black cardstock
- **Effect**: Embossed (raised) letters
- **Lighting**: Macro shot showing light glinting off the gold edge

The Graffiti Street Art (Urban)

Bold and expressive.

Create a graffiti street art piece.

- **Word**: "RISE"
- **Style**: Wildstyle graffiti lettering
- **Colors**: Spray paint texture, drips, vibrant colors
- **Surface**: Concrete wall
- **Context**: Urban alleyway
- **Vibe**: Rebellious, artistic

Troubleshooting

Next Steps

• Posters: Combine your typography with images.
• Mockups: Put your logo on a sign.