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My First Look at Seedream 4.0 [With 20+ Prompts]

Sep 7, 2025

Yang

Product Manager & Design Expert & CEO

The AI world is just too wild right now! I feel like the buzz around the Google’s Nano Banana model just started, and now Seedream 4.0 by Bytedance is already here and in internal testing. From what I’ve seen in the official documents, the results are even better! I had to share my first impressions of what this new model can do.

It’s not just a small update. This is a complete overhaul that merges text-to-image, powerful editing, and multi-image generation into one model.

So, What’s the Big Deal? Core Upgrades in Seedream 4.0

Compared to version 3.0, Seedream 4.0 is a huge leap forward. Here’s the breakdown:

• Text-to-Image is way better now. It actually listens to your prompts more accurately, supports higher resolutions, and is ridiculously fast—we’re talking a 2K image in less than 1.8 seconds!
• Image Editing is a huge leap. You can throw one or more pictures at it, give it a command in plain English, and it’ll make any change you want.
• It can now generate whole sets of related images at once. This is a lifesaver for brainstorming or storyboarding.

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The 5 Features of Seedream 4.0 That Blew My Mind

After digging through the examples, five features really stand out and show the true power of Seedream 4.0:

1. Editing with Natural Language: You don’t need complex prompts. You can just tell it what to do in normal language, like “add a helmet,” “remove the people in the background,” or “replace this with that,” and it just works.
2. It Actually Remembers a Character’s Face: This is huge. You can create a character and then generate them in completely different styles—like an illustration, a 3D model, or a photo—and it will still look like the same person, keeping their features consistent. It also preserves the original photo’s details, so you don’t get that weird, glossy “AI look” after an edit.
3. It Genuinely Understands Your Ideas: The model has a deep knowledge base, which means it can take your vaguest, most “out-there” ideas and turn them into something real and concrete. It can even handle logical reasoning to predict or simulate things.
4. Mixing and Matching Multiple Images: This is where the fun begins. You can feed it multiple images at once to combine them, transfer styles, or create complex compositions that were incredibly difficult before. It also outputs related image groups, which is amazing for creative brainstorming.
5. It’s Super Fast and Super High-Res: The speed is incredible, with images appearing in seconds. Plus, with support for up to 4K resolution, the quality is top-notch, giving you plenty of room for professional editing later.

Okay, Talk is Cheap. Let’s See the Results of Seedream 4.0!

This is the part that really matters. The test examples are just stunning.

Case Study 1: Character Consistency

The Task: Take a single character and recreate them across different art styles.

Prompt 1: Change the camera angle from a head-on shot to a top-down shot, adjust the framing from a close-up to a medium shot, and change the aspect ratio to 16:9.

Just look at the results! The image on the right, generated from the left, totally nails the new top-down perspective and 16:9 ratio. Best of all, it keeps the original style and all the objects in the scene perfectly consistent.

Prompt 2: Make the figure a wool felt art piece, supported by a small stand to keep its posture, set on a dark desk.

While Nano Banana is the expert in generating model images, the output from Seedream 4.0 is also outstanding.

Case Study 2: Image Refinement & Consistency

The task: Take a single image and refine specific elements while maintaining overall scene consistency.

Prompt 1: Optimize the man’s facial skin texture, making it smoother and more natural while retaining pore and texture details

What’s amazing is how Seedream 4.0 keeps all the original detail. It avoids that artificial, “greasy” look you often get with AI, making the result look completely natural.

Prompt 2: Retouch, fix wrinkles, adjust lighting and shadows for high-definition commercial product photography.

Seriously, this is a game-changer for anyone trying to tell a story or build a brand. Keeping a character and image consistent used to be a nightmare, but this feature seems to solve it brilliantly.

Case Study 3: Image Editing Through Prompt

Task: Add, delete, modify, replace, and reference elements in an image.

Prompt 1: The man is no longer wearing a top hat; instead, a small bird is perched on his right shoulder.

Prompt 2: Apply a frosted, icy texture to the apple while maintaining its original shape and color gradient.

Prompt 3: Change the background outside the window from a snowy street to a large, fiery explosion in the night sky.

Prompt 4: Show the burger box partially opened, with a well-composed hamburger visible inside, ready to be eaten.

Prompt 5: Integrate the gaming chair into a futuristic gaming setup with a large screen and powerful PC. Add purple and blue LED lighting to the chair’s edges to match the room’s aesthetic.

My takeaway is that the editing experience with Seedream 4.0 was fantastic. Whether I was trying to add something new, remove an object, or reference another style, the results were consistently precise. This isn’t just a cool feature; it’s a powerful tool that genuinely unlocks new creative avenues for commercial work, personal art projects, and even simple, fun experiments. It really delivers on its promise.

Case Study 4: Multi-Image Input & Output

Task 1: Input multiple images simultaneously to perform complex edits such as combining, style transferring, replacing, and deriving new content.

Prompt 1: Combine the woman from Image 1 and the man from Image 2 into a single frame, referencing the pose from Image 3.

Prompt 2: Generate an image of a joyful girl and her stuffed cow toy on a roller coaster ride in an amusement park, 4:3 aspect ratio.

After trying out the multi-image input of Seedream 4.0, I have to say it’s a seriously powerful feature. It feels less like a simple editing tool and more like you’re a director orchestrating a complex scene. This is a massive advantage for anyone looking to create very specific compositions that are difficult to describe with words alone. It offers a level of creative control that really stands out.

Task 2: Generate multiple, content-related images in a single output.

Prompt 1: In the style of the reference image, generate a group of 4 pictures, each for a blind box toy of a crow, a rabbit, a puppy, and a kitten.

Prompt 2: Generate 4 images based on this reference, changing the title’s material to ice, glass, plush, and mechanical for each

Prompt 3: Storyboard a fight scene with these two characters as reference.

The multi-image output feature is an absolute game-changer for workflow and brainstorming. This is fantastic for exploring design options or quickly storyboarding a narrative sequence. It streamlines the creative process, making it much faster to visualize and develop an idea from a single concept into a full series.

Case Study 5: Deep Intent Understanding

Task 1: Upgraded knowledge base to understand complex or detailed prompts.

Prompt 1: Generate a sketch of a delivery robot.

Prompt 2: A whiteboard with the following equations written on it: E=mc^2, sqrt(9)=3, (-b+/-sqrt(b^2-4ac))/2a.

You can immediately see the jump in quality. Seedream 4.0’s understanding is a massive improvement over version 3.0.

Task 2: Transform abstract or imaginative concepts from vague ideas into concrete, detailed visuals.

Prompt 1: Generate a sketch of a delivery robot.

Prompt 2: A whiteboard with the following equations written on it: E=mc^2, sqrt(9)=3, (-b+/-sqrt(b^2-4ac))/2a.

What really blew me away was how Seedream 4.0 can take a completely abstract, almost poetic idea and turn it into a stunning visual. I started with just a vague feeling, and it produced a concrete, detailed image that perfectly captured the mood. For anyone who struggles with a creative block or wants to bring a “wildly imaginative” idea to life, this feature is an absolute dream.

Task 3: Use advanced reasoning to predict and simulate scenarios, making the unseen visible.

Prompt 1: Create an old-fashioned television based on the provided line drawing.

Prompt 2: Create an action figure that matches the poses of the character in the sketch.

The reasoning and prediction capability is where Seedream 4.0 feels like it’s from the future. It doesn’t just create a picture; it logically simulates a scenario. This is an incredibly powerful tool for conceptual design, world-building, and visualizing “what if” scenarios.

Task 4: Automatically select the optimal aspect ratio to best compose the generated image.

The Adaptive Aspect Ratio is a brilliant quality-of-life feature. The model is smart enough to analyze your subject and automatically pick the best composition—wide for a landscape, tall for a portrait. It’s a small detail that makes a huge difference, consistently delivering more dynamic and well-composed images with zero extra effort from me.

So, How Can You Actually Use Seedream 4.0?

The Seedream 4.0’s possibilities seem endless, but here are a few ideas based on the official use cases:

• For Designers: You can instantly create poster layouts, branding kits, e-commerce shots, and even interior design concepts.
• For Artists: This could be your new best friend for storyboarding comics and films, illustrating children’s books, creating merchandise, or just coloring your line art.
• For Fun: The creative and fun uses are limitless. You can make stylized portraits, custom emojis, cool toy designs, or turn your doodles into amazing 3D art.

The Catch? You’ll Have to Wait a Little Longer

So, the only downside is that Seedream 4.0 is still in internal testing. But the good news is that a public beta is expected to launch very soon. Based on this first look, this is definitely a model to watch.

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My Secret Playbook for Nano Banana: 8 AI Design Hacks

Aug 29, 2025

Yang

Product Manager & Design Expert & CEO

The following article is from guizang.

Hello everyone, this is Guizang, and today I’m going to teach you how to unlock the full potential of the most powerful image editing model out there: Nano Banana.

The image editing model we’ve all been waiting for finally dropped, and it’s a beast. After spending all night testing it, I can tell you Nano Banana is ridiculously powerful—enough to make Adobe and other editing software sweat. Complex photo manipulations that used to take forever can now be done with a single sentence.

So, let’s skip the fluff. Here’s what I’m going to teach you in this Nano Banana guide:

• Turning Nano Banana into your personal photo retoucher.
• Rescuing boring photos and making them look amazing.
• Showcasing your OOTD in a clean, creative way (and trying on new ones!).
• Using marks, boxes, and doodles to get ultra-precise results.
• Tapping into its “world knowledge” to create video effects.
• Generating entire movie storyboards from a single image.
• Turning your favorite photos into real-life stickers for your friends.

Nano Banana Is Now Available in Mew Design!

Nano Banana excels at image and artwork creation—covering photo edits, artistic effects, and custom illustrations. However, for full graphic layouts such as posters, flyers, invitations, social posts, presentation slides, or product sheets, a dedicated tool is recommended.
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How to Get Your Hands on Nano Banana

First things first, let’s get you set up. I highly recommend using Nano Banana on Google’s AI Studio.

Why? Because, in a classic big-tech move, Google is leveraging its deep pockets and letting you use it like crazy, completely for free.

1. Head over to AI Studio.
2. On the right side of the page, switch the model to Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview. Yep, that’s the official name.
3. Upload one or more images, type your request, and hit “Run.”

Besides AI Studio, some Gemini App users can also use Nano Banana now. You’ll get a pop-up notification when it’s available to you. Just switch to the Gemini 2.5 Flash model and select an image.

You can also find it on third-party services like FAL and Krea. Just a heads-up: there’s no official “Nano Banana” website, so don’t fall for any fakes you might see.

Pro Tip: Nano Banana supports continuous editing, but I’ve found that after four or five consecutive edits in the same chat, the performance can degrade as it hits its context limit. When that happens, just start a new session for the best results.

My 8 Favorite Nano Banana Tricks

Alright, ready to play? Here are the most powerful and creative ways I’ve found to use Google Nano Banana.

1. The Ultimate Photo Fixer-Upper

We all take photos that don’t turn out quite right. Maybe the lighting is flat, or there’s something distracting in the background. Just feed your “bad” photos to Nano Banana with this prompt and watch it work its magic.

Prompt: This photo is very boring and plain. Enhance it! Increase the contrast, boost the colors, and improve the lighting to make it richer. You can crop and delete details that affect the composition.

It’s also a fantastic photo retoucher. Because it does a great job of keeping faces consistent, you can ask it to make changes using natural language. I asked it to make my face slimmer, and you can see it also fixed some blemishes on my skin.

Prompt: Make the character’s face in the image slimmer, while increasing the muscle mass of the arms.

2. Your Personal AI Fashion Stylist

This is a game-changer for fashion lovers. You can take a photo of your Outfit of the Day (OOTD) and have Nano Banana instantly create a “flat lay” image showcasing every item.

Prompt: A flat lay photograph showing all the clothing items involved in the photo.

Even better, you can do the reverse! Use a picture of yourself and ask it to put you in an outfit from another blogger’s photo. The realism is incredible. Just be sure to specify which image is which in your prompt.

Prompt: The character in Figure 2 is wearing the clothing and accessories from Figure 1.

3. Take Control with Doodles & Mark-ups

This is where it gets really wild. Google Nano Banana is a multimodal model, which means you can guide it with more than just words. Draw right on the image to show it what you mean.

Let’s start with a basic technique. If you’re working with multiple images, you can label them to help the model better understand your text prompt. For example, I told it to combine three different images like this:

Prompt: Using the environment from A, the sofa camera angle from B, and the subject from C, create a new image that combines these three elements.

To take it a step further, you can use a box or circle to mark the exact spot you want to modify. For instance, I had it place the table and chair from a second image into a red-boxed area in the first. You can see how this is a total game-changer for e-commerce—the details and materials of the chair from Image 2 were perfectly recreated, but the lighting and color style blended seamlessly into Image 1.

Prompt: Place the chair and table from the first image at the red box location in the second image, and generate the image without the red box markings.

The ultimate technique is using gesture doodles. You can give it two characters and a rough scribble of them interacting, and it will generate a scene with them in that exact pose. The image below is one I ran with a quick, casual doodle.

Prompt: Have these two characters fight using the pose from Figure 3. Add appropriate visual backgrounds and scene interactions. Generated image ratio is 16:9

But if you draw a more detailed sketch, Nano Banana’s output will be even more precise. For example, X user minux302 created a scene where even the characters’ facial expressions were perfectly recreated from the sketch!

4. Create Movie Storyboards & Animations

Let’s push the last idea even further. Imagine this workflow: Same Character + Different Action Doodles + Continuous Editing.

You can generate a full sequence of storyboard panels for an action scene. Then, by feeding the first and last frames into a video model, you could generate a high-quality animated fight sequence. The potential here is massive.

5. A Game-Changer for E-commerce

Previous models sometimes struggled with getting the proportions of products right, especially with things like jewelry. I tested this in Nano Banana, and it’s so much better. It accurately placed the necklace from one photo onto the model in another. Sometimes it might change small details like the hairstyle, but you can easily correct that with a follow-up prompt.

Prompt: The woman in Figure 2 is wearing the necklace from Figure 1. Do not change the other details in Figure 2.

6. Turn Your Photos into Custom Stickers

I saw someone make a bunch of stickers based on AI community inside jokes, and I loved the idea. I decided to see if Nano Banana could help me design my own based on a reference. It worked perfectly. You can get a PNG file, which is all you need to get them printed. This would be such a cool and personal gift for friends.

Prompt: Help me turn the character into a white outline sticker similar to Figure 2. The character needs to be transformed into a web illustration style, and add a playful white outline short phrase describing Figure 1.

7. Create AR-Style Informational Graphics

Google says Nano Banana is powered by Gemini’s “world knowledge,” so you can use that to your advantage. Try uploading a photo of a landmark and asking it to create an AR-style overlay with interesting facts. I tried it with the Taj Mahal and the Sydney Opera House, and all the information was correct.

Prompt: you are a location-based AR experience generator. highlight [point of interest] in this image and annotate relevant information about it.

Combine these images with a video tool, add a voiceover, and you have a complete, professional-looking travel short in minutes.

8. Restore Old Photos and Anime Screenshots

Finally, the classic use case: photo restoration. Nano Banana does an excellent job of enhancing old, low-resolution images. I used it to restore an old screenshot from Ghost in the Shell, and it came out looking fantastic.

Prompt: Enhance the resolution of this old anime image and add the appropriate texture details, reinterpreting it with modern anime techniques.

It’s a New Era for Visuals

From now on, any business that relies on “visual expression” is worth rethinking with Google Nano Banana. E-commerce, marketing, education, travel, media—every single one of these fields has countless needs that can now be met more easily than ever before.

I hope this guide has inspired you. Thanks for reading, and feel free to share it with friends who might find it useful!

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What Is Google Nano Banana? The AI Behind Smarter Edits

Aug 28, 2025

Yang

Product Manager & Design Expert & CEO

Infographic of Google Nano Banana. Generated using mew.design.

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Something strange has been happening in the world of AI. A playful, almost secret codename, “Nano Banana,” began surfacing in forums and on anonymous AI testing sites like LMArena. There were no official announcements or press releases. There was just a mysterious new model that started to outperform everything else.

Many now believe this is Google’s next major step in generative AI—officially known as Gemini 2.5 Flash Image.

This isn’t just another text-to-image generator. It’s a sophisticated leap forward that fundamentally changes the creative process from a static command into a fluid, real-time conversation.

As a team dedicated to the future of design, we at Mew Design have been following this development closely. In this guide, we’ll peel back the layers on Google Nano Banana: what it is, what makes it so different, and what it means for the future of your creative workflow.

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Mew Design has already integrated Google Nano Banana AI into its creative workflow. That means you can try Nano Banana’s advanced editing features directly inside Mew Design — no setup required.

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And if you want to skip the theory and jump straight into the fun, check out our guide to 8 creative Nano Banana hacks to start creating right away.

What is Google Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)?

At its core, Google Nano Banana is a highly advanced AI model engineered for native image generation and editing. It first gained notoriety on platforms like LMArena, where different AI models compete anonymously in a “Battle Mode.” Users consistently noticed one unnamed model was simply better—it kept faces consistent, understood complex instructions, and delivered stunning results. That model was Nano Banana.

The key shift it introduces is from generation to conversation. It understands plain language commands to make iterative, precise changes, fundamentally changing the interaction from a one-time command to a creative dialogue with an AI partner.

The 4 Game-Changing Features of Nano Banana

It’s not just hype. Nano Banana does things that other leading models still struggle with, particularly when it comes to control, consistency, and speed.

1. Consistent Characters: The End of AI’s “Identity Crisis”

Ask any AI artist about their biggest frustration, and they’ll mention character consistency. Historically, AI models would alter a character’s face with every new prompt. Nano Banana seems to have cracked this code. You can change a character’s background, adjust their angle, or modify their clothing, and the person or object remains recognizably the same. This is a game-changer for creating consistent brand assets, avatars, and visual stories.

We tried uploading a photo of a kitten and asked Nano Banana to change its background.

Prompt: Change the background to a warm, sunlit home interior with a cat tree. Keep the kitten’s pose and expression exactly the same.

The original photo is on the left, and the generated one is on the right. The background has changed, but the kitten itself – including its pose – stayed the same.

2. Conversational Editing: Just Tell the AI What to Change

Forget needing Photoshop skills. With Nano Banana, the workflow is about language, not layers. You simply describe the change you want in plain text, like you’re talking to a human editor. You can use commands like:

• “Remove the background and replace it with a forest.”
• “Make her smile and add soft lighting.”
• “Change the color of the car to metallic red.”

The model interprets the request and executes it, often on the first try. This replaces the entire traditional workflow of slicing masks and versioning layers, posing a true challenge to conventional editing software.

3. Image Fusion: A New Level of Creative Blending

Image Fusion allows the model to take up to three separate images and seamlessly blend them into a new, coherent picture. This goes beyond simple collages. The AI understands the context, lighting, and style of each image to create a logical and visually appealing composite. It’s perfect for creating surrealist art, placing products in new environments, or merging different design concepts into a single, powerful visual.

We tested Nano Banana by uploading two images – one of a girl and one of a cartoon cat – and asked it to edit the girl’s appearance.

Prompt: Change the girl’s hair to pink in Image 1 and replace her clothing with a white T-shirt featuring the cartoon cat from Image 2.

The original photos are on the left, and the generated one is on the right. The hair color and clothing were updated exactly as requested, while all other details stayed the same.

4. It’s Incredibly Fast

While many tools can take 10-15 seconds to generate a single image, Nano Banana often responds in 1-2 seconds. This near-instant feedback loop makes the creative process feel interactive and real-time, not like a batch-processing job, allowing for rapid experimentation and iteration.

How to Use Nano Banana (Currently Free)

There are two primary ways to access Nano Banana’s power, and at the moment, both are completely free for users.

1. Through Google AI Studio (For a Direct Experience):

• Navigate to the Google AI Studio website (https://aistudio.google.com/) and log in with your Google account.
• From the homepage, select the gemini-2.5-flash-image model.
• Upload the image you wish to edit.
• In the prompt box, simply type a description of the changes you want to make and send your request.

2. Within the Google Gemini App (For Integrated Workflows):

In addition to AI Studio, some users of the Google Gemini can also access Nano Banana. When the feature becomes available to you, a similar pop-up will appear.

Simply switch to the Gemini 2.5 Flash model, choose the Image tool, and start editing your photo.

Some well-known API providers and aggregated image/video platforms, such as FAL and Krea, have also integrated Nano Banana. You can use it through their services. Be careful not to search for an official Nano Banana website—there isn’t one, and any site claiming to be official is a scam.

Real-World Impact: How Teams Are Already Using It

This isn’t just a toy for enthusiasts; it’s a powerful tool that’s already changing professional workflows. Teams in closed betas and on testing platforms have reported incredible results:

• E-commerce: An online store used it to generate product images across multiple color variants and styles, reportedly cutting photography costs and increasing conversions by 34%.
• Content Marketing: A content team built an entire visual campaign in under an hour—a process that used to take days.
• Game Development: A gaming studio generated thousands of unique character portraits for NPCs for under $10,000, a fraction of the estimated $150,000+ it would have cost traditionally.
• Architecture: A firm used it to generate interior design mockups so accurately that it allowed them to skip two full rounds of client revisions.
• Education: Teachers have used it to generate diagrams and science visuals, with students reporting the results are “clearer than textbooks.”

From Raw Power to Finished Results: Where Do Tools Like Mew Design Fit In?

While Nano Banana AI excels at generating and editing a single, powerful image, a real-world project requires more. You need to turn that visual into a cohesive set of assets: a social media post, a poster, a presentation slide, a website banner, and more.

That’s why Mew Design has already integrated Nano Banana into its AI design agent — giving you direct access to conversational editing and image fusion without leaving your design workspace.

Mew Design acts as the bridge from a single AI-generated image to a complete, multi-format brand campaign. It provides:

• Precise text and layout control — no broken letters or misaligned elements.
• Editable outputs — refine text, images, and composition as needed.
• Multi-format readiness — resize and adapt designs for social media, print, or web instantly.
• Brand consistency — maintain colors, fonts, and logos across all assets.
• Asset integration — upload product photos, reference images, or logos directly into your designs.

Think of Gemini 2.5 as your concept artist; Mew Design is your intelligent creative studio that turns ideas into complete campaigns your team can deploy immediately.

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The Future is a Workflow, Not Just a Tool

Tools like Gemini 2.5 Flash Image are not here to replace designers but to augment their abilities. They handle the tedious, time-consuming technical tasks, freeing up creators to focus on the bigger picture: strategy, storytelling, and brand building.

The “Nano Banana” era is here, and its message is clear: this technology wasn’t just built for play. It was built for work. By understanding the strengths of foundational models and integrating them into smart AI design agents like Mew Design, creative teams can achieve a level of speed and quality that was previously unimaginable.

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The AI Design Revolution: From Traditional Tools to Intelligent Creation

May 1, 2025

Elliot

Tech Lead & AI Expert

The AI Design Revolution: From Traditional Tools to Intelligent Creation

Over the past two years, the application of artificial intelligence in the design field has undergone revolutionary changes. From initial simple image generation to today’s complex creative collaboration, AI is redefining what “design” means.

The Golden Age of Traditional Design Tools

The Adobe Era (1990-2020)

Looking back at the development of the design industry, Adobe Creative Suite was undoubtedly the dominant force for the past thirty years:

• Photoshop - The go-to choice for image processing
• Illustrator - Standard tool for vector design
• After Effects - Professional platform for motion design
• Figma/Sketch - Emerging forces in UI design

These tools shaped a generation of designers’ workflows but also brought obvious limitations:

Pain Points of Traditional Design Workflows:
├── High Learning Costs - Takes months or years to master
├── Low Creative Efficiency - Many repetitive operations
├── Heavy Inspiration Dependency - Lack of creative inspiration mechanisms
└── High Collaboration Barriers - Obvious professional knowledge barriers

The Rise of AI Design Tools

Generative AI Breakthrough (2022-2025)

In 2022, with the successive releases of DALL-E 2, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion, the design industry experienced unprecedented transformation:

Text-to-Image Generation

• Midjourney - New benchmark for artistic creation
• DALL-E 3 - OpenAI’s visual creativity engine
• Adobe Firefly - Most commercialized solution

Professional Design Applications

• Runway ML - Video content generation and editing
• Canva Magic Studio - AI design assistant for the masses
• Mew Design - Next-generation intelligent design platform

Core Advantages of AI Design

1. Creative Inspiration and Concept Exploration

AI’s greatest value isn’t in replacing designers, but in expanding creative boundaries:

Traditional Workflow: Inspiration → Sketch → Design → Optimization
AI-Enhanced Workflow: Idea → AI Generation → Selection → Deep Customization

Practical Example:

A brand designer used Midjourney to find inspiration for new product packaging. Through the prompt “modern minimalism + Japanese aesthetics + sustainable materials,” they obtained 50 different design directions in 10 minutes, with 3 becoming the foundation for the final solution.

2. Intelligent Workflows

AI tools are automating repetitive work in the design process:

• Auto Background Removal - Remove.bg one-click background removal
• Color Matching - AI analyzes and generates harmonious color schemes
• Layout Generation - Intelligent typography layout suggestions
• Asset Recommendations - Resource matching based on project requirements

3. Scaling Personalized Design

Through AI, designers can achieve “personalization for everyone” at scale:

# Pseudo-code example: AI-driven personalized poster generation
def generate_personalized_poster(user_data):
    style = analyze_user_preference(user_data.history)
    content = extract_key_message(user_data.brief)
    layout = optimize_for_platform(user_data.target_platform)

    return ai_generate(
        style=style,
        content=content,
        layout=layout,
        brand_guidelines=user_data.brand
    )

How Designers Embrace the AI Era

Redefining Designer Value

In the AI era, designers’ core value is shifting from “executor” to “strategist”:

Traditional Role	AI Era Role
Tool Operation Expert	AI Collaboration Expert
Visual Execution	Creative Strategy Planning
Single Skill Mastery	Cross-domain Integration
Individual Output	Team Empowerment

Essential AI Design Skills

1. Prompt Engineering - Learning to communicate effectively with AI
2. AI Tool Combination - Building personal AI toolchains
3. Quality Control - Identifying and optimizing AI-generated content
4. Human-AI Collaboration - Maintaining creative leadership with AI assistance

Practical Recommendations

Beginner Stage (1-3 months):

• Experience mainstream AI design tools
• Learn basic prompt techniques
• Establish AI creative workflows

Intermediate Stage (3-6 months):

• Specialize in 1-2 professional AI tools
• Explore AI applications in specific projects
• Start building AI design portfolios

Expert Stage (6+ months):

• Develop customized AI solutions
• Become team’s AI technology expert
• Explore AI design business models

Future Outlook: The Next Decade of Design

Technology Development Trends

Multimodal AI: Future AI design tools will integrate text, images, audio, and video for true multimedia creation.

Real-time Collaboration: AI will become virtual team members, participating in creative discussions and iterations in real-time.

Emotional Computing: AI will understand and express emotions, creating more impactful design works.

Industry Transformation Predictions

1. Restructuring Design Education - Traditional design schools will add AI courses
2. Birth of New Professions - AI designers, prompt engineers, and other new roles
3. Reduced Creation Costs - SMEs can afford professional-grade design
4. Improved Copyright Laws - Defining intellectual property rights for AI creations

Conclusion: The Future of Human-AI Collaboration

AI is not the enemy of designers, but the most powerful creative partner. Just as every technological revolution in history has spawned new creative possibilities, the popularization of AI design tools will usher in a completely new creative era.

The key lies in: Maintaining a learning mindset, having the courage to embrace change, and deep thinking about the essence of creativity.

In this era full of opportunities, every designer has the chance to redefine their professional boundaries and create unprecedented works.

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This is the first article in our “Design & AI” series. Next, we’ll dive deep into specific tool techniques and practical case studies.

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