08/28/2026
comment āAIā and iāll send you the exact guidelines i use.
your flyers arenāt bad because AI is bad. theyāre bad because you typed six words in the prompt box and hit enter. i work in AI all day, every day, and i make youtube thumbnails with it constantly. the difference is taste, not the tool.
hereās how to fix it right now:
1. tell it not to use that bold slanted graffiti font. thatās the number one tell.
2. tell it to cut the word count and the icons. most AI flyers have so much going on you canāt even tell what the event is.
3. give it an actual style. ādowntown chicago skyline as the background.ā āmake it photorealistic.ā āretro 1950s.ā specificity is what separates it from slop.
4. if you donāt know what aesthetics exist, just ask chatgpt to name you five that fit your flyer. then pick one and tell it to redesign using that.
thatās it. same tool, completely different output.
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