Ideogram V4 Prompting Guide
Prompt Ideogram V4 for typography and layout: plain language vs JSON, quoted text, posters, Magic Prompt. Run 5cr on Versely.
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Ideogram V4 for podcast covers
Podcast covers live or die on the show name in the pixels. Ideogram V4 is the 6-credit lettering still for that square.
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8 image models that will letter a label you can read
Type in the still is a generate of letters, not a caption overlay. Eight published still rows that actually letter: Ideogram V4 (6cr), Seedream 5 Pro (7cr), Recraft V4 (5cr), Recraft 4.1 (4cr), Qwen Image 3 (4cr / 2K), Qwen Image (2cr / 4K), GPT Image 2 (4cr / 4K), GPT Image 1.5 (2cr / 4K).
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Grade 2 braille is photographed; Ideogram V4 fakes it
Ideogram V4 is 6cr and letters well, but Grade 2 cells on the sign you mill are raised beads a generator will invent; photograph the plaque, overlay the ADA string as type, and leave /for/sign-companies as the shop page, not this tactile SKU.
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Nano Banana 2 vs Imagen 4 vs Ideogram V4 for a label
Ideogram V4 (5 credits) letters the mark. Imagen 4 is retired on Versely. Nano Banana 2 (4 credits) edits an approved still. Overlay keeps type editable.
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A KDP cover is a 1600×2560 layout, not a book trailer
Kindle Direct Publishing wants a 1600×2560 front with title and author type that survive the thumbnail. Seedream or Ideogram. /for/authors is the person. A generated 'open the book' clip is not the cover file.
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A Bandcamp album cover is square type, not a music video
The SKU is a square cover with the album title readable at grid size. Ideogram holds the letters. Transistor show art (already a post) is a podcast host page; /for/musicians is the episode. Do not generate a fake studio take as the cover.
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Boxing gloves: Ideogram for the wrist mark
Ounce stamp is Ideogram or overlay. School /for is the mat. I2V the pair; do not generate a fighter.
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Chalk bags: Ideogram the logo vs /for/climbing-gyms
Readable cinch-print first. Gym /for is the wall. Via ferrata already spent the mountain route. Dust puff is Vidu after the mark locks.
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Chimney caps letter the UL stamp, Ideogram owns the type
The rain-cap catalog mark has to read: Ideogram V4 at 6cr, or overlay if the cap still already exists; a soot-to-clean sweep interpolation is a different trade.
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Coffee pods: Ideogram the lid foil vs the coffee-OEM machine
Readable lid type first. Coffee-oem already spent the machine still vs /for/coffee-roasters. I2V the pod after the words lock.
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A Creative Market listing is a cover still, not a maker vlog
The SKU is the product cover with the asset name readable in the grid. Ideogram or Seedream. Font-sellers (already a niche) is a type specimen; this is the marketplace tile. Do not generate the illustrator.
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Deodorant: Ideogram the stick name before any glide
Scent and aluminum line are Ideogram or overlay, never Veo. Twist motion only after the barrel still is locked.
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A Docker Hub repo is a readme hero, not a container demo
The Hub SKU is the repo heading, pull line, and tag table as a still. Qwen holds the type. A Hugging Face model card (already a post) is a different registry. Do not Veo a terminal session as the listing.
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Floss picks: Ideogram the count; Veo will invent a dentist
The pack count and mint line are the SKU. Type-lock them on Ideogram or overlay. A video model will mint a clinician and a gumline you cannot ship.
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A GitHub Action card is a badge row, not a screencast
The marketplace SKU is a heading, uses: line, and badge row. Qwen or Ideogram owns those letters. An npm readme hero (already a post) is a package page; this is the Actions card.
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Kettlebells OEM: Ideogram the kg vs /for/gyms
The cast numeral is the listing. Ideogram or overlay, never Veo. Gym /for is programming. Do not generate a swinger.
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A Luma event cover is a poster still, not a recap film
The event SKU is the cover: title, date, venue type that survive the calendar thumbnail. Seedream or Ideogram. /for/event-marketing-teams is the campaign. Do not Veo a fake crowd as the cover.
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Parchment: Ideogram the box face, not the cutter
Unbleached/bleached word is Ideogram or overlay. Foil already spent the cutter SKU. Tear sound is Vidu after type locks.
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A Raycast store extension is an icon and command stills
The store tile is a glyph plus a command-palette screenshot. Qwen holds the shortcut labels. VS Code marketplace is a different editor chrome. Do not generate a cinematic 'productivity' host.
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Resistance bands: overlay the lb rating, then stretch
Printed resistance is overlay or Ideogram, never Veo. Stretch the photographed loop after. /for/personal-trainers is the coach page, not this leftover SKU.
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VS Code marketplace listing: icon and screenshots
The SKU is a square icon and a row of editor stills with command names readable. Qwen holds the UI type. An npm readme hero (already a post) is a heading and badge row — a different shelf.
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A WordPress plugin banner is a header still, not a demo reel
wordpress.org wants a header banner with the plugin name readable at directory size. Seedream or Ideogram. /for/web-designers is the studio. A generated walkthrough is not the banner.
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YouTube channel art is a 2560 banner, not a channel trailer
The SKU is 2560×1440 art with the safe-center wordmark intact. Seedream holds the type. /for/youtubers is the person. A generated trailer still is a random frame, not the banner.
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