# Banner Style Playbook

Generate five distinct LinkedIn banner directions. Use the copied reference images as layout/style references, not as assets to reproduce exactly.

## Global Layout Constraint

LinkedIn profile banners are very wide and thin. For image generation, request a wide horizontal banner and require:
- Top 35%: empty background only.
- Middle 30%: all content, including logo, subject, product, headline, CTA, stats, and proof.
- Bottom 35%: empty background only.

Keep copy short. Prefer one strong headline, one supporting line, and one proof/CTA element.

## 1. Futuristic Professional

Reference: `assets/banner-references/ref-01-futuristic-professional.png`

Best for AI, tech, innovation, creator systems, automation, data, and brands that should feel advanced.

Prompt ingredients:
- Deep navy/black gradient background.
- Sparse starfield, faint grid, subtle technical depth.
- One or two brand-relevant organic/abstract elements, not childish cartoons.
- Centered high-contrast headline.
- Small CTA pill and trust/logo strip if verified.

## 2. Corporate Modern

Reference: `assets/banner-references/ref-02-corporate-modern.png`

Best for agencies, consultants, B2B services, professional services, and growth companies.

Prompt ingredients:
- Deep navy or brand-color gradient with radial spotlight.
- Professional subject/product on center-left if available.
- Strong right-side headline with accent-color power words.
- Compact benefit bullets.
- Social proof row only if observed.

## 3. Modern Professional

Reference: `assets/banner-references/ref-03-modern-professional.png`

Best for founders, coaches, creator-led businesses, education, wellness, and approachable experts.

Prompt ingredients:
- Monochrome brand gradient with subtle grain.
- Warm bokeh or soft light leaks.
- Person or product on left, headline on right.
- Understated stats row instead of heavy CTA.
- Friendly, credible, not overly corporate.

## 4. Premium Professional

Reference: `assets/banner-references/ref-04-premium-professional.png`

Best for executives, authors, high-ticket consulting, premium services, and expert authority.

Prompt ingredients:
- Single rich matte brand color, subtle center glow.
- Three-zone horizontal layout: credentials or proof left, subject center, value proposition right.
- White text, restrained accent color.
- Trust bar only with verified logos.
- High-end, calm, confident.

## 5. Sleek Dark Mode

Reference: `assets/banner-references/ref-05-sleek-dark-mode.png`

Best for design, engineering, SaaS, cybersecurity, dev tools, finance, and precision-oriented brands.

Prompt ingredients:
- Charcoal/near-black background with subtle grid.
- One muted accent color from the brand palette.
- Minimal copy, strong specialty word.
- Grayscale or dark-blended subject/product if available.
- Clean badge for verified metric or positioning.

## Optional Extra References

- `ref-06-high-ticket-green.png`: use for corporate authority, investing, strategy, and scale-up brands.
- `ref-07-corporate-blue-product.png`: use when a product/book/app screenshot should be a major conversion element.
