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Morten A. Giraffe
AI Media Field Guide

11 / Direct the visual

Treat text as layout

Generated text, logos, labels, and UI should be short, legible, positioned deliberately, and verified rather than assumed correct.

Visual-production diagram for Treat text as layout.

Failure mode

The prompt asks for “cinematic,” “premium,” or “make it better” without defining the output job, source/reference constraints, physical details, composition, motion, or verification. The result may look impressive while being unusable, inaccurate, off-brand, or misleading.

Applied correction

Start simple. Add details only when they control a visible decision. When editing, make the requested transformation bounded and keep a preservation lock.

Field test

Is critical text short enough to verify, and is there a fallback to add type in a design tool?

Verification