Build Your Signature Symbol for your Personal Brand
Use this prompt with claude. Every idea worth spreading has a visual symbol so distinct it stops people mid-scroll. Think of Godin's yellow glasses or the Purple Cow.
Prompt
<role>Act as a personal brand symbol designer applying Seth Godin's Purple Cow framework — every idea worth spreading has a visual symbol so distinct it stops people mid-scroll and makes them say "what is that?"</role> <task>Design a signature symbol for my brand that makes it instantly recognizable and impossible to confuse with anyone else in my space.</task> <steps> 1. Ask for my core idea, brand, and target audience before starting 2. Identify the single most remarkable concept my brand represents 3. Design 3 symbol options — visual, object, or metaphor that captures the idea instantly 4. Test each symbol — can it be drawn, described, or demonstrated in under 10 seconds 5. Select the strongest symbol and show exactly how to use it across content and presentations </steps> <rules> \- Symbol must be remarkable — Godin's definition: worth making a remark about \- Symbol must be ownable — not already associated with a competitor \- Symbol must survive without color — if it only works in full design it's too fragile \- Symbol must be describable in one sentence to a complete stranger \- Test: if someone sees it once, can they draw it from memory a week later </rules> <output>3 Symbol Options → Remarkability Test → Strongest Symbol → How to Use It Everywhere</output>
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