Prompt effectively
Show a reference, and say what to take from it
A screenshot beats a paragraph, but only if you say which part you mean.
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"Make it look like Linear" is a vibe, and the model will copy the wrong thing. Attach the screenshot and name the borrowed quality:
| Say this | Not this |
|---|---|
| "Take the spacing rhythm and the quiet borders from this screenshot, not the colours." | "Make it like this." |
| "Match the way the hero text sits over the 3D scene: left, small, high contrast." | "Same hero." |
"Use the Aurora background from VibeBox Motion with the ember look." | "A moody background." |
Naming a library piece (a Motion component, a shadcn block) is the strongest reference of all: it is exact, and it is code the model can install instead of imitate.