Control Alt Achieve: Gemini Goes Bananas: The Ultimate Guide to AI Infographics

Recently Gemini released a big update to their image generation feature (code named Nano Banana Pro). This new version is more powerful and capable than ever, allowing Gemini to make images that are more detailed, realistic, and accurate.

One of the most interesting use cases I have seen for the new image model is generating infographics. In the past this was not possible as infographics typically have a lot of technical details that have to be presented properly for the result to have any real value.

You can get away with having a few errors in a photo of a landscape, but not in a timeline where the details are essential.

With Nano Banana Pro we now have:

Legible Text Rendering: Words are spelled correctly without the dreaded "AI gibberish" text.
Search Grounding: Because Gemini uses Google Search, the content in the infographics is up-to-date and accurate.
Spatial Reasoning: Because this model understands layout, the structure and flow of the infographic aligns with the content being communicated.

I have been playing around with this new feature for a while now and am excited to share some infographic examples it has created, as well as some helpful tips and tricks to get the best results. See below for all the details and be sure to share your creations and suggestions with me.

🍌 Using Nano Banana Pro

To use this new version of Gemini's image generation feature, there are two settings you need to apply. When you go to the prompt box in Gemini:

From the "Tools" menu choose "Create images"
From the model selection menu choose "Thinking"

Once you have both of those options selected, then you have access to Nano Banana Pro and can enter your prompt.

📄 Infographic Prompt

As with all AI prompting, there is not one best way to prompt, but there are some helpful ideas that you can include in your prompt when creating an educational infographic. Here are some items to consider including:

Topic: What is the main subject of the infographic?
Audience: Who is the intended audience of the infographic? By knowing the grade level of the students, Gemini can customize the infographic for that age range.
Title: What title would you like on the infographic and where would you like it to be displayed?
Data/Context: What specific facts, content or sequence must be included in the infographic?
Reference Materials: If you have specific content to pull from (an article, the transcript of a YouTube video, the text of a speech) feel free to upload that for Gemini to use as a source for the infographic.
Visual Style: What is the theme or feel of the infographic? See my section below for lots of examples of possible visual styles.
Layout: How should the information flow? See my section below for lots of examples of possible layouts.
Format: Should the infographic be landscape or portrait or square? If it is being printed you can provide specific dimensions such as 8.5 by 11.

Putting all this together, we might get a prompt like this:

Create an educational infographic about the Life Cycle of a Frog.
Target Audience: 3rd Grade Science.
Content: Accurately depict the stages: Eggs, Tadpole, Froglet, and Adult Frog.
Text Requirements: The title must be 'FROM EGG TO FROG'. Label each stage clearly.
Visual Style: Bright, friendly cartoon vector style similar to a storybook. Green and pond-blue color palette.
Layout: A circular flow from top to bottom.
Format: Square aspect ratio

Of course that is just an example, and you might end up with something very different that works perfectly. Each of my infographic examples later in this post have prompts that vary quite a bit.

🎨 Visual Styles

Here are some ideas for possible visual styles to request for your infographic:

Paper Cutout Style: Looks like a collage made of construction paper. Great for crafts or story-telling.
Claymation / Plasticine: A 3D, tactile look similar to Wallace and Gromit. Very engaging for sensory learners.
Kawaii / Cute Vector: Simplified shapes, rounded edges, and pastel colors. Good for emotional learning or simple directions.
Storybook Watercolor: Soft, painted textures. Excellent for nature topics or gentle instruction.
Chalkboard Art: White "chalk" drawings on a green or black background. A classic school feel.
Isometric 3D: Objects look like they are on a 3D grid (like a video game map). Perfect for showing processes, tech concepts, or geography.
Cyberpunk / Neon: Dark backgrounds with bright neon blue and pink accents. Grabs attention for tech or futuristic topics.
Graphic Novel / Comic Book: Bold black outlines, flat colors, and dynamic framing. Great for history timelines or literature summaries.
Vintage Science Poster: Muted colors, slightly "aged" paper texture, fine line drawings. Perfect for biology, botany, or historical diagrams.
Corporate Memphis / Flat Art: The style used by many tech companies (big flat shapes, solid colors, faceless characters). Very clean and modern.
Blueprint / Schematic: White lines on a blue background. excellent for showing how things are built or structured.
Origami / Paper Folding: Sharp, geometric, and clean. excellent for math (geometry) or structural concepts.
Pop Art (Warhol/Lichtenstein): High contrast, bold colors, and dots. Very energetic and grabs attention.
Da Vinci Notebook / Renaissance Sketch: Looks intellectual and scientific. Perfect for anatomy, inventions, or physics.
Pixel Art (8-Bit): Retro gaming nostalgia. Great for simple, grid-based logic or "leveling up" charts.
UI / UX Wireframe: Looks like a blueprint for an app. Great for teaching computer science, logic flow, or web design.
Subway / Transit Map: Perfect for showing a journey, a timeline, or how different ideas connect (e.g., "The Road to the Civil War").
IKEA Instruction Manual: The ultimate standard for "how-to" guides without words. Great for step-by-step lab instructions.
Knolling (Flat Lay): Organizes objects neatly at 90-degree angles. Very satisfying to look at. Great for "Oregon Trail supplies" or "Parts of a flower."

Create an educational infographic about what a pioneer would have packed in their covered wagon when on the Oregon Trail
Target Audience: Grade 5 students
Content: Include the most common items a pioneer would have packed in their covered wagon when on the Oregon Trail
Text Requirements: The title must be 'Oregon Trail Supplies'. Label each item clearly.
Visual Style: Knolling (arranging objects in a precise, perpendicular manner to create order and clarity), realistic, overhead view as if looking down on all of the supplies perfectly laid out on the ground.
Format: Horizontal, landscape orientation

🔄 Layouts

Here are some ideas for possible layouts to request for your infographic:

Horizontal Timeline: Standard for history or biography.
Step-by-Step Flow: Perfect for recipes, coding logic, or science experiments.
Split Screen (Versus): Instant visual contrast.
Comparison Matrix: Comparing multiple items across the same criteria (e.g., planets).
Before and After: Showing cause and effect (e.g., landscapes before/after erosion).
The Pyramid: Shows foundation vs. peak (Maslow’s Hierarchy, Food Pyramids, Feudal Systems).
Concentric Circle (Target): Shows layers of an object (layers of the Earth) or proximity (Circle of Control).
Tree / Branching Map: Genealogy, taxonomy, or decision trees.
Hub and Spoke: One core topic with many attributes (e.g., "Traits of a Good Leader").
Anatomical Call-out: Labeling parts of a whole (Cell structure, parts of a suit of armor).
Bento Grid: Organizes unrelated data into tidy boxes. It feels modular and scannable.
Iceberg: The classic tool for showing "visible vs. invisible" (e.g., The Causes of WWI, Surface Culture vs. Deep Culture, Freud's Id/Ego/Superego).
Bridge: Connecting two separate ideas or showing how a problem was solved.
Funnel: Showing a filtering process (e.g., How a Bill becomes Law, The Scientific Method, Marketing Sales Funnel).
Isometric Map: A 3D-style map that looks like a video game world. Great for showing the layout of a castle, a biosphere, or a fictional town.
Cross-Section (Cutaway): Looking inside something solid. Essential for geology (layers of earth), biology (skin layers), or engineering (inside an engine).
Dashboard: When you have numbers to show, not just pictures. It mimics a modern analytics screen.
Periodic Table Grid: Organizing items by "type" or "family" like a "Periodic Table of Literary Devices" or "Periodic Table of Civil Rights Leaders."
Comic Strip: Breaks a narrative into scenes. Great for summarizing a chapter of a book or a historical event.
Story Mountain (Freytag's Pyramid): The standard tool for teaching plot structure (Exposition -> Climax -> Resolution).
Jigsaw: Shows how different distinct pieces fit together to make a whole picture.
Venn Diagram: The classic tool for comparing and contrasting.
Winding Roadmap: Makes a long process feel like a journey. Great for "The Road to the Revolution" or "The Hero's Journey".

Create an educational infographic for a High School Literature class based on The Hero's Journey with title "The Hero's Journey"
Topic: The Hero's Journey (Monomyth).
Context: Fantasy map style infographic that tracks the 12 stages of the Hero's Journey.
Visual Style: Fantasy map style, parchment texture, "Dungeons & Dragons" aesthetic.
Layout: A winding path through a map.
Reference Material: Refer to the content pasted below for the 3 Acts and 12 Steps of the Hero’s Journey.

ℹ️ Sample Infographics

Below are a wide range of infographics that I have created recently, along with the prompts I used. Hopefully these will give you some ideas for infographics you can create.

Periodic Table of Figurative Language

Prompt:

Create an educational infographic for a High School Literature class with the following criteria:
Topic: Periodic Table of Figurative Language.
Context: Organize literary devices into "families" based on color.
Comparison Family: Simile (Si), Metaphor (Me), Personification (Pe).
Sound Family: Alliteration (Al), Onomatopoeia (On), Rhyme (Rh).
Exaggeration Family: Hyperbole (Hy), Idiom (Id).
Style: Pop Art (Warhol/Lichtenstein). Bold black outlines, heavy contrast, Ben-Day dots for shading, and vibrant comic-book colors.
Layout: Periodic Table Grid. Arrange the elements in a tidy grid, with the two-letter symbol large in the center and the definition small at the bottom of each square.

Water Cycle

Prompt:

Create an educational infographic for an Elementary Science class with the following criteria:
Topic: The Water Cycle.
Context: Show the continuous movement of water. Include and correctly label these four stages: Evaporation (sun heating water), Condensation (clouds forming), Precipitation (rain falling), and Collection (river flowing into ocean).
Style: Bright, colorful, 3D claymation style suitable for 3rd graders.
Layout: Circular flow diagram with arrows connecting each stage clockwise. High-legibility text for labels.

How a Bill Becomes a Law

Prompt:

Create an educational infographic for a High School Civics class with the following criteria:
Topic: Legislative Process in the US.
Context: Visual step-by-step journey of a bill. Steps: 1. Idea/Draft, 2. Committee Review, 3. House Vote, 4. Senate Vote, 5. Presidential Signature. Use red for 'Veto' path and green for 'Pass' path.
Style: Clean, flat vector art, patriotic color palette (muted red, white, blue), professional and schematic.
Layout: Linear roadmap style, moving from left to right, with clear distinct icons for each stop.

The Culture Iceberg

Prompt:

Create an educational infographic for a High School Sociology or Foreign Language class with the following criteria:
Topic: Surface Culture vs. Deep Culture.
Context: Show an iceberg floating in water.
Above the water (Visible): Food, Flags, Festivals, Fashion, Music.
Below the water (Invisible): Body Language, Concepts of Time, Religious Beliefs, Social Etiquette, Gender Roles.
Style: Paper Cutout Style. Textured construction paper look with visible drop shadows to create depth between the layers of the sea and sky.
Layout: Iceberg diagram. A large central iceberg where the tip represents 10% of the mass and the submerged portion represents 90%.

Ancient Egypt

Prompt:

Create an educational infographic for a Middle School History class with the following criteria:
Topic: Timeline of Ancient Egypt.
Context: Highlight key eras: Old Kingdom (Pyramid construction), Middle Kingdom (Arts/Literature), New Kingdom (Valley of the Kings/Tutankhamun).
Style: Papyrus texture background, hieroglyphic-inspired icons but modern readable text. Gold and sand color palette.
Layout: S-curve roadmap flowing from top to bottom. Place dates on one side of the curve and illustrations on the other.

The Life of Shakespeare

Prompt:

Create an educational infographic for a High School Literature class with the following criteria:
Topic: William Shakespeare Biography.
Context: Key milestones: 1564 (Birth), 1599 (Globe Theatre built), 1600 (Hamlet written), 1616 (Death). Include quill and theatre mask motifs.
Style: Vintage parchment, ink wash illustration style, classic serif typography.
Layout: Horizontal timeline with vertical drop-lines for each date.

Food Webs

Prompt:

Create an educational infographic for an Elementary Science class with the following criteria:
Topic: Forest Ecosystem Food Web.
Context: Bottom level: Grasses / Plants / Other Producers. Middle level: Rabbits / Deer / Other Primary Consumers. Top level: Foxes / Owls / Other Predators. Show energy arrows pointing up.
Style: Soft watercolor illustration, natural greens and browns.
Layout: Triangle/Pyramid shape. Wide base for producers, narrowing to the top predators. clearly labeled text for each animal group.

Real Number System

Prompt:

Create an educational infographic for a High School Math class with the following criteria:
Topic: Classification of Real Numbers.
Context: Nested boxes showing the hierarchy: Real Numbers > Rational Numbers > Integers > Whole Numbers > Natural Numbers. Include examples for each (e.g., -2 for Integers, π for Irrational).
Style: Modern, sleek tech aesthetic, dark mode background with neon outlines for boxes.
Layout: Nested Venn diagram or concentric boxes. Ensure text hierarchy matches the box size.

Greek Mythology Family Tree

Prompt:

Create an educational infographic for a Middle School History/Literature class with the following criteria:
Topic: The Olympians Family Tree.
Title: Olympians Family Tree
Context: Show the lineage of the gods.
Top Level: Cronus + Rhea.
Second Level: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Hestia.
Third Level (Branching from Zeus): Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares.
Style: Subway / Transit Map. Thick colored lines representing different bloodlines (e.g., Blue line for Sea gods, Gold line for Sky gods), with "stations" as the specific gods.
Layout: Tree / Branching Map. A flowchart structure showing genealogy and relationships.

Renewable Energy Sources

Prompt:

Create an educational infographic for a Middle School Social Studies class with the following criteria:
Topic: Renewable Energy Sources.
Context: Show icons for Solar (sun), Wind (turbine), Hydro (water), and Geothermal (volcano/heat).
Style: Flat isometric design, clean "tech startup" aesthetic.
Layout: Map-based infographic. Place the icons on a stylized map of a fictional island to show where each energy source comes from (e.g., Hydro near river, Wind on hill, and so forth).

Digital Citizenship

Prompt:

Create an educational infographic for an Elementary class with the following criteria:
Topic: 5 Rules of Digital Safety.
Context: 1. Keep passwords private. 2. Be kind online. 3. Don't talk to strangers. 4. Report bullying. 5. Balance screen time.
Style: Fun, vibrant vector art, icon-heavy. "Sticker" art style.
Layout: Grid layout (2x3). Center tile is the title "Stay Safe," surrounded by the 5 rules with matching icons.

The Preamble to the Constitution

Prompt:

Create an educational infographic for a 5th Grade Social Studies class with the following criteria:
Topic: Building the Constitution: The Preamble.
Context: Show how different goals fit together to form the nation. The pieces should be labeled: "Establish Justice," "Insure Domestic Tranquility," "Provide for Common Defense," "Promote General Welfare," and "Secure Blessings of Liberty."
Style: Puzzle pieces
Layout: Jigsaw. Show how distinct pieces fit together to make a whole picture (a shape of the USA)

Computer Parts

Prompt:

Create an educational infographic for a High School Engineering/Vocational class with the following criteria:
Topic: Inside a Desktop Computer.
Context: Show an exploded view of a computer case. Label parts: Motherboard, CPU Fan, RAM sticks, Graphics Card, Power Supply, Hard Drive.
Style: Technical blueprint style, white lines on blue background, or realistic 3D render.
Layout: Exploded isometric view where parts hover suspended in air to show how they fit together.

Planet Comparison

Prompt:

Create an educational infographic for an Elementary Science class with the following criteria:
Topic: Inner vs. Outer Planets.
Title: Inner vs. Outer Planets
Context: Compare "Inner Planets" (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) against "Outer Giants" (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune). Compare them across these rows: Surface Type (Rock vs. Gas), Size (Small vs. Massive), and Rings (No vs. Yes).
Style: Kawaii / Cute Vector. Simplified shapes, rounded edges, and pastel colors. Good for simple directions and younger audiences.
Layout: Comparison Matrix. Comparing multiple items across the same criteria in a grid.

The Scientific Method

Prompt:

Create an educational infographic for a Middle School Science class with the following criteria:
Topic: Steps of the Scientific Method.
Title: The Scientific Method
Context: Show the process of solving a problem. Start (Left): "Observation/Question" (A student looking at a wilting plant). Steps including "Hypothesis," "Experiment," and "Analysis." End (Right): "Conclusion" (A healthy plant).
Style: IKEA Instruction Manual. Black and white line art, no words (except labels), isometric perspective. The standard for "how-to" guides. (Do not actually include the word “IKEA” though.)
Layout: Assembly Instructions. Visually step-by-step directions for completing a task.

Article Summary

Prompt:

Create an educational infographic for a Middle School Social Studies class based on the text below:
[ I then pasted in the text from this article ]

YouTube Video Summary

Prompt:

Create an educational and engaging infographic for a High School Biology class that summarizes the key information from the transcript below from the video “Photosynthesis: The Original Solar Power: Crash Course Biology #28”:
[ I then pasted in the transcript from this video ]

YouTube Video Summary

Prompt:

Create an educational and engaging infographic for a Middle School English class that summarizes the key information from the transcript below from the video “Lord of the Flies: Crash Course Literature 305”:
[ I then pasted in the transcript from this video ]

Apex Predators

Prompt:

Create an educational infographic for an Elementary Science class with the following criteria:
Topic: Apex Predators
Context: Video game character selection screen with 10 apex predators to choose from including African Lion, African Wild Dog, Bald Eagle, Gray Wolf, Grizzly Bear, Harpy Eagle, Killer Whale, Polar Bear, Saltwater Crocodile, and Tiger. For each predator, list a key characteristic that makes it an apex predator.
Style: Video game character selection screen, arcade aesthetic, high contrast, neon accents, intense rim lighting
Layout: 10 character selection options in a grid of 2 rows and 5 columns. Each option has a picture of the apex predator and its key characteristic listed below it. Below the grid is a button to start the game.

Speech Comparison

Prompt:

Create an engaging educational infographic that compares and contrasts the speeches of Red Jacket – "Defense of Native Religion" (1805) and Andrew Jackson – "Second Annual Message to Congress" (1830) on the topic of Native American rights for High School American History students.

The Space Race

Prompt:

Create an educational timeline infographic titled 'The Space Race: 1957–1969' for a High School Social Studies class.
Data Context: Include key milestones: Sputnik 1, Yuri Gagarin, Mercury 7, and the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.
Visual Style: Retro-futuristic 1960s space age aesthetic, deep blues and glowing stars.
Layout: Landscape layout (16x9). A central horizontal line with nodes branching off alternating top and bottom.

Biomes of the World

Prompt:

Create a world map infographic for an Elementary Science class highlighting major terrestrial biomes with the title “Terrestrial Biomes”.
Data Context: distinct color coding for Tundra, Tropical Rainforest, Desert, Temperate Deciduous Forest, Taiga and Grassland.
Visual Style: 16-bit video game style, similar to games like Pokemon, Zelda, Super Mario World, etc.
Layout: A retro video game style world map in the center with a color key legend at the bottom and animals placed in their respective regions.

Essay Structure

Prompt:

Create an educational infographic for a Middle School English class with the following criteria:
Topic: Structure of a 5-Paragraph Essay.
Title: Building a 5-Paragraph Essay
Context: Show how the distinct parts of an essay lock together to form a complete argument. Introduction, Body Paragraph 1, Body Paragraph 2, Body Paragraph 3, and Conclusion.
Style: LEGO / Brick Building style. Bright primary colors, plastic texture, with studs visible on the blocks.
Layout: The LEGO bricks should be unconnected, but with arrows showing how they will fit together to complete the paragraph. The five LEGO pieces should be arranged vertically from top to bottom in the proper order (Introduction, Body Paragraph 1, Body Paragraph 2, Body Paragraph 3, and Conclusion).
Format: Vertical, portrait aspect ratio

Lab Safety Rules

Prompt:

Create a grid-based infographic for a High School Chemistry class titled 'Chemistry Lab Safety Rules'.
Data Context: 1. Wear Goggles, 2. No Food/Drink, 3. Tie Back Hair, 4. Wash Hands.
Visual Style: Hazard warning aesthetic, yellow and black stripes, bold sans-serif text.
Layout: A 2x2 grid. Each square contains a large icon illustrating the rule and the rule text below it.

Dystopian vs. Utopian Societies

Prompt:

Create an educational infographic for a High School English class with the following criteria:
Topic: Literary Genres: Utopia vs. Dystopia.
Context: Visual contrast between two society types. Utopia: Harmony, nature, advanced clean tech, happiness. Dystopia: Surveillance, pollution, ruin, control.
Style: High-contrast artistic illustration. Top half dreamy and soft (Utopia), bottom half gritty and cyberpunk noir (Dystopia).
Layout: Vertical hourglass composition showing the reflection of one world into the other. Title text "Two Worlds" at the center.

💡 Tips and Tricks

Although Nano Banana Pro is very good at following directions and creating high quality infographics, it may not always give you just what you were looking for. Here are some tips to help you improve the results:

Provide Content

Although Gemini has access to Google Search, and can do a fantastic job of collecting relevant information for your infographic, if you have your own vetted content, be sure to include that in the prompt.
This could include an article the students are reading, the transcript of a YouTube video, your notes you use for teaching the topic, or such.
You can paste the content right into the prompt or attach it as a file.

Sketch-to-Image

You are allowed to upload a reference image for Gemini to use.
You can sketch a messy stick-figure drawing of the layout you want on a paper or a whiteboard, take a picture, and upload it along with your prompt.
Simply add something like "Use the layout from the image I have attached."

Iterative Editing

If at first you don't succeed… prompt, prompt again! It is perfectly fine to reply to Gemini with information on what is wrong about the infographic it made, and provide directions on what to change.
If you just need a few changes, be sure to include something like "Leave everything else exactly the same, but make these changes.." so that you do not lose the parts you like.
You can even download the current version of the infographic, use a graphic editing tool like Chrome Canvas to annotate on top of it to show what needs changed, and then upload the annotated version to Gemini as a reference.

🏁 Conclusion

I hope this post has inspired you to try out Gemini's new Nano Banana Pro feature to create educational infographics of your own. Please consider sharing examples of what you create, as well as any questions or suggestions. I am excited to learn with you!

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