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Design a branded header and footer for finding aids that includes the repository logo, contact line, and standard colo…

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The same job, four prompts

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AExecute — “help me do it”Design a branded header and footer for finding aids that includes the repository logo, contact…+
Design a branded header and footer for finding aids that includes the repository logo, contact line, and standard colours, then save as a reusable template applied to one sample finding aid by Friday.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.
BImprove — “do it better”Before rollout to archival staff, make the header/footer governance-ready: lock the repository…+
Before rollout to archival staff, make the header/footer governance-ready: lock the repository logo and legal contact in place, use the approved typeface and colour palette, leave a consistent metadata slot for collection number, and produce guidance notes so catalogers won’t alter donor wording inadvertently.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

The real tasks

2 of them
Design a branded header and footer for finding aids so every guide looks like it comes from the same repository.
Design a branded cover and internal layout for financial statements so external reviewers see professional, consistent documents.

Who does this

2 roles
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Questions people ask

honest answers

Because you rarely think 'I want the redaction tool'. You think 'I have to share this without leaking the client's details'. Start from the need, and the feature finds you.

Real. Every job here was drawn from what people in real roles were actually seen doing in Canva — not a feature checklist.

No. Each page gives you a ready prompt you can paste into an AI assistant, plus the plain steps to do it yourself. Start with either — the goal is the finished job, not the tool.