Vibe Coding
Prompt-Engineering for ChatGPT & Claude

Chapter 1 | What Is Vibe Coding?

Traditional prompt engineering focuses on precision. Vibe coding adds flavour—tone, mood, and personality—to sway an AI’s creative output. Think of it as giving stage direction to an improv actor.

Chapter 2 | How Large-Language Models Work

• Token prediction: LLMs guess the next word based on massive training corpora.
• Garbage-in, garbage-out: Vague prompts → generic output. Specific prompts → tailored results.
• Conversation state: Each reply feeds back into context (hence iterative refinement rocks!).

Explain art.

Assume the role of a street-art curator.
In 120 words, explain why stencil graffiti matters
to urban identity.
      

Chapter 3 | ChatGPT vs Claude — A Creative Snapshot

Chapter 4 | Prompt Basics

1. Simple Task Prompts

Write a haiku about rain.

2. Role Prompts

You are a travel vlogger. Describe a day in Osaka in 5 bullet points.

3. Clarity Checklist

• State the task (explain, list, critique…)
• Add audience or role
• Define length or format

Chapter 5 | Context & Iteration

Feed background to sculpt richer answers, then fine-tune with follow-ups.

Chapter 6 | Advanced Techniques

Few-Shot Prompt

A1: "The sky wept silver tears."
B1: "Her laugh was pure velvet."


Now craft a new metaphor for "time".

Chain-of-Thought

Let's think step-by-step:
1. Identify theme
2. Sketch outline
3. Draft 1-paragraph summary
  

System / Meta Message

// ChatGPT system message:
You are a meticulous art historian writing for 12-year-olds.

Chapter 7 | Artistic & Narrative Goldmine

Idea Generator

Suggest 5 surreal painting concepts
about nostalgia using household objects

Whimsical Story Prompt

Story (300 words) about a city at the bottom
of the ocean narrated by the city itself,
fairy-tale tone.
  

Chapter 8 | Professional & Technical Applications

Artist Bio Draft

Write a 120-word third-person bio for
Manu, Dominican-born NYC artist blending
street art & abstract expressionism.
  

Midjourney Prompt Booster

Rewrite this for Midjourney:
"futuristic city in clouds, anime style,
sunset lighting"
  

Generative-Art Code (p5.js)

function setup(){createCanvas(600,600)}
function draw(){
  background(0);
  for(let i=0;i<200;i++){
    let x = noise(i,frameCount*0.01)*width;
    let y = noise(i+5,frameCount*0.01)*height;
    fill(255,150);circle(x,y,4);
  }
}

Chapter 9 | Expressive ↔ Structured

Describe a thunderstorm as a playful beast.
      

In 4 bullet points, explain the
meteorological cause of thunderstorms.
      

Quick Reference Table

• Expressive keywords: whimsical, cinematic, poetic, vivid
• Structured keywords: outline, steps, exactly 150 words, headings

Chapter 10 | Best Practices & Prompt Workbook

Golden Rules

• Be specific (role, audience, length).
• Show examples when style matters.
• Iterate—first output is draft, not doctrine.
• Verify facts; AI ≠ oracle.

Common Pitfalls

• ⚠️ Vague prompts → bland output.
• ⚠️ Hallucinated details in factual text.
• ⚠️ Tone mismatch if vibe left unspecified.

🎉 Now go create — your vibe is your super-power.