This post is my submission for DEV Education Track: Build Apps with Google AI Studio.
The Project
I built a complete favicon generation tool using Google AI Studio that transforms text descriptions into professional favicon packages ready for web deployment.
My Step-by-Step Development Process
Step 1: Initial Concept
Prompt Used:
"Create an application that will generate icons for applications using Imagen API. The user enters his idea of how the icon should look - the program generates an image. If the user likes the result, he can click the export button. At this point, the image converted into all the necessary favicon formats and packed into an archive zip. The user is given a link to download this archive"
This created the foundation of my app with AI-powered icon generation and export functionality.
Step 2: Fixing Download Issues
Prompt Used:
"doesn't work download zip"
Had to troubleshoot the ZIP download functionality to ensure smooth user experience.
Step 3: Adding HTML Integration
Prompt Used:
"You also need to display the necessary tags to the user to connect the icons, which he can copy and paste into the head of the HTML file"
Enhanced the app to provide ready-to-use HTML snippets for easy integration.
Step 4: Documentation
Prompt Used:
"write a readme file for github"
Added comprehensive documentation for the project.
✨ Final Features
- AI-Powered Icon Generation: Using Google's imagen-3.0-generate-002 model
- Complete Favicon Package: All standard formats (16x16, 32x32, 180x180, 192x192, 512x512)
- PWA Ready: Includes site.webmanifest
- HTML Integration: Copy-paste ready tags
- Client-Side Processing: Browser-based image resizing and ZIP packaging
🚀 Links
- Live Demo: AI Favicon Generator
- GitHub Repository: https://github.com/premananda108/ai-favicon-generator
My Experience
Working with Google AI Studio's "Build apps with Gemini" feature was incredibly intuitive and efficient. The iterative prompting approach allowed me to build complex functionality step by step - from basic icon generation to complete favicon packaging with HTML integration. What surprised me most was how quickly I could go from a simple concept to a fully functional application with professional-grade features. The seamless integration with Imagen API made high-quality icon generation effortless, and the ability to refine functionality through conversational prompts felt natural and powerful.
The most valuable learning was understanding how to structure prompts for complex applications and how AI can handle both creative tasks (icon generation) and technical implementation (file processing, ZIP creation) in a single workflow.
Tech Stack
- React 19
- Google Gemini API
- Imagen API
- Tailwind CSS
- JSZip
- TypeScript
Top comments (1)
Interesting. Thanks for sharing!