Create a visually striking guide to using NotebookLM covering 10 different use cases/professions -- from students to lawyers to D&D players. One slide for each use case. Include specific tips on how the tool can be used for each example. Illustrate each use case with beautiful, 3D cut-paper style illustrations. No screen grabs or other high-tech elements. Just text advice and a single beautiful image per page.
Cut-paper guide to practical use cases
A use-case deck that pairs audience roles with problems and workflows, illustrated with sculptural cut-paper metaphors on cream: scales, a dragon, a microphone, a telescope. A NotebookLM deck; the creator published its slide instructions.
You'll need
- Source documents loaded into NotebookLM
How it was made
Deck lives in NotebookLM's featured 'Intro to NotebookLM' notebook. Creator: 'Most important phrase: "beautiful, 3D cut-paper style illustrations."'
NotebookLM
Source and credit
X · Jan 23, 2026 · 586 likes · 113k views · 20 comments
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Published instructions: Quote post on X https://x.com/stevenbjohnson/status/2015914825600401568
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A cut-paper-style guide presenting NotebookLM use cases for different roles, pairing each scenario with a themed illustration, explanatory text, and a practical tip.
- Color
- Warm cream and off-white backgrounds with navy, teal, green, muted blue, and tan accents; subtle paper-like shading and texture.
- Type
- Large, dark serif titles with smaller sans-serif body copy and bold labels such as “Pain Point,” “Solution,” and “Pro Tip.”
- Framing
- Wide slide designs place text alongside a prominent central illustration, with a bordered tip panel near the bottom. Illustrations use layered paper-like shapes and soft shadows.
- Structure
- A sequence of role-based examples, from students and professionals to creators and analysts, each organized around a pain point, a NotebookLM solution, and a tip.































