Nano Banana Pro cast a design spell in NotebookLM to explore the legend of Camelot (www.techradar.com)

Google’s NotebookLM has added Nano Banana Pro — a multimodal image-generation model — to its new infographic and slide‑deck tools, letting users turn research into polished visuals without leaving the notebook. Nano Banana Pro is built to synthesize grounded information into visual formats, maintain stylistic consistency across images, and render in‑image text more accurately than many image AIs. In a hands‑on test using the Arthurian legend, the combo produced coherent timelines, comparative infographics, and a 15‑slide visual essay that tracked how Arthur and Merlin evolve across eras and aesthetics (medieval frieze → romance triptych → comic/sci‑fi panels). Outputs were thematically rich and largely legible, though occasional text artifacts and small refinements were needed. The integration is significant because it shifts NotebookLM from a citation‑centric research assistant into a full visual storytelling partner, streamlining the research→presentation pipeline for academics, educators, and product teams. Technically, Nano Banana Pro’s ability to preserve character coherence across diverse styles and to embed readable text addresses two common weak points in generative imagery, making publication‑ready graphics more attainable. The tools won’t replace designers — human proofreading and iteration remain necessary — but they lower the barrier to high‑quality visualizations and accelerate turning analyses into presentable outputs.