Narratives in the Age of AI
Create a digital graphic novel that combines storytelling, layout design, and AI-generated imagery. You'll work in small teams to produce a web-based, responsive narrative experience using tools like DALL·E 3, Stable Diffusion, or Midjourney.
The story, length, and style are up to you--but keep your characters and visual language consistent.
- Brainstorm story ideas collaboratively
- Define the world, characters, and tone
- Create a consistent visual style with AI image tools
- Consider generating text with LLMs (e.g. GPT) for narrative content or dialogue
- Collect and document all used prompts and styles
- Develop systems and tools to generate matrices and overviews
- Create a visual map of your story flow
- Build a responsive webpage to present your graphic novel
- Use HTML, CSS (FlexBox or Grid), and JavaScript (vanilla or p5.js)
- Integrate and lay out images and texts in a way that supports the story flow
- Consider interaction, animation, or sound if it supports the narrative
- Polish layout and design
- Test on various devices (phone, tablet, desktop)
- Make sure navigation is intuitive (scroll, swipe, click)
- Fix layout bugs and inconsistent styles
- Use AI as a creative partner--not a vending machine
- Be mindful of bias, stereotypes, and ethical concerns in generative outputs
- Reuse characters and props to build coherence
- Try prompt iteration or inpainting to fine-tune visuals
- Save all your prompts and experiments for documentation
- A responsive webpage with your graphic novel
- A README.md explaining your story, process, and tools
- A visual map or sketch of your narrative flow (can be a PDF or image)
- A LICENSE file for your project http://choosealicense.com/