Trump Minus Daddy's Money
| COPY: | Chris Wetzel | LAYOUT: | Chris Wetzel |
| PHOTO: | AI | GRAPHICS: | Chris Wetzel |
Design notes:
I could write about Trump's incompetencies as a businessman its a huge and growing subject. But I wanted to talk about artificial intelligence (AI). The image for this poster was created with AI at stockcake.com, I typed in a discription and out popped this image it less than 30 seconds... WoW right! All I did was add the headline, then again used an AI search to find a list Trump's failed businesses. Cut and paste list into posters design, a little formatting... I'm done! This is the headline I choose for this image, but can AI suggest a headline for me? Read On.
You'd think or at least I think this kind poster design to be fairly creative and not the domain of AI. This is the description I wrote to create the poster image: "Small broken down and weathered beach house stands among sand dunes and coastal grasses under dramatic storm clouds at golden hour lighting. Donald Trump stands in close foreground shown from knees up. He's wearing swim trunks, a stained wife beater t-shirt and has a beer gut. He is holding a Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer in his right hand casually at his side. In the foreground left side is a weathered and broken down mailbox that has Maralogo printed on its side. Scale image to poster aspect ratio 24 x 36 inch." Then I asked Google's Gemini AI "Can you suggest a funny headline for this image?" Gemini wrote:
Here are a few funny headlines for that image, depending on the "vibe" of the joke you're going for:
The "Real Estate" Angle
"Mar-a-Lago: The 'Before' Photos They Didn't Want You To See."
"Zillow Listing: 'Charming Coastal Fixer-Upper with Historic Pedigree. Asking $450 Million. No Lowballs, I Know What I Have.'"
"Trump Unveils New 'Affordable Housing' Initiative."
The "Trust Fund" Reality
"Local Man Who Started With 'Small Loan of a Million Dollars' Down to Last Can of PBR."
"Inherited Fortune vs. My Business Instincts: The Final Score."
"Breaking: Man Who Lost Eight Figures on Steaks and Vodka Claims This Shack is - Prime Real Estate."
"How to Turn a Billion-Dollar Empire into a Beachfront Fixer-Upper in Only 40 Years."
The "Relatable Content" Angle
"POV: Your retired neighbor sees you accidentally clip his mailbox while backing out of the driveway."
"The 47th President of the United States... of South Carolina."
"When the 'Art of the Deal' meets the 'Art of the Meal Deal.'"
Short and Punchy
"Make America Pabst Again."
"The Florida Man Final Boss."
"Mar-a-Leggo My Eggo."
"Stormy Weather."
The "Political Satire" Angle
"Mar-a-Lago Documents Finally Found in Local Man’s Mailbox."
"Trump Pivots to 'Rust Belt' Aesthetic to Win Over Working Class."
"Breaking: Trump Relocates Campaign Headquarters to a More 'Relatable' Venue."
Which of these fits the tone you were looking for? I can also generate more options if you want to lean harder into a specific theme, like "Florida Man" or "Real Estate".
WoW again... Gemini you kick ass! I had no idea that an AI could not only create photo quality image, but suggest a funny Headline. "Mar-a-Leggo My Eggo." Don't get it Gemini, but "Trump Pivots to 'Rust Belt' Aesthetic to Win Over Working Class." or "Local Man Who Started With 'Small Loan of a Million Dollars' Down to Last Can of PBR." both pretty good! Comming up with the "Headlines" took a little longer than the image, about one minute.
The Future of AI Film Makeing
Watch this Youtube clip, its the cutting edge of AI film making. Will location sets, actors, voice actors and motion capture actors all eventually disappear. We've all seen Robert Downey Jr. or Will Smith enteract with their younger selfs. Or Jake Sully fighting in the jungles of Pandor. None of this was AI generated. These were 3D models in a modeled and textured 3D enviroment, sometimes the models are moved with motion capture actors. All this is very controlled and time consuming. AI uses photos, scans and storyboards, then a written description to recreate the desired image or video all on its own, its much faster but less controlled.