Creating Memes for Social Media Posts with Generative AI

April 12, 2023
Create Memes for Social Media Posts using AI

 

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Sometimes it’s hard to be creative, especially in social media posts on Twitter. So here’s a tactic I have been trying out to create memes for my social media to improve engagement. Some bomb and some can take off.

I decided to step back from my tech niche and see how this could translate into other marketing verticals. So I created ideas for memes for a friend of mine who does digital marketing for a baby brand.

First, I used the following prompt, ChatGPT 3.5, to generate some ideas.

ChatGPT output for brainstorming
ChBrainstorming Meme Ideas for Chat GPT

Then I went to Midjourney and created an image I thought would accompany the meme. [Check out – Using Artificial Intelligence to Create Unique Stunning Blog Images for detailed instructions.]

Midjourney generating 2d images
Creating concepts for a meme for a social media post

It wasn’t quite what I wanted, but it was close, so I chose the bottom right image and created four new versions.

Midjourney iterating on image
Upscaling an image in Midjourney for a social media post

I felt like the first image was the best one. Also, note that the original version had a strange wheel on the lady’s back foot. As the AI iterated on the foot, it became a shoe. This is just one of the quirks of AI. Finally, I got the image, popped it into my image editor, and added the text from ChatGPT and my logo for branding. I now had a meme to use as a social media post. It was fun, and it took no more than 15 minutes.

The final image that could be used on Instagram and Twitter