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Secret Places

AI * Book Design * Creative Direction

Writing and illustrating a children’s book using artificial intelligence to reimagine everyday surroundings through the eyes of a 6-years-old narrator.

"Secret Places" book mockup on a book shelf in a kids room

A tree house popping out the spread from the children book "Secret Places"

“Secret Places” is a children’s book told from the perspective of a six-year-old narrator who shares hidden corners of his everyday life with readers. Within ordinary rooms and familiar locations, undiscovered worlds and imagined scenes emerge, visible only through his eyes and previously known only to him. These colorful, illustrated moments are brought to life and amplified through imagery created with artificial intelligence, inspired by children’s drawings and using a rich, vivid color palette.

Mockup of the pages spreads of the Children book "Secret Pleaces"

The project made extensive use of artificial intelligence and advanced tools throughout, as part of a contemporary design approach focused on efficient workflows and modern methods. The book’s initial draft was written manually and later refined with the help of ChatGPT. The publishing house logo was created using Midjourney, while the book’s imagery was produced through a combination of Midjourney, DALL·E, and Firefly.

Treehouse in the back house garden spread from the book "Secret Places"

The imagery combines colorful collages, paper-like textures, and crayon-style drawings, showcasing the way a child would have reimagined his familiar places. Surreal and dreamlike environments form the backdrop, layered with sharply cut crayon illustrations of the narrator. These drawings, appearing as if pasted by hand, highlighting the narrator's favorite details of each place, adding a personal perspective to the scenes.