For our electronic publication project, my team created a compilation of stories by the Brothers Grimm. We ended up with this topic by first discussing gothic literature, which led us to realize that the fairy tales written by the Grimm brothers would be great for AI generated art, as they vary wildly from whimsical to creepy. With this, we each selected 2-3 stories and compiled them in a Google Doc.
After we compiled our stories, I went to work with creating my AI images. I utilized DreamStudio to create matte paintings inspired by the artist Annie Stegg Gerard. I did have some difficulty with the next steps, as I do not own any Apple products, and that is how we were taught to proceed. However, I eventually found some neat tricks, including how to convert from a .epub to a .zip on windows (just change the extension manually!). Since I also do not have Apple Books to view my finished epub, I utilized a program called Freda. I also created a foreword for my work to add more explanation into what themes we explored in the publication.
The part of this project that gave me the most trouble would be utilizing a PC, as I couldn’t check how it would appear in Apple Books as I went along.
Please download my project at the following link: https://dtc-wsuv.org/ksickles22/GrimmPub.epub