The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
Magnifying and augmenting the extraordinary.
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a compendium of new words for emotions, shining a light on the fundamental strangeness of what it means to be a human being. The dictionary gives voice to all the aches, demons, vibes, joys, and urges that hum in the background of our lives. Prompt turned the book into an engaging interactive experience built on a distinctive and unique digital platform. This project showcases our website design and integrated AI-generated content.
We began by reimagining the physical book as a dynamic online experience, bringing its rich visual architecture and unique sensibility online while enabling sophisticated exploration of complex emotional concepts. Our website has become a centralized hub for all book-related content, housing YouTube videos, reviews, interviews, and direct purchase links, creating a comprehensive ecosystem that honors literary depth while expanding its digital reach.
Utilizing ChatGPT and DALL-E 2, Prompt generated a library of abstract images that depicts the book's imaginative concepts, pushing the boundaries of generative AI to visualize the lexicon's dreamlike blending of the cerebral and emotional. Through careful prompt engineering, we developed a cohesive visual language that captures nuanced feelings while maintaining the project's artistic sophistication.
Prompt recently launched a user-generated Submit Your Sorrow feature on the site, allowing visitors to share their personal sorrows. By leveraging GPT and sophisticated language modeling, we engage in etymological generation to craft linguistically rooted terms. This enables visitors to express their sorrows while honoring the voice and character of the original book.
