Beer with Kyle Fridays: Visual Creation, Going Viral, and What's Surprising You Lately

Hey Everyone!

Today I want to dig into the visual design and creation side of the online business world. I want to show you some things I have been building lately that I think are pretty cool, and more importantly, I want to hear from you about what has been blowing your own mind in the visual creation space lately.

This Week's Beer

Cracking open a Bavaria Holland today. 5.0%, light, and yes, exactly what you would expect from a Dutch beer. My beer fridge is looking a little empty so I need to restock and add some variety, but this one hits the spot on a beautiful spring afternoon.

Speaking of which, it has been around twenty degrees Celsius here in Victoria, British Columbia for the last couple of weeks. April is not usually this nice for us, flowers are blooming everywhere, and it kind of feels like summer arrived early. No complaints.

Where Visual Creation Is At Right Now

Visual creation is one of those areas that has completely changed in the last couple of years. The thing I find beautiful about it is this... anything you can imagine, you can now bring to life.

Before generative AI, if you wanted to create something visually impressive, you basically had to be a digital design expert. Or you had to manually piece things together inside platforms like Canva. I know Canva has AI built in now, but honestly, to me that approach is not really needed anymore. You can have full creative control with platforms like Image Studio, and you can iterate on what you create just by giving AI feedback and building on it.

That iteration piece is HUGE. If you create something and want to edit it, you do not have to start over. You just refine.

A Few Things I've Been Building This Week

Let me walk you through some recent stuff I have been playing with inside Image Studio.

Brand Kits

I have been building out different brand kit styles for Wealthy Affiliate just to push the platform and see what is possible. You can do this for any brand. And you can get as elaborate as you want with it. If you are in the fashion industry, you might want a brand kit with associated photoshoot styles or different material textures. If you are in tech, you might lean into something more minimal. It all depends on your brand and how you want to use it.

Reference Image Remixes

Michael, the amazing MG, posted an image in chat the other day. You have probably seen Michael constantly posting creative stuff, images with me and sharks, all kinds of fun stuff. I wanted to integrate him into a photo he had posted, and that is something you can do at Wealthy Affiliate using reference images. You take an existing image, and you can integrate people into it, prompt new ideas onto it, and basically remix any image you see anywhere.

The Lion and the Zebra Logo

This one I had a lot of fun with. I created a lion chasing the WA logo, but the WA logo was redesigned in the shape of a zebra. The relevance is obvious... lions chase zebras in the wild. The detail it produced was incredible. Zebra print woven into the letters while the logo itself remained recognizable. That kind of creative blending was just not accessible to most of us a few years ago.

Friend's Face Inside a Logo

Logos are something you have always been able to create, either with Logo Designer or right inside Image Studio. But you can also integrate reference images of people into them. I tried this with a friend, integrated his image directly into the logo, and it came out looking really cool. Metallic bronze style. I would probably tweak the layout a bit to make the text more legible, but it shows what is possible.

Memes Are a Sneaky Powerful Tool

Here is something I want to dig into more next week on the blog. There was a big controversy in hockey the other day where everyone was arguing about whether the puck crossed the line. The puck was clearly over, but Edmonton fans were arguing the opposite because the puck itself was hard to see. So I created a meme suggesting the puck must be shaped like a teardrop. Posted it on X, got lots of views, picked up a bunch of followers from it.

I did another one recently around gas prices here in Canada after the federal tax got removed. Chevron pricing tiers, but instead of dollars, it was a punch in the face for diesel, your left kidney for gasoline, and all your organs plus your soul for super supreme. Got some laughs, got some good reach.

The point is that memes and timely visual posts can pull a lot of attention, and Image Studio makes them quick to create. X is super engaging for this. Pinterest works really well too. There is a real opportunity here for anyone willing to test concepts and stay relevant to what is happening in their industry.

A Quick Word on What's Coming

Last week I mentioned the new project Carson and I have been working on. We are about two to three weeks out from opening up a beta to the masses here at Wealthy Affiliate. This new project lives in the visual creation world too, so you are going to see a lot of visual creation themes from me in the weeks ahead. Really excited about what we have been building and I think you are going to love it.

On the Wealthy Affiliate side, we are heads down on advancing the entire platform. I am getting feedback constantly, including some really advanced requests around agentic AI inside WA platforms. Your feedback genuinely matters, and we take all of it into consideration as we plan what to build next.

Now I Want to Hear From You

This is the part I am really looking forward to. I would love to hear what you have been creating that surprised you. What did you build with Image Studio or another visual platform that made you sit back and go, wow, I cannot believe I just made that? What ideas have you been able to bring to life that would have been impossible for you a couple of years ago?

Drop your examples in the comments. Honestly, this kind of feedback is what helps us decide what to build next inside platforms like Image Studio, and it is also a great way to inspire other members in the community.

Have an awesome weekend everyone. We have a couple of really exciting weeks ahead here at Wealthy Affiliate, and June and July are shaping up to be big. Lots to look forward to.