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Startup Meltdown: A paper pop-up book unfolds into a chaotic tech-office scene as the server room catches fire and the boss shouts orders.
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First shared on OpenAI· Jun 24 2026· 2,062

Startup Meltdown

A paper pop-up book unfolds into a chaotic tech-office scene as the server room catches fire and the boss shouts orders.

Full prompt

A whimsical paper pop-up book illustration bursts open on a wooden table against a black background, revealing a chaotic tech-office diorama in bold cel-shaded comic style. A bearded man in a black hoodie labeled 'CEO of Vibes' jabs a finger and shouts 'Feature it!', flanked by a purple-haired coworker at her monitor and a headset-wearing employee on the phone. The server room erupts in orange flames under a flashing alarm as a panicked staffer clutches his head. Sticky notes, a coffee mug, and a cat clutter the desks, all in navy, black, and fiery orange tones under flat comic lighting.

Shared by Eva4321 and first run on OpenAI. The image above is that author's own result. Seedream reads natural-language prompts like this one directly, so you can paste it as-is.

Prompt breakdown

3 of 6 layers detected

Lighting
Not specified — open to the model
Camera & lens
Not specified — open to the model
Style & medium
illustrationcomiccel-shadedpop-up
Colour palette
navyorangepurple
Mood
whimsicalchaotic
Composition
Not specified — open to the model

Exact text to render

  • “CEO of Vibes”
  • “Feature it!”

Detected from the words in the prompt. Learn what each layer does in the Seedream prompt guide.

Tips for this prompt

  • Keep the exact wording in double quotes (“CEO of Vibes”, “Feature it!”) and say where it sits — on a sign, a label, a headline — so the text lands in the right place.
  • Name the light source (window light, golden hour, a single softbox) — it changes the mood more than any adjective.
  • Add a framing cue such as close-up, wide shot or 85mm portrait lens to control how much of the scene you get.
  • Set the canvas to 4:3 in your generator — this composition was written for that shape.

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Original prompt

A whimsical paper pop-up book illustration bursts open on a wooden table against a black background, revealing a chaotic tech-office diorama in bold cel-shaded comic style. A bearded man in a black hoodie labeled 'CEO of Vibes' jabs a finger and shouts 'Feature it!', flanked by a purple-haired coworker at her monitor and a headset-wearing employee on the phone. The server room erupts in orange flames under a flashing alarm as a panicked staffer clutches his head. Sticky notes, a coffee mug, and a cat clutter the desks, all in navy, black, and fiery orange tones under flat comic lighting.

Questions about this prompt

How do I use the “Startup Meltdown” prompt in Seedream?

Copy the prompt, paste it into any app that offers Seedream (BytePlus ModelArk, CapCut, or an API host such as fal or Replicate), set the canvas to 4:3, and generate. Change the subject or palette words to make it yours.

Does this prompt work in other AI image generators?

Yes. It is plain descriptive English with no model-specific parameters, so it also works in Flux, GPT image models, Imagen, Ideogram and Stable Diffusion front-ends. Results will differ by model.

Can I use images I make with this prompt commercially?

The prompt text is free to copy and adapt. Commercial rights to the generated image depend on the terms of the service you generate it with, so check your plan there.

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