GPT Image 2 Backgrounds — 10 Cards
v1 used flat color + SVG grid. v2.1 upgrades all fullscreen cards with content-matched sketchboard illustrations via GPT Image 2. Each image follows the additive rule: illustration shows something the TEXT doesn't say.
01 · Title Card · Light Zone
Completed lead magnet report
Text = video title. Image = the RESULT — a finished personalized report document with checkmarks, "qualified" stamp, ink annotations. Shows what you'll build.
02 · Roadmap · Light Zone
Winding path with 6 milestone flags
Text = step labels. Image = the JOURNEY — dotted path from bottom-left to upper-right, tiny thematic icons at each flag (magnifying glass → speech bubble → gear → spider → blueprint → rocket).
03 · Step 1 · Light Zone
Dashboard with extracted ad insights
Text = "research competitor ads." Image = extracted INSIGHTS — bar chart fragments, trend arrows, funnel sketch with ember on winning segments, binoculars in corner. Not ads themselves.
04 · Step 2 · Light Zone
Clipboard cross-referencing user voices
Text = "validate pain." Image = VALIDATION process — clipboard checklist connected by arrows to speech-bubble clusters, scale weighing hypothesis vs evidence, ember checkmarks.
05 · Step 3 · Light Zone
Workbench with assembled toolkit
Text = "infrastructure setup." Image = ASSEMBLED toolkit — workbench top-down: terminal window, wrench, gears, package boxes with ember tape, cables connecting into working system.
06 · Step 4 · Light Zone
Network diagram with flowing data
Text = "find APIs." Image = DATA FLOWING — network nodes connected by discovery tendrils, spider/crawler at origin, pipeline transforming raw data to structured output, ember on active connections.
07 · Theory Frame · Light Zone · RESTORED
Fork in the road — two diverging paths
Text = "two directions." Image = the DECISION MODEL — single road forking: left (crowded, funnel narrowing, dead-end) vs right (strategic, single figure, ember bullseye target). Signpost at fork. Shows the mental model visually.
08 · Stat $32K · DARK ZONE · RESTORED
Handshake + contract + liked-heart causal chain
Text = "$32K." Image = the MOMENT — handshake sketch (lower-right), signed contract (upper-left), one ember heart/thumbs-up connected by dotted line to contract. Shows causal chain: engagement → deal. Muted cream on charcoal.
09 · Step 5/6 · Light Zone
Blueprint pipeline — input to output
Text = "build the system." Image = ARCHITECTURE — person icons flowing through gear boxes, code brackets, filter funnels into a completed report with ember seal. Left-to-right pipeline flow.
10 · Recap · Light Zone
Completed journey — path with checkmarks + trophy
Text = step labels. Image = COMPLETION — same winding path as roadmap but all 6 flags now have ember checkmarks, finish line with trophy, confetti pencil marks. Mirrors roadmap = satisfying bookend.