Gallery of the Day

Daily AI-generated images inspired by significant historical events. Explore the past through the lens of artificial intelligence.

Gallery of the Day screenshot showing the Shiny app interface

Features

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Daily Updates

A new AI-generated image is created every day, inspired by a historical event from that date.

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GPT Image 1.5 HD

High-quality images generated using OpenAI's GPT Image 1.5 with HD quality.

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Lightbox Mode

Click any image for full-screen viewing with smooth transitions and multiple close options.

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Keyboard Navigation

Use left/right arrow keys to quickly browse between dates and explore the gallery.

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Positive Historical Events

Focuses on uplifting moments: scientific discoveries, cultural celebrations, artistic achievements, and human progress.

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Dark Theme

Elegant dark interface designed for comfortable viewing and to let the artwork shine.

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Mobile Responsive

Fully responsive design that works beautifully on any device or screen size.

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Open Source

Fully open source project. Explore the code, learn, and contribute on GitHub.

Built With

R
Language
Shiny
Web Framework
OpenAI
AI Provider
Turso
Database
Cloudflare R2
Image Storage
GitHub Actions
Automation

How It Works

1

Fetch Event

GPT-4o-mini retrieves a significant historical event for today's date.

2

Create Prompt

The event is transformed into an artistic image prompt.

3

Generate Image

GPT Image 1.5 creates a unique HD-quality image based on the prompt.

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Display

The image is stored and displayed in the Shiny app.

Powered By

OpenAI GPT-4o-mini

Identifies significant historical events and crafts detailed artistic prompts for image generation.

OpenAI GPT Image 1.5

Generates HD-quality, artistic images from text prompts with remarkable detail, creativity, and improved visual fidelity.