🛠️ Lesson 5: Tools of the Trade

How to go from “meme idea” to “viral shitpost” fast

You don’t need Photoshop or design skills to make great memes.

All you need is:

This lesson gives you the meme-maker’s toolkit — so your creativity doesn’t get stuck behind tech.

imgflip.com/memegenerator
Classic, no-frills, meme template generator.
Search for any famous meme format, drop your text, done.

kapwing.com/meme-maker
More polished. Great for resizing, adding stickers, and video memes.
Perfect if you're feeling slightly fancy.

canva.com
Design tool for people who hate design tools.
Tons of meme templates. Drag and drop. Web3 teams love it.

Great for low-effort Gen Z-style chaos.
Add distortion, comic panels, MS Paint vibes.

DALL·E, Midjourney, Bing AI: Create your own bizarre images
Prompt ideas: “privacy protest in cyberpunk city,” “surveillance clown in dystopia”
Then: slap a caption on it and you’re done

Remove backgrounds from images instantly.
Use it to mash up characters from different meme universes.

A collection of utilities: meme text overlays, image resizers, GIF editors, etc.

Convert a meme thread into a single, scrollable image. Great for posting across platforms.

Format for mobile — most memes are seen on phones
Add alt text (good for accessibility + engagement)
Drop it with a spicy caption or engagement bait (“tag a friend who still uses Chrome 👀”)
Don’t overthink. If it’s funny to you? Post it.

The faster you meme, the better you get.

You don’t need to be a designer.
You just need to get the idea across.

The tools are out there — use whatever gets your meme from brain to timeline the fastest.

AI meme images → surreal takes on dystopia (“Facial recognition but make it fashion”)
Canva → polished meme-carousels for privacy explainers
Kapwing → remix TikToks with privacy twists
Imgflip → fire off classic formats with zero effort

Next up: Lesson 6 – Memethon 101, where we break down how to join the movement and make your memes count