This article is adapted from my 2024 Q3 quarterly GenAI for Placemaking newsletter, which went out to subscribers at the start of October, and which you are able to sign up for below. Doesn’t it strike you that art and visualisation are rather similar? Certainly, if...
Crisis, What Crisis? Where’s the genAI house of cards collapse?
This article is adapted from my 2024 Q3 quarterly GenAI for Placemaking newsletter, which went out to subscribers at the start of October, and which you are able to sign up for below. I was so sure we’d be seeing the first signs of the genAI cool-off by now, and that...
AI in Society and Organisations
This article is adapted from my 2024 Q2 quarterly GenAI for Design newsletter, which went out to subscribers at the start of July, and which you are able to sign up for below. AI will... “AI will...” is not a good way to start any sentence predicting the future of AI....
Stable Diffusion Control Nets and Concept Design Sketches
Stable Diffusion control nets are a great way of putting flesh on the bones at design concept stage, creating rapid iterations and introducing features and finishes that can be built upon. Let me show you how.Here, I've made a sketch in my sketchbook, using a fine...
Controlling Midjourney using Remix Mode and Variations
Today: How prompt terms affect other things too Remix Mode Varying Region Varying Whole Image Image Prompt from Collage I want to combine several concepts together. I want a character who's an elderly lady, who's smartly attired in a business setting, and I also want...
Seed and Image Prompt with Midjourney
Two useful features you need to be aware of when starting to use Midjourney are image prompting and the seed parameter. These can provide some more control and constrain the generator from starting afresh with a new image with each prompt, lending continuity between...
What’s Wrong with Cruelty to Robots, Indeed?
This article also appears on my Patreon blog, which you can find here. Everything I put on Patreon is free, although donations in support of my writing are always appreciated 🙂 American neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris, and Canadian psychologist Paul Bloom,...
The New Golden Age of “Happy Little Accidents”
I'm not quite sure how this happened (not at all sure, actually), but I've managed to create a rather fascinating series of architecture/fashion hybrids. Take a look and then I'll guide you through the process... These slightly disturbing images are the result of...
AI Safety and Design: Striking the Balance and Avoiding Overreliance
Remember… when you subscribe to Midjourney or you go for that OpenAI plus subscription, you are not just accessing a service. You are endorsing the acceleration of research and development of AI systems. With your subscription, you are sending a message that will be...
Midcentury Car and House Studies
I've been interested by the outcome of these recent studies in midcentury modern architecture in combination with cars. As you'll probably be aware from the emerging content of this website, my two passions are placemaking and cars, and one of these things I've found...