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The Algorithm Wears Prada \ Fashion's New Anatomy Is the apparel industry in the midst of a full-body makeover? Generative AI is dissecting and reconstructing the way we think about fashion's anatomy: ▪️Design | From human sketches to AI-generated garments and accessories for rapid ideation and inspiration ▪️Product Development | Virtual prototyping allows for real-time experimentation and refinement ▪️Trend Forecasting | Algorithms predicting the next big thing ▪️Customization | Tailoring designs at scale, powered by customer data and analytics Whether you are a designer or marketer, will you collaborate or compete? #midjourney #aishouldbefun #aifashion

Time to raise the stakes. I'll see your 1 sref code and raise you 2... ↖ THE ELEMENT OF CHANCE | A Week in Blends: July 7-12 (a Midjourney Series: Highlighting my --sref random code favs) ↖ Sref codes are a powerful design tool but can be even more dynamic if you blend 2 or more of them together. Here are a few winners I discovered this week. There is a little bit of something for everyone: WALKING ON A DREAM: 1267895871 + 673596958 RETRO FUSION: 3652534424 + 3757697673 SUNROOF: 2150671927 + 14575297 GREEN VISION: 1996144497 + 390880919 Cheers to the weekend! #midjourney #megballcreates #aishouldbefun

Another big brand moving the needle. This quote is the key takeaway: “A variety of internal teams collaborated on the development of the campaign, including Mango Teen's design, art and styling, dataset and AI model training and our photography studio, among others.” Mango tasked their talented team of industry experts to come together, as a creative collective, to figure out the potential of AI. With this future forward thinking and persistence, an AI campaign was born.

Who wore it better? Let's reflect for a minute. ▪ NASA - Billions of dollars, years of effort, footprints on the moon. ▪ Generative AI - Minimal monetary investment, minutes of processing, couture space outfits on digital models. With years of experience designing apparel products for top brands, I’ve witnessed many innovative movements, but Generative AI stands out as the biggest, revolutionary advancement yet: ↖ It streamlines design by speeding up the creative process. ↖ It opens up way more possibilities for brainstorming and trying new ideas than old-school research ever could. ↖ It allows you to create still and/or video mood boards in half the time. ↖ AI-driven designs help bring products to life and excite our customers. This concept took 2 hours (in total) to make: Image generation, editing, and selection: /imagined with a little help from Midjourney + a blend of 2 powerful sref codes: 3652534424 + 3757697673 Edits: CapCut Track: Moon Man – Balu Brigada #midjourney #aishouldbefun #megballcreates

A WEEK IN FAST HOURS | The Can't Stop\Won't Stop Edition Midjourney Personalization has me hooked...yet again. Each image I generate is better than the next. It's a vicious cycle. Personalization has me testing a variety of color palettes and subject matters. I've gone a little rogue, but also stayed in my lane. Here is a snapshot into this past week's --chaos. ↖ Test. Go rogue. Repeat. ↖ What is your favorite part of personalization so far? #midjourney #aishouldbefun #megballcreates

Midjourney Test Kitchen | The Sunday Traffic Edition Prompt: Female —p —s 1000 —style raw I get cute animals, birds, or reptiles. No humans. Anyone else? #midjourney #aishouldbefun #megballcreates

THE ELEMENT OF CHANCE | My Doppelganger Edition Who does she think she is? I caught her red-handed. Have you ever run into yours? {a woman, a coffee mug, a dog, a house, a fashion model, a kitchen, a floating orb, an eye, a dreamscape, a car, a spider} --sref 2906183377 --p --s 500

GHOSTLY GRACE /imagined with a little help from Midjourney | --sref 628335825 Video: Luma Dream Machine + Pika Labs Edits: CapCut ---- 👋 Hi, I'm Meg 👗 Apparel Art Director / Midjourney Maven 🤖 Let's shape the future of design together 🤝 Connect + hit follow for more pretty visuals created with a little help from AI 🖤 AI Should Be Fun

𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 | Runway Gen-3 I have mixed feelings. One thing is for sure. The text-to-video capabilities are getting so much better! Here are my takeways: ▪ It's pricey. You will blow through your credits very quickly (USD 1 for every 10s) ▪ Like Gen-2, the text-to-video results can be hit or miss. ▪ You can't use Midjourney images. It only allows for text-to-video (for the time being). ▪ Anatomy isn't perfected yet, but it's improving. We're still dealing with those wonky hands and smushed faces. ▪ Render coherence is OK, if you follow a concise prompt structure (see some examples below). Some were on the money, whereas others fell flat. This video showcases the highs and lows. 𝗠𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲? 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵. Edits: Capcut Original Audio: Suno Prompt Example 1: B+W monochromatic film, chiaroscuro lighting. Extreme close-up shot: Bare face, no face makeup. Pull back: model at vanity. Time-lapse: makeup, hair, outfit changes. Focus on eyes in mirror, vulnerable mood. Intercut: other models putting on makeup. Dutch angles for disorientation. Prompt Example 2: Dynamic contrast between bright runway and dark backstage. Start with a close-up of a model's face. Pull back to reveal her standing at the entrance to the runway. Quick cuts between the blinding overhead lights and the chaotic activity behind. Follow the model as she steps onto the runway, transitioning to slow motion as she walks. #runwaygen3 #runway #megballcreates

I turn 𝟮𝟰 today! OK. That's a lie. However, it IS my birthday, so I thought it was fitting to post and celebrate with my first guide for purchase: A Midjourney Guide to Fashion + Design | The Fabric Edition Etsy: https://lnkd.in/eriuc9aV Gumroad: https://lnkd.in/erm3pZXg ▪ What do you get? 𝟮𝟰 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻𝘀 (Includes generated visuals) 𝟮𝟰 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘀 (on-model photography utilizing different fabric types, camera preferences, lighting, and more. Includes generated visuals) 𝟮𝟰 𝗙𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 + 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘀 (fabric photography emphasizing textures and detail. Includes generated visuals) 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁: Fabric Use Cases ▪ Why is this valuable? Midjourney creates stunning visuals when used effectively, offering invaluable tools for fashion designers, photographers, and creatives. This guide enables you to produce accurate textile and editorial imagery, benefiting both seasoned professionals and newcomers exploring fabrication and style applications. I appreciate all your 𝟮𝟰/𝟳 support. If this is not for you, please pass it along to friends or colleagues who may find this helpful. Stay tuned for more tutorials, fashion, and design-related guides. ---- 👋 Hi, I'm Meg 👗Apparel Art Director / Midjourney Maven 🤖 I show you how to blend the power of Generative AI with fashion and design 🤝 Let's connect + hit follow for more pretty visuals created with a little help from AI 🖤 AI Should Be Fun #midjourney #aishouldbefun #megballcreates