Exploring Midjourney
Client
N/A
role
Voyager
when
Sept. 2023 - June 2024
tools
Midjourney
Introduction
My introduction to Midjourney was at work, where a couple of people were testing it to generate abstract imagery for presentation decks. Yet another tacky tech trend, I thought. That was until V5 released with more accurate depictions of hands and people. Suddenly my perspective shifted, realizing we were just early in the adoption curve of generative AI.
So in September 2023, I joined my design friends to see what Midjourney was capable of in the context of work. I generated hundreds of images, typically maxing out my monthly credit limit until June 2024. This page is dedicated to sharing some of my favorite generations and the lessons I learned along the way. Please keep in mind this was written in late 2024, so these
prompting seedling
At first I was was fascinated that a Discord command “/imagine” could transform a basic string of words into unique images for our presentation backgrounds, persona profile pictures, or generic placeholder images. The few minutes it took to generate the image was better than having to scour Unsplash, Pexels, Adobe Stock and all other copyright free sites for the right image.
prompting seedling
At first I was was fascinated that a Discord command “/imagine” could transform a basic string of words into unique images for our presentation backgrounds, persona profile pictures, or generic placeholder images. The few minutes it took to generate the image was better than having to scour Unsplash, Pexels, Adobe Stock and all other copyright free sites for the right image.
