aris, 1 year ago

@baldur really nice

baldur, 1 year ago

@aris Thanks! 🙂

baldur, 1 year ago

I have to confess that I made the pictures separately from the chapters and had to figure out which fit best with which afterwards.

baldur, 1 year ago

Some just worked right away and fit the topic of "AI" to a tee.

baldur, 1 year ago

For those images, matching them with a chapter was relatively straightforward.

baldur, 1 year ago

Sometimes even fun.

baldur, 1 year ago

For other images, even though I liked the picture and wanted to use it, figuring out where was just plain tricky.

baldur, 1 year ago

The hard part for this one was making sure that its menacing vibe was appropriate and not over the top.

glecharles, 1 year ago

@baldur These would look great in a Shadowrun sourcebook about the matrix!

baldur, 1 year ago

@glecharles

😁 Used to play the Shadowrun tabletop roleplaying game back in the 90s. I might have been thinking a bit about that atmosphere when working on these 🙂

glecharles, 1 year ago

@baldur That's your next book!

baldur, 1 year ago

@glecharles 😁

baldur, 1 year ago

I was kind of worried about the excessive negative space in this one but I think it actually works out okay.

baldur, 1 year ago

I almost dropped this one. It has a bit too much of a fantasy vibe. I only used it over some of the rejects because I'm a sucker for ravens.

baldur, 1 year ago

This one's almost a cliche, but tropes are the bread and butter of creative work so you can't disregard them completely.

baldur, 1 year ago

So, that's half of them, I think. I might post the other half after my coffee break later today.

Or, maybe I'll post some of the rejects.

Or, both. We'll see. 🙂

baldur, 1 year ago

I totally forgot to add the book link to most of these 😅

So, anyway, these are some of the images I used to illustrate my new book:

"The Intelligence Illusion: A practical guide to the business risks of Generative AI"

https://illusion.baldurbjarnason.com/

It's a thoroughly researched ebook on the risks of using generative AI in a business, with recommendations for approaches and strategy.

baldur, 1 year ago

Had a bit of fun trying to mix a noir and cyberpunk vibe.

baldur, 1 year ago

Went for a bit of a goth vibe here.

baldur, 1 year ago

Back into noir.

baldur, 1 year ago

I'm honestly really unsure about this one, still. Half the time I really like it. Half the time I go "ugh".

And I've been forgetting to include links to the book again. All of these images are illustrations I made for my book on the risks of generative AI

It was very important to me NOT to use generative AI in any way while making the book. So, all of these images were done the hard (but fun) way, using Daz3d, Geometrize, and Affinity Photo

https://illusion.baldurbjarnason.com/

baldur, 1 year ago

This one was a lot of fun. Had to edit it a bit, though, as the first version was a bit NSFW

baldur, 1 year ago

Went a bit more spooky for these.

She stares out into the storm. The triangle shapes could be forming a lightning. Or, it might just be noise.
An angel crouches in the dirt, spreads his wings, and reaches for the divine. Or, it could be just a bunch of triangles.

baldur, 1 year ago

Here I was going for the sort of effect you get with a dramatic still from an arsty Japanese movie from the 80s or 90s.

baldur, 1 year ago

Last three. The first of these is the only actual photograph in the book. I took it, late evening, during bad weather in Parc Jarry, Montréal.

Just a bunch of circles and lines. Could be a thin person with round glasses.
She looks off to the side, ignoring our gaze. The triangles that make up her hair imply that its cut in the style of a short bob.

airwhale, 1 year ago

@baldur

Wonderful Friday night at the club vibe!

baldur, 1 year ago

@airwhale 😎