The Deck Crew
Speculative Workwear for a liminal Voyage
Creative Direction, Worldbuilding, Synthetic Photography, Visual Research
Floathouse Journal Vol. 2 — Synthetic Production Study
Can a single historical uniform evolve into multiple realities?
This project reimagines the 1920s steamboat deck crew through a series of speculative worlds, using AI-assisted imaging as a tool for visual R&D.
Concept
Starting from archival references — silhouettes, textiles, and crew hierarchies — the series explores how maritime workwear might adapt in alternate timelines:
one cold and industrial, one dreamlike and chromatic, one grounded in contemporary subcultural style.
The goal was not to generate images, but to design a coherent visual system that holds under multiple atmospheric conditions.
Synthetic Production — Iterative Image Development
Environment I
Environment II
Tools & Workflow
Photography, Midjourney, Nano Banana, Topaz, Photoshop, Higsfield
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