Riviera Nouveau
I developed a systematic, repeatable aesthetic framework using AI tools
The Vision
What if Caribbean beauty was presented at the scale and prestige of Mediterranean luxury destinations?
Rooted in Puerto Rican heritage, Riviera Nouveau captures the warmth and vibrancy of the Caribbean through the lens of places like Málaga, with its hand-painted Majolica tiles, sun-drenched architecture, and European elegance.
Aesthetic Direction
Soléa (my e-commerce store) served as a creative muse, but the deeper influence was personal, a desire to see places like Puerto Rico represented with the same richness and aspiration typically reserved for European destinations.
Visual research included:
- Mediterranean coastal architecture and light
- Majolica ceramic patterns and color relationships
- Luxury fashion houses, particularly Yves Saint Laurent's use of gold as a brand signature
The color insight: Gold became the cornerstone. It communicates success and femininity without coldness. It is warm, aspirational, and universally flattering.
Model Training
Color palette testing
Systematically adjusting warmth, saturation, and accent colors before landing on the signature golden palette
Brand concept isolation
Breaking down what makes luxury brands feel luxurious, then encoding those cues into prompts
Midjourney's Personalize + Moodboard features
Training the model to recognize and reproduce the aesthetic consistently across different compositions
Campaign-specific model variations
Different "tuned" approaches for different content needs
Outcomes
- Accepted as a Lummi Creator
- Launched the AI Prompt Engineering Kit on Gumroad ($39)
- Established a distinctive, ownable aesthetic in a crowded AI-generated content space