Mark Wilson

1 week ago | fastcompany.com | Mark Wilson

When I first met Krea co-founders Victor Perez and Diego Rodriguez in 2023, the industry was scrambling to understand the a-bomb of generative AI. But inside their work-live condo in Hayes Valley, San Francisco—decorated with an Eiffel Tower built from La Croix cans—the duo painted a confident vision of the future: One where they could build a platform not just about “generating” AI media, but a toolset to offer an artisan level manipulation of this new technology.

1 week ago | fastcompany.com | Mark Wilson

For three weeks now, OK Go has been on set in Budapest’s largest train station. The temperature in this wing is somewhere around 45 degrees, and much of the Hungarian filming crew has long ago gone numb. Against Keleti station’s baroque backdrop of frescos and pink marble pillars, the band has been working with roboticists and production designers to build one of its most complex music videos ever for a new song called “Love”.

2 weeks ago | fastcompany.com | Mark Wilson

Listen to this ArticleMore infoDon’t let Canva’s rainbow gradients fool you. The Aussies are relentless, and their global conquest through easy-to-use design software continues as they set their sights on markets owned by Adobe and Microsoft. Even after a controversial price increase last year, growth is still explosive. Canva has added 50 million active users over the past 12 months, bringing its total to 230 million, with $3 billion in annual revenue.

2 weeks ago | fastcompany.mx | Mark Wilson

¿Cómo se ve el futuro de la informática? ¿Será chat de voz? ¿Pantallas holográficas flotantes? ¿Un sueño de IA generativa como un Inception interminable? En el Salone de Mobile, la feria de diseño anual que se celebra en Milán, Google sugiere algo menos literal, pero es todo un arte: una luz tan flexible como la tela. Desde su primera participación en 2018, Google se convirtió en un elemento esencial del festival anual de diseño de Milán, donde sus instalaciones generan largas filas y expectación.

2 weeks ago | fastcompany.com | Mark Wilson

What does the future of computing look like? Is it voice chat? Floating holographic displays? A generative AI fever dream with no escape? At Salone de Mobile—the annual design fair in Milan—Google is suggesting something less literal: It’s light that’s as pliable as fabric. [Photo: courtesy Google]Since first attending in 2018, Google has become a staple of Milan’s annual design festival, where the installations draw long lines and buzz.