Predictive insights from a creative agency leader's vantage point on where technology is heading. Named after the film & photo production tool used to gain height and perspective — these pieces look forward, spotting patterns before they become consensus.
Forget the smart glasses hype cycle. The real shift is happening in the invisible layer: compute woven into architecture, clothing, and civic infrastructure. Here's what the next 18 months actually look like from where I sit.
Every decade the browser threatens to swallow the OS. This time the economics are different — cloud compute costs are cratering, WebGPU is real, and enterprise IT is quietly rooting for it. Here's why this cycle might actually stick.
Cloud inference was the default assumption. On-device is changing everything — not because of speed, but because of control. When the model runs on your hardware, the power dynamic shifts in ways most people haven't considered.
The IDE wars are heating up, and the winners might not be who you expect. Cursor and Windsurf proved the market exists. Now watch what happens when the incumbents actually try.
Apple Vision Pro got the consumer press. But the companies quietly building AR overlays for construction sites, warehouse ops, and surgical planning are where the real money is flowing. I spent a week with three of them.
While everyone debates AGI timelines, municipalities are building complete digital replicas of their physical infrastructure. Traffic, pipes, power grids — all modeled in real time. This is the sleeper story of the decade.