#311 Digital and physical unite, plus AI finally gets good at creating hands
Your Majesty
Powering brands and digital experiences for fashion and technology pioneers.
There’s a theme this week – digital meets physical. From Risograph printing with WebGL and a journaling app that will reply to your thoughts, to the impact our digital lives have on our experiences of the natural world. f you love reading the world’s most ridiculous reviews, this time on nature, then “The Nature of Critique” is a cracker.
Plus learn more about the inspiration behind “Renaissance” the haunting theme to HBO’s White Lotus, directly from the composer himself.
Enjoy those summer days –– until next time,
⚔️ Your Majesty
1. Does screen time help or hinder creativity?
Is it possible that getting distracted can offer a buffer between creative focus time and finding inspiration – let’s explore.
2. This new journaling app is a surprisingly thoughtful writing partner
When your “Dear Diary” replies – this app can ask questions, carry a conversation, remember patterns and more.
3. Digital meets Physical: Risograph Printing with WebGL
Your Majesty’s Creative Developer Maximilian Berndt combines artistic flare with digital skills in this experimental creative process.
4. Composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer on “Renaissance”
Composer Cristobal Tapai de Veer talks through stirring up emotions in THAT haunting The White Lotus theme song.
5. The Nature of Critique
Has technology, mass tourism, influencer culture, and glossy travel photography contributed to the erosion of a genuine connection with the natural world?
6. AIAIAI
Looks like we’re just getting started – this author reckons another 20 months of continuous development in the space…
7. FLUX: This new AI image generator is eerily good at creating human hands
AI startup Black Forest Labs launched recently and is challenging the typical AI imagery when it comes to accuracy, and interestingly the ability to produce hands.
8. Fashion In 2050: Picking Up Where We Left Off Or Starting Anew?
What might a radically reimagined, AI-native fashion value chain look like? And how close are we to having an “answer engine” for the industry’s recurring questions?
9. The Great Barrier Reef faces its biggest threat in centuries
Facing its hottest temperatures yet, corals and underwater ecosystems are in danger. Is the demise of one of the world’s natural beauties on the cards?
10. The best comedy shows at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024
Whether you’re hitting Edinburgh for Fringe this month or looking for some future comedy show inspiration, this one is for you.
“Don’t wait for someone to inspire you, go out and inspire the world”
— Mimi Ikonn
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