Mark Wilson
@ctrlzee.bsky.social
Global Design Editor, Fast Company
Take a first look inside Netflix House—where there is actually just one movie theater, and it's free www.fastcompany.com/91438158/nef...
A first look inside Netflix House, Disneyland for the rest of us
Netflix House, the streaming giant's new, 100,000 sq. ft live entertainment space, is a bold, immersive vision for the future of the cineplex—and almost certainly coming to a mall near you.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Take a first look inside Netflix House—where there is actually just one movie theater, and it's free www.fastcompany.com/91438158/nef...
The makers of August locks want to fix the smart home with their new startup Doma www.fastcompany.com/91389235/exc...
Yves Béhar and Jason Johnson want to fix the smart home ecosystem (again)
The duo made August smart locks a smash hit, and now their new startup Doma aspires to fulfill the dream of the intelligent home.
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August 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The makers of August locks want to fix the smart home with their new startup Doma www.fastcompany.com/91389235/exc...
At @fastcompany.com we've launched a new podcast called By Design—listen here podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
By Design
Design Podcast · Updated Monthly · Design is no longer just about aesthetics—it's shaping the way we live, work, and interact with the world. Join ‘Fast Company’ senior editor Liz Stinson and global d...
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June 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
At @fastcompany.com we've launched a new podcast called By Design—listen here podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Apple finally adding windows to iPad OS feels eerily like Max coming full circle to add back the HBO
June 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Apple finally adding windows to iPad OS feels eerily like Max coming full circle to add back the HBO
Two years ago, Jony Ive and I spoke about the potential of AI. He believed it would usher in the fourth great modality in UX www.fastcompany.com/91341731/jon...
Can Jony Ive and Sam Altman build the fourth great interface? That's the question behind io
Where Meta, Google, and Apple zig, Ive and Altman are choosing to zag. Can they pull it off?
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May 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Two years ago, Jony Ive and I spoke about the potential of AI. He believed it would usher in the fourth great modality in UX www.fastcompany.com/91341731/jon...
OpenAI x io x LoveFrom - what do you think if you're Apple, or anyone else in hardware, right now? www.fastcompany.com/91338779/ope...
OpenAI acquires Jony Ive's hardware firm, io, to create AI devices
Stocked with ex-Apple talent, io, LoveFrom, and OpenAI are assembling to develop the future of AI products.
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May 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
OpenAI x io x LoveFrom - what do you think if you're Apple, or anyone else in hardware, right now? www.fastcompany.com/91338779/ope...
You can afford the downpayment www.fastcompany.com/91326862/you...
You can buy the new pope’s childhood home for $199,000
Robert Prevost’s former house in Dolton is about to become a landmark.
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May 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
You can afford the downpayment www.fastcompany.com/91326862/you...
The new Ayn Rand-inspired a16z brand is telling you exactly what it believes in www.fastcompany.com/91327237/a16...
A16z’s new Ayn Rand-style logo is the perfect embodiment of its Trumpian ethos
The storied Silicon Valley venture capital firm has ditched sans serifs for Art Deco and Objectivism.
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May 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The new Ayn Rand-inspired a16z brand is telling you exactly what it believes in www.fastcompany.com/91327237/a16...
Trump take two - the sequel is always worse www.fastcompany.com/91324283/the...
The insidious design of Trump’s second term
President Trump has rewritten the propaganda playbook for the modern political age. It’s one part Cold War witch hunt, one part Michael Bay movie.
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April 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Trump take two - the sequel is always worse www.fastcompany.com/91324283/the...
Ooph, the kerning on the Pope's tomb really is that bad—and we figured out why www.fastcompany.com/91324550/ker...
The kerning on the pope's tomb is a travesty
The internet is up in arms about Pope Francis's tomb, and it's all because of lettering.
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April 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Ooph, the kerning on the Pope's tomb really is that bad—and we figured out why www.fastcompany.com/91324550/ker...
The worst AI company of the past decade will linger as some sort of “smart” notification that your magenta is low www.fastcompany.com/91281283/hp-...
HP just blew $116 million of your ink cartridge money to buy one of Silicon Valley's biggest flops
Even though the public didn’t buy into Humane’s nonsense with its Ai Pin, HP found something worth paying for.
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February 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The worst AI company of the past decade will linger as some sort of “smart” notification that your magenta is low www.fastcompany.com/91281283/hp-...
Why Sims are still peeing themselves, 25 years later Why Sims are still peeing themselves, 25 years later www.fastcompany.com/91268974/the...
Why The Sims is still so popular, 25 years later
A game no one understood in 2000 is bigger than ever in 2025. We talk to the development team to learn why.
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January 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Why Sims are still peeing themselves, 25 years later Why Sims are still peeing themselves, 25 years later www.fastcompany.com/91268974/the...
While Peloton is known for its iconic bikes, soon you may know it as a social network www.fastcompany.com/91268591/how...
How Peloton is becoming a social network (exclusive)
As the exercise platform grows beyond the bike, it’s launching constructs of social networks to build community and keep you working out on the service.
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January 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
While Peloton is known for its iconic bikes, soon you may know it as a social network www.fastcompany.com/91268591/how...
Non-alcoholic drinks are good now. Are they...too good? www.fastcompany.com/91266999/doe...
Does the non-alcoholic craze just keep us drinking?
We live in the golden age of non-alcoholic beverages. But am I breaking any habit if I’m still reaching into a cardboard box labeled Budweiser?
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January 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Non-alcoholic drinks are good now. Are they...too good? www.fastcompany.com/91266999/doe...
A day into the presidency, and Trump is already reshaping the [digital] world in his image www.fastcompany.com/91264538/tru...
Trump knows the fastest way to dismantle America is to just delete it
What’s even faster than the swipe of a pen? The stroke of a key. Trump’s new empire is thriving online, instantly.
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January 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A day into the presidency, and Trump is already reshaping the [digital] world in his image www.fastcompany.com/91264538/tru...
The SNL opening credits are iconic. Here's how they've been made fresh and familiar for 50 years and counting www.fastcompany.com/91249850/ins...
Inside the making of 50 years of iconic 'Saturday Night Live' opening credits
'SNL' has been establishing its vibe for 50 years and counting. We talked to the designers behind the most iconic sequence in television.
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December 20, 2024 at 2:38 PM
The SNL opening credits are iconic. Here's how they've been made fresh and familiar for 50 years and counting www.fastcompany.com/91249850/ins...
Reposted by Mark Wilson
how do we respond to new tools of our time? @ctrlzee.bsky.social talks to
@pentagramdesign.bsky.social's paula scher on the backlash against her use of generative AI. www.fastcompany.com/91240809/pen...
@pentagramdesign.bsky.social's paula scher on the backlash against her use of generative AI. www.fastcompany.com/91240809/pen...
Pentagram partner Paula Scher unapologetically defends using generative AI
Parts of the creative community erupted in outrage after partner Paula Scher and her team designed a government website using Midjourney.
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December 5, 2024 at 2:34 PM
how do we respond to new tools of our time? @ctrlzee.bsky.social talks to
@pentagramdesign.bsky.social's paula scher on the backlash against her use of generative AI. www.fastcompany.com/91240809/pen...
@pentagramdesign.bsky.social's paula scher on the backlash against her use of generative AI. www.fastcompany.com/91240809/pen...
Starbucks is about to change a ton about its experience... all in service in this number www.fastcompany.com/91226415/why...
Why a 4-minute wait is the magic number for Starbucks
The company’s new CEO has promised to serve you coffee faster than before. And that will involve rethinking everything.
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November 12, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Starbucks is about to change a ton about its experience... all in service in this number www.fastcompany.com/91226415/why...