PERSPECTIVE / OCTOBER 4, 2026
Attention is a creative decision
What we notice becomes the material of what we make.
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A wider
field of view.
Essays on making, technology and place. Selected news from the creative world and the California coast.
PERSPECTIVE / OCTOBER 4, 2026
Tools require judgment
As making becomes faster, choosing becomes more consequential.
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A coastline changes the frame
Notes on distance, perspective and the Pacific.
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Selected news and events from creative technology and the California coast. Curated October 3, 2026.
Coastal culture
Portraits meet the Pacific
A new photography exhibition at the Annenberg Community Beach House brings local portraiture and ocean imagery together. On view October 3, 2026 through March 27, 2027.
Published September 29, 2026 · City of Santa Monica
Creative technology
The next creative toolkit
Adobe MAX returns in Miami Beach and online, with sessions spanning AI, design, photography, video and motion. A look at the tools changing how creative work gets made.
Event: November 10–12, 2026 · Adobe MAX
AI & moving image
Beyond the generated frame
Runway's San Francisco summit program brings together real-time video, physical AI, infrastructure and world models. Explore the published program and speakers.
Event: September 30, 2026 · Runway
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