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Folding Time
How AI and Technology Compressed the Distance Between Idea and Execution — drawing on 30+ years in design and photography, from paste-up boards and film to today's AI-assisted studio.
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Intro
The Gap
There's a moment every creative person knows. You get the idea. It hits you — maybe in the car, maybe at 2 a.m., maybe in the middle of a conversation…
Part One: The World Before the Fold
Chapter 1
Thirty Years at Full Speed
I started in graphic design on a 286 computer with 4 megabytes of RAM, running MS-DOS. Before that — and honestly, alongside it for a while —…
Chapter 2
The Old Clock
Before we talk about what changed, let's be honest about what the old way really looked like. Not the romanticized version. The real one.
Part Two: The First Fold
Chapter 3
When the Internet Changed Everything
I remember the early internet the way you remember a first apartment. It was rough. It was slow. It barely worked. And it was absolutely electric with…
Chapter 4
The Speed Doubled, Then Doubled Again
Once the internet got its footing, things started moving fast. And I mean fast in a way that was hard to keep up with, even for people who were paying…
Part Three: The Second Fold
Chapter 5
What Folding Time Really Means
Let me be very clear about what I mean when I say "folding time," because this is the core of everything in this book.
Chapter 6
The Tools That Changed Everything
I'm going to resist the urge to write a tech manual here, because that's not what this book is about and that's not what you need. Tools change. They…
Chapter 7
Conversations With Machines
The skill that matters most right now — and I truly believe this — is learning how to talk to AI.
Chapter 8
AI in the Creative Studio
Let me bring this down to ground level and talk about how this actually works in a day-to-day creative business, because theory is nice but execution…
Part Four: Living in Folded Time
Chapter 9
The Trap of More
I need to be honest with you about something, because this book wouldn't be complete without it.
Chapter 10
What AI Can't Do
For everything I've said about AI — and I've said a lot, because I genuinely believe it's the most significant tool to hit the creative industry since…
Chapter 11
Folding Time for Your Business
Alright. Let's get practical. If you're reading this book and thinking, "I get it — now how do I actually do this?" then this chapter is for you.
Chapter 12
The Next Fold
I don't pretend to know exactly where this is all going. Nobody does. The people who claim certainty about the future of AI are selling something.
Conclusion
Your Time to Fold
I want to end with something simple.