Blog - Mariano Viola

11/19/2025
Future Tense

Digital News Outlets Are Becoming Legacy Acts — and Why This Matters for the Future of Information

Digital news outlets increasingly resemble legacy acts, authoritative, trusted, and culturally significant, yet structurally limited in how they evolve within an AI-mediated information landscape. Their challenge today is not overcoming their legacy but converting it into a foundation for new paradigms—verified information flows, trust-driven signals, and product-oriented models that can sustain relevance beyond the traditional news cycle.
1/25/2024
Maker's Log

This is a thematic break

Objectives, themes and format of this blog from now on.
2/2/2020
Design & Data

Touch and Shoot

Exploring a manual mode for smartphone cameras, this post details the design principles of a device-agnostic app that uses intuitive touch gestures to control key exposure settings like aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and white balance. It reimagines the mobile photography experience by blending simplicity with creative control.
12/19/2017
Media & Technology

Is ZEIT a Lighthouse in Our Web Development Dark Age?

Exploring ZEIT's Next.js and Now, this post argues that they could be the much-needed blueprints for modern JavaScript development, offering simplicity and efficiency in a landscape overwhelmed by complexity.
12/20/2016
Maker's Log

Two Years of Iperstudio

Reflecting on two years of Iperstudio, this post explores a journey of radical ideas and collaborative innovation. It highlights how embracing professional mutualism and redesigning digital spaces led to breakthrough challenges and creative solutions in web design and development.