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Pop Up Magazine Opening Title

Rafael de Araujo Opening Title Movie Tuesday, 4 August 2026

Pop Up Magazine

The project was a journey to explore the Escape issues (theme for 2019) abstractly and fluidly, showing the changes, new things and consequences from that. All the visuals are clean and comfortable to watch, contrasting with the uncomfortable reality from the act of escape. The design is constantly changing and the morphing shapes in the animation represent the act of readaptation, caused by some sort of situation. Escape has different meanings, interpretations and the point of view varies from playful to serious.

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Musiac Music Recommendation Service

Chia-Min Lin Music Recommendation Service Interface Monday, 3 August 2026

Musiac

Musiac is a musical recommendation engine, utilize proactive participation to find precise options for its users. It aims to propose alternative interfaces to challenge the algorithm autocracy. Information filtering has become an inevitable searching approach. However, it creates echo chamber effects and constrains users in their comfort zone by strickly follow their preferences. Users become passive and stop questioning the options the machine provides. Spending time to review options may increase huge bio-cost, but it is the effort that creates a meaningful experience.

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Absinthe Production Design

Vivian Lu Production Design Performing Arts Sunday, 2 August 2026

Absinthe

Absinthe is a stage design created for a theatrical play about physics, matter and psychology. The set is built around an oval stage that represents time and can also be read as a galaxy or a continuous loop. Dark reflective panels covered with splattered paint suggest a vast and mysterious universe. A custom laser light sound visualiser allows sound to be seen, because the laser beams are distorted by the frequency of the voices of the actors. Every angle of the stage was tested so the performers could walk, run and jump safely.

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Poznan Marathon Medal Presentation

Artmask group Presentation Movie Saturday, 1 August 2026

Poznan Marathon Medal

Poznan Marathon Medal is a promotional animation created to present the medal of the twentieth PKO Poznan Marathon. The animation shows small elements joining together to form the medal, and each element symbolizes one year of the marathon history. The medal lanyard is printed with historical photographs from all editions of the event, arranged in chronological order. The medal measures 80 by 80 by 7 millimetres and is cast in steel and silver. The animation was produced in 4K resolution to encourage registration for the anniversary race.

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Moulin Rouge UI Design

Yuri Lee UI Design Interface Friday, 31 July 2026

Moulin Rouge

This project is designed for people who want to decorate their own cell phone with Moulin Rouge theme although they never visited in Moulin Rouge in Paris. The main purpose is to offer an improved digital experience and all of the design factors are to visualize the mood of Moulin Rouge. Consumers can customize design preset and icons on their favorites with a simple tap on the screen.

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Steel City Tradeshow Highlight

Responsive Spaces Tradeshow Highlight Interface Thursday, 30 July 2026

Steel City

The Steel City is a stylized model depicting the steelworks of the future. It consists of semi-transparent acrylic models placed on a led-wall, which serves as a screen for demonstrating various use-cases by literally making the Steel City glow: when selecting one of the scenarios at the terminals, users trigger animations which visualize the processes and work-flows of the steel plant in a firework of light and color projected through the acrylic models on top. The whole experience is extended by a professional layer of information, accessed at the terminals via a unique haptic interface.

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