A collection of visual ideas

Good things,
worth a closer look.

Images, moving type, small interactions and design studies. Follow a visual thread, inspect the source, or compare what changed.

The collection 64

Watercolor

Illustration & media

Watercolor

Turn the fixed scene into a light, washed, translucent illustration.

Recorded AI output
Soft window

Product & still life

Soft window

Ask for a calm, neutral product image with restrained contrast.

Recorded AI output
An orbit, in six parts

Vector & geometric

An orbit, in six parts

A geometric study in overlap, negative space and a quiet green palette.

Authored specimen
Muted color-negative film

Portrait & color

Muted color-negative film

Test warm fading, lifted shadows, halation, and visible grain as a film-language bundle.

Recorded AI output

Kinetic typography

Split / unite

Three cropped letter layers separate, then settle into one word. A restrained title reveal with a long reading pause.

Authored specimen
Field notes / title▶ Video

Title sequences

Field notes / title

A six-second title sequence: geometric letters arrive in bands, hold, and separate again along horizontal slices.

Authored specimen
Northbank Repair website

Website comparisons

Northbank Repair website

How does the same repair-workshop brief change when exclusions or a concrete editorial direction are added?

2 pairs
Field notes / 01

Editorial & typography

Field notes / 01

An original editorial cover using asymmetry, a large numeral and a narrow text column.

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Hard sun

Product & still life

Hard sun

Ask for a sharply directional, high-contrast daylight expression.

Recorded AI output
Low-key chiaroscuro

Product & still life

Low-key chiaroscuro

Ask for a narrow side-light treatment with the scene retained in darkness.

Recorded AI output
High-key studio

Product & still life

High-key studio

Ask for a bright, even studio rendering with little visible shadow.

Recorded AI output
Direct flash

Product & still life

Direct flash

Ask for frontal flash with a conspicuous, hard background shadow.

Recorded AI output
Warm tungsten

Product & still life

Warm tungsten

Ask for an amber, practical-light mood with a gentle falloff across the frame.

Recorded AI output
Colored pencil

Illustration & media

Colored pencil

Make the same composition feel observed and hand-sketched.

Recorded AI output
Gouache

Illustration & media

Gouache

Use opaque, graphic shapes while keeping brush-made edges visible.

Recorded AI output
Risograph

Illustration & media

Risograph

Reduce the scene to a two-ink print with deliberate grain and registration drift.

Recorded AI output
Paper-cut collage

Illustration & media

Paper-cut collage

Make depth come from stacked cut-paper layers instead of drawn shading.

Recorded AI output
Clay stop-motion

Illustration & media

Clay stop-motion

Make the scene read as a small physical stop-motion set with soft volume.

Recorded AI output
Neutral documentary

Portrait & color

Neutral documentary

Use a low-drama color baseline for evaluating later tonal shifts.

Recorded AI output
Black-and-white silver gelatin

Portrait & color

Black-and-white silver gelatin

Test a tonal treatment that emphasizes shape, grain, and value separation rather than color.

Recorded AI output
Warm golden hour

Portrait & color

Warm golden hour

Test amber side light and soft highlight roll-off while retaining a practical repair action.

Recorded AI output
Cool blue hour

Portrait & color

Cool blue hour

Test blue ambient light and restrained highlights without changing the repair brief.

Recorded AI output
Pastel high-key editorial

Portrait & color

Pastel high-key editorial

Test pale, low-contrast editorial color with diffuse daylight and soft shadows.

Recorded AI output
Illustration · generic direction

Illustration & media

Illustration · generic direction

An actual image-generation pilot. The exact tool prompt and original PNG are preserved.

Recorded AI output
Product image · generic direction

Product & still life

Product image · generic direction

An actual image-generation pilot. The exact tool prompt and original PNG are preserved.

Recorded AI output
Lunar station · generic direction

Worlds & environments

Lunar station · generic direction

An actual first output from the image tool; exact prompt and untouched PNG preserved.

Recorded AI output
Northbank Repair booking motion

Motion comparisons

Northbank Repair booking motion

What changes when a three-step booking prototype is given explicit, task-focused motion constraints?

1 pairs
Ceramic teapot product image

Image comparisons

Ceramic teapot product image

How does a product photograph change when the prompt names the object, composition, lighting, and exclusions?

1 pairs
Repair-workshop illustration

Image comparisons

Repair-workshop illustration

How does an illustration change when the prompt specifies an action, a print vocabulary, negative space, and exclusions?

1 pairs
Ramen menu photograph

Image comparisons

Ramen menu photograph

How does a ramen menu image change when the ingredients, framing, light, and exclusions are named?

1 pairs
Lunar research station

Image comparisons

Lunar research station

How does a lunar-station concept image change when the station layout, scale, material, palette, and exclusions are specified?

1 pairs
Cat bicycle story illustration

Image comparisons

Cat bicycle story illustration

How does a children's-story illustration change when its drawing vocabulary, composition, palette, and exclusions are named?

1 pairs
Workshop repair portrait

Image comparisons

Workshop repair portrait

How does a workshop portrait change when the action, pose, light, texture, and background limits are specified?

1 pairs
A small pixel garden

Pixel art

A small pixel garden

A deliberately limited grid. Flat shapes form a plant without antialiased edges.

Authored specimen
Paper forms

Abstract & texture

Paper forms

Offset rectangles and translucent overlaps, built entirely as vector artwork.

Authored specimen
Tidal lines

Abstract & texture

Tidal lines

Repeated contours gather into a topographic field of blue and cream.

Authored specimen
An index that breathes

Interfaces & layout

An index that breathes

A compact catalogue layout specimen with visible hierarchy and generous gutters.

Authored specimen
Signal / a color system

Visual systems

Signal / a color system

A six-color identity study: each swatch carries its own value and role.

Authored specimen
Type, at three scales

Editorial & typography

Type, at three scales

A hierarchy specimen using system serif and sans-serif faces; no downloaded fonts.

Authored specimen

Kinetic typography

Outline echo

A solid word leaves two outline echoes behind it. Offset and opacity create depth without a camera move.

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Transitions

Aperture / open

An expanding circular mask reveals a warm second scene. Useful for an intentional change of context.

Authored specimen

Transitions

Horizon wipe

A narrow horizon grows into a full frame, with the title following a beat later. The direction stays easy to follow.

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Microinteractions

Capsule / confirm

A compact control compresses, settles, and changes to a confirmation mark. A motion study of clear action feedback.

Authored specimen

Microinteractions

Focus / orbit

A focus ring makes one circuit, then settles on a selected dot. A small movement directs attention without changing the layout.

Authored specimen

Layout choreography

Cards / gather

Three editorial cards assemble in sequence and rest as a group. The delay establishes reading order.

Authored specimen

Layout choreography

Panel / exchange

One panel expands as its neighbor contracts. A shared rhythm preserves the overall frame while emphasis changes.

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Loaders & feedback

Orbit / waiting

Three dots move around a fine ring at different phases. A quiet indeterminate waiting indicator.

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Loaders & feedback

Bars / breathe

Nine thin bars rise in a traveling wave. This is a timing study, not a claim of measured download progress.

Authored specimen

Generative motion

Moiré / interference

Two grids rotate against each other, forming a slow interference pattern. The effect comes from repeated straight lines.

Authored specimen

Generative motion

Phase / lattice

A field of circles changes scale on diagonal phase offsets. Simple repeated rules create a coherent moving surface.

Authored specimen
Orbital tide▶ Video

Seamless loops

Orbital tide

Elliptical orbits carry small warm dots across a midnight field. Each orbit returns to its starting phase after six seconds.

Authored specimen
Chromatic curtains▶ Video

Video transitions

Chromatic curtains

Five muted color bands cross the frame with staggered timing, then reveal the original composition again.

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Contour atlas▶ Video

Abstract films

Contour atlas

A family of contour lines slowly changes shape. Sine functions produce the surface without a simulation or media model.

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Paper relay▶ Video

Seamless loops

Paper relay

Three flat paper forms pass through the frame, rotating and changing scale in a precisely repeating cycle.

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