Design of ‘The Avengers’ – Interface designs and HUDs
Wow! The Avengers did not disappoint, it was the entertaining blockbuster it was anticipated to be. What’s more, it didn’t disappoint in the way of featuring a tonne of HUDs and GUIs, and elaborating on what we loved about IRON MAN 1 & 2 thanks to the team at Cantina Creative! IRON MAN HUD Check [...]
Oblivion – Interface Design
You guys are in for a treat! GMUNK has generously compiled a montage of all the awesome UI elements from Oblivion! We’ve also got a link to a featurette with director Joseph Kosinski, GMUNK and DLEW talking about the design in the film. The things I love about the UI design in Oblivion… The consistent [...]
Continuum – Sci Fi interfaces
Continuum is a Canadian sci-fi series about time travel and features everything from implanted HUDs, hologram phones, weapons and vehicles to suit interfaces. It looks like the design team had a bit of fun with the interface elements and imagining how these futuristic devices would appear and function. The style is consistent, maybe because the [...]
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn opener – data spheres and holograms
This Halo 4 opener is for the live action web series called Forward Unto Dawn. It features lots of crisp, detailed, cinematic shots characteristic of German Design/VFX studio Polynoid. I really like the occasional shots of the ship’s blinking screens, they do a great job of showing that the desolate ship still has some life [...]
Gold Runner
This short trailer for Gold Runner has some nicely crafted interface elements. Not surprising since it’s the project of Tronic Studios co-founder Vivian Rosenthal. Watch the Gold Runner trailer by Vivian Rosenthal Interview on Motionographer PS. I just noticed the 4 hexagons on the bottom right thumbnail pic, looks like our logo :)
Justice – New Lands Retro UI
I was hesitant about posting this one, but I’m just a sucker for retro interfaces or anything that makes me nostalgic. This clip for electronic music duo Justice, certainly does that from a visual sense. The whole clip looks like a 70s or 80s sci-fi film, full of gadgets, action and a bit of cheese. [...]
Displair – Interactive vapour screen
Unveiled at CES 2013, Displair is a gesture enabled water-based monitor. It works by having a touchscreen device connected to a projector, which puts the touchable image onto a continuous stream of vaporized water. It looks like it’s primarily marketed as an advertising display unit or presentation device. I was hesitant at first, thinking that [...]
Plurality – a Sci-Fi short by Dennis Liu
Plurality is a Sci-Fi short by director Dennis Liu, which explores a world where everyone’s DNA is plugged into a single information grid set in New York City 2023. Not only is the story easy to watch and compelling, it features a lot of nice UI goodies. The production quality of this film is quite [...]
SoundForms – Collaborative music interface
Soundforms is an interface for collaborative musical composition by Seth Hunter and Pol Pla. It is one of the most interesting uses of object recognition on a surface interface I’ve seen. I love seeing new interfaces being applied to music, it’s like being introduced to a new instrument for the very first time. It makes [...]
Surviving The Future – Data visualisation by Tendril
This is a montage of shots from a documentary by Tendril that deals with the changing world and the advancement of technology. It’s very short but if you’re quick you can catch some neat examples of data visualisation. It mostly consists of scanning, medical and tracking data. What’s interesting is that there’s some clips showing [...]
Samsung – Flexible display
Here’s a short concept video exploring the Samsung flexible display. Obviously the first thing to note is that it looks sexy, that it looks like acetate and yet can do so much. Unfortunately in the video the screen wasn’t so flexible that it could be rolled up, otherwise I could see it being retractable like a [...]
Dead Space 2 – Diegetic Interface Design
Dead space 2 features a range of great UI references, from the in-game interfaces to the menu screens. But what’s interesting about the Dead Space 2 UI is that it uses a fully diegetic interface. Which is basically the description of an interface that is shared by both the user and the in-game character. The [...]
Total Recall – UI Design
Here’s a highlight reel of the UI work from the 2012 remake of Total Recall, by the amazingly talented Ash Thorp. There’s quite a good range of HUDs and GUIs in Total Recall. In the clip you will see HUDs, hologram displays, scanners, maps, vehicle UI, and other touch UIs on a range of surfaces. [...]
Showcase 3 – Fabricated Interfaces
I recently came across these two projects which sparked a thought about drawn interfaces, or interfaces that are created on the fly. The first project ‘Singing fingers’ is a music making iPad app, where you drag your finger across the screen and it records your voice or any sounds at the position of your finger. [...]
Vanquish – Interface Design
The style of the Vanquish HUDs and GUIs is awesome. In the following clips you’ll see a range of reticles, scopes, radars, weapons readouts as well as robot suit HUDs. I love the colour palette used and the shapes of the embellishments. The arrangements of the elements and type used, create a really cool style [...]
T(ether) – AR Interface from MIT
T(ether) is an experimental interface from the MIT Media Lab, which its creators call ‘a tool for spatial expression’. It basically allows users to create objects that exist in a virtual space, which can be interacted with by multiple users. There’s two things I like about this project, firstly the idea of creating and manipulating [...]
First Data Bank – Data visualisation by Stardust
Here’s another excellent example of data visualisation by the talented guys at Stardust. This 60 second spot follows a series of medical scenarios where data visualisations reveal elegantly alongside the live action. I love the depth of field and the different planes that the readouts appear from. I also really like the detailed animations and how [...]
Shilo: Zazzle spot
Here’s a short spot for Zazzle by the talented guys at Shilo. We’re seeing a lot of GUIs featuring in mograph spots lately, mostly because digital interfaces have become such a big part of our lives. This is a really good example of making an interface look fun. It features some smooth transitions and the [...]
The Matrix Reloaded – UI Design
The Matrix Reloaded explores some interfaces that exist outside the Matrix. They are only short scenes but I think it’s worth posting because the design style of the UI is so unique. The video attached features the UI from the control room to Zion and small clips showing some holograms. But the emphasis is really [...]
Mission Impossible 4 – UI Design
The great thing about spy films is that it usually features lots of cutting edge/futuristic technology, and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol is no exception. Two of the more interesting gadgets would have to be the computerized contact lenses and the car UI. The concept of the computerized contact lenses is a lot like Google’s Project [...]
Holographic UI – Swedish House Mafia & Absolute (Greyhound)
Here’s a commercial/music video featuring Swedish House Mafia for Absolute Vodka. The video shows the three DJs using holographic UIs to control robotic greyhounds in a race. It hints early on, at how the UI captures movements and how the greyhounds respond accordingly, but that’s as deep as it goes. This video is more about [...]
Archetype – Robot HUDs and GUIs
I recently stumbled across Archetype, a sci-fi short film by VFX veteran Aaron Sims, who’s credits include Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and Green Lantern. It’s a fantastic looking short that follows the story of a robot who starts having memories of once being human, and appears to be [...]
Glass in the future – Corning’s Future Vision part 2
Following on from the success of their previous future vision clip, Corning have released a second video, this time with accompanying commentary. It is a bit lengthier than the previous one and goes into a bit more detail on the reality of each technology. These videos are good for sparking ideas or discussions around what else [...]
Instrument UX Reel
We don’t usually post showreels here, but here’s one that focuses purely on UX projects! It’s from Instrument, the guys behind the Nike IdNation spot. I’m excited to know that there are studios out there who have enough work and put enough emphasis in UX design to warrant a reel dedicated to it! On top [...]