Personal Project

Designing for film and VFX experiences.

Client
Personal Project
Date
Sep 30, 2024
Service
Branding

Overview

The AR HUD Concept Illustration blends cinematic UI design, motion graphics, and AI-enhanced visuals to create a futuristic, high-tech interface fit for a sci-fi blockbuster.

Company

Personal Project

Date

Sep 30, 2024

Project Background
This AR HUD Concept Illustration is a futuristic design exploration, inspired by sci-fi film interfaces seen in high-tech productions like those from Perception or Territory Studio. Created as a fictional user interface for a sci-fi film, this project envisions an advanced augmented reality heads-up display (HUD) used in a high-stakes, near-future setting. The goal was to craft a cinematic, highly detailed, and immersive interface that feels both believable and cutting-edge within a sci-fi universe.

Challenge
The challenge was to design an AR HUD that balances storytelling, realism, and visual complexity, ensuring that it feels functional while maintaining a cinematic, high-tech aesthetic. The UI needed to convey critical mission data, facial recognition, and environmental overlays in a way that looked visually compelling on screen while remaining legible and intuitive. Additionally, the interface had to feel seamlessly integrated into the futuristic world-building of the film.

Solution
Using a combination of Figma for UI design and After Effects for motion and compositing, I created a highly stylized, cinematic AR HUD that enhances the visual storytelling of the sci-fi world. Key elements of the design include:

  • A futuristic facial recognition system, with an AI-generated likeness of Tom Cruise, adding realism to the character interaction.
  • Layered augmented reality overlays, providing real-time mission data and situational awareness.
  • Sleek, high-contrast UI components, reminiscent of cutting-edge HUDs seen in Hollywood sci-fi films.
  • Dynamic motion design and compositing, ensuring fluid, immersive transitions and a polished cinematic feel.

Results
This AR HUD Concept Illustration demonstrates how cutting-edge UI/UX design, motion graphics, and AI-generated assets can bring sci-fi worlds to life. As futuristic interfaces continue to evolve in both film and real-world applications, projects like this highlight the power of creative storytelling through digital design.

AR HUD Concept