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Interface & User Experience

Above The Carmen Line

Entrant: Cai Hao

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2025

Silver

CategoryInterface & User Experience
Class / SubcategoryUser Experience (UX)
Augmented Reality UX
Country / RegionUnited States
Client’s nameCai Hao

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Carmen Line, the boundary between Earth and space, is ingeniously metaphorized by the designer as a form of "spiritual escape." When people put on their headphones, music becomes the medium to escape life's gravity, leading them into a self-healing "zero-gravity space." The work revolves around the "emotional resonance and psychological healing brought by music," utilizing data visualization and immersive interactive design to demonstrate the powerful role of music as a "psychological gravity release mechanism."

In terms of visual design, a unique weightless visual system is constructed. The primary color palette of deep blue, gray-white, and gradient glows simulates a "floating sensation at the edge of the universe." The flowing lines in vision symbolize sound waves, forming a "musical energy field." Furthermore, through dynamic interactions and flowing data, a visual rhythm

of "weightlessness — floating — immersion" is created, making users feel as if they are in a zero-gravity cosmic space.

The interaction logic and hierarchy design are also meticulously crafted. The navigation hierarchy simulates "space travel" with the main menu representing the "Earth's surface," and entering various modules (Comfort,

Growth, Memory) is akin to "passing through layers of the atmosphere." Users explore music data through actions like swiping, tapping, and rotating, much like navigating their own emotions in a weightless state.

Regarding data visualization expression, abstract graphics are used to translate musical rhythm, frequency, and energy into a visual language. Each data point represents a song listening record or emotional fluctuation, ultimately forming a "personal music cosmos map." This allows users to clearly see the close connection between music and their own emotions.

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Cai Hao

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