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An original tokusatsu short film about a monster that grows stronger when watched, and a hero who wins by choosing not to be seen. It blends quantum observation with the attention economy of the social media age.
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Human By Design
Every masterpiece begins with a single idea.
From the first architectural sketches of ancient civilizations to the iconic structures of the modern world, humanity has always transformed imagination into reality.
Human By Design explores this journey through the evolution of a simple pencil stroke.
A single line becomes a geometric idea.
The idea becomes a blueprint.
The blueprint becomes architecture.
And architecture becomes the future.
Using AI as a creative tool, I explored how human vision and technology can work together to transform concepts into cinematic experiences. Each chapter represents a different expression of human creativity — knowledge, harmony, beauty, ambition, innovation, and the possibilities of tomorrow.
The final future city represents the next chapter of design: a world where creativity, technology, and humanity continue to evolve together.
Human By Design is a tribute to the imagination that turns simple ideas into extraordinary realities.
Created by
Guoshuai Zhang
This is absolutely stunning. I really love how you turned a single pencil stroke into the evolution of human civilization. The storytelling, pacing, and visual transitions all feel incredibly cinematic. Beautiful work!
One year apart. Same challenge. Very different AI.
This year: around +90% AI used in the production.
Last year: around 40% AI used in the production.
Which film works better — and why?
9 voted
60%
6 voted
40%
15 votes
Closed
Going from 40% to 90% AI in a year is a huge jump. What changed most in your actual workflow, is it mostly generation now or still a lot of manual compositing on top?
I built a complete brand identity and promo film for WordSound - a Christian music app where the Word meets Sound, using Envato as my all-in-one creative toolkit: ImageGen for visuals, Stock for real textures, MockupGen for apparel and devices, VideoGen for the animated character film, and SoundGen for the original soundtrack. Everything was art-directed and finished in Figma.
My Human by Design moment: when I generated the video shots, each one looked stunning alone- but together they broke. The AI built every clip separately, so each started from a different scene. The character shifted, the lighting jumped, the story didn't flow. Technically impressive, emotionally empty.
The AI couldn't see that. But I could feel it.
So I changed my whole approach. I took the last frame of every clip and used it as the first frame of the next, chaining them by hand until the jumps disappeared and it became one continuous journey, from darkness into light. I also rejected every fake logo and off-brand color the AI kept suggesting, and locked the identity myself: red, charcoal, and the crown of thorns.
Fast tools. Human vision.
Built with @envato #envatochallenge
Great work! I love seeing everyone's interpretation of "Human By Design." It's amazing how one theme can inspire so many unique stories.