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I built a virtual Ikebana experience. It's called Project: Ikebana. πΈ
It's the first time I've ever built something with gesture controls, worked with 3D assets, and vibecoded this much with Figma Make.
Try it here!
Ikebana is the traditional Japanese art of flower arranging. It literally translates to "giving life to flowers."
Project: Ikebana is my attempt to bring that idea into a digital space.
You can create floral arrangements in both 2D and 3D, using either hand gestures or traditional mouse controls.
The part I love most: the little moments of whimsy.
Sliding Japanese fusuma doors.
Tiny kaomojis q(β§β½β¦q).
Petal-shaped gesture tracking markers.
This project started with a bunch of moodboarding into FigJam board, grew through 100+ make iterations, and somehow led me into learning 3D workflows, gesture interactions, databases, debugging, and a whole lot more.
I used Weave to create many of the visual assets and models, then brought everything together in Figma Make with Supabase powering the project's content library.
I love how tools like Weave and Make encourage you to focus on what something should feel like, not just how to build it.
If there's one thing I'd love people to take away from this project:
Try something new.
You might surprise yourself.
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β’ 5h
So proud of seeing this come together! The creativity, effort, and attention to detail really shine through. Wishing you many more amazing projects ahead. πΈβ¨
Thankyouuuu :)))))
This is incredibly creative! The gesture controls, 3D arrangements, and all the small details make the experience feel actually immersive. Really inspiring to see how you explored unfamiliar tools and turned them into something so polished. Great work, Sujitha
Thankyou :)))))))
This is honestly so beautiful and elegant! I love the concept a lot and you have brought it to life so well :)
Thankyou very much :))))
β’ 11h
Definitely looks cool
Nice project ππ
Thanks a lot :)))))
β’ 10h
Great project incredible concept !
Thankyou :))
β’ 6h
love the idea!
Thankyou :)))
β’ 6h
This is incredible! A new approach to Ikebana :) the experience was delightful and the visual were elegant, I loved it! great work Sujitha!
Thankyou so much, geniuenely means a lot to me :))))
β’ 6h
Awesome project π
Thankyou :)))
β’ 5h
Incredible work ! Well thought through
Thankyouuu :)))
Cool Project Ideaπ―
Thankyouuuuu
Really cool!! Love the visual style and Sliding doors.
Thankyouu :))))
β’ 4h
This is absolutely amazing! The blend of gesture controls, 3D interactions, and thoughtful design details makes the experience feel truly unique. Itβs inspiring to see how you stepped out of your comfort zone and brought such a creative idea to life. Great work!
Thankyouuu :)))) Absolutely would recommend whimsymaxxing your way through things, cuz it brings out great ideas π
β’ 3h
wow this is awesome!
Thankyou :))))
Project ikebana is innovative and resounding, it's enthralling to listen πΆ and see traditional Japanese flower arrangements being built in digital space.
Beautiful and an elegant project.
Hoping to see much more projects planned with such great attention to details and a tribute to culture.
Love the efforts and the execution of the project..
All the best for your future endeavors.
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The problem. AI can now create almost anything, and for designers that's not abstract. The fear is that taste, judgment, the human "tell" in a piece of work no longer counts for anything. So instead of arguing about it, we made a game out of it.
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It's recursive by design: a game about spotting machine-made art, built with the machine's own creative tools. The medium is the argument.
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The train ticket you never threw away.
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