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My goal in the course was to raise artistic awareness,
as well as to work more deeply with light.
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Exploring Dark vs. Light with AI
Exploring two visual directions for the same product experience. Testing how color, contrast, and lighting can completely change the feel of a design.
Which one would you choose?
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The dark direction has the stronger product-story arc for me—the warm chip glow against the cool blue controls gives the hierarchy more depth and energy.
messing around with warm lighting sweeps on dark mode.
practiced this technique from valeri visuals to see how far i could push depth without washing out the actual UI elements.
done in after effects.
curious to hear your thoughts on the easing and light leaks!
The light leak sweeping across without blowing out the timer UI is the hard part and you nailed it. Since it's After Effects and not native code, how are you thinking about handing this off, is it a reference for a dev to recreate or meant to ship as an actual video asset?
The warm props and natural light make these feel like real lifestyle shots rather than product renders. That's the hard part to nail when you're blending photography with AI art.