A few days ago, I didn't know Rive. Today, I built an interactive Tour de France broadcast concep...A few days ago, I didn't know Rive. Today, I built an interactive Tour de France broadcast concep...
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Today, I built an interactive Tour de France broadcast concept from scratch.
I learned Rive during the challenge, designed the interface in Figma, illustrated the entire race scene, animated every component, and somehow turned an idea that felt impossible into a working prototype.
Still learning. Still making mistakes. Still having fun.
That's probably my favorite part of being a designer.
Learning Rive by shipping a full broadcast concept instead of grinding tutorials is exactly why it stuck. The state machine is the part that usually breaks people, so going zero to a working interactive prototype in a few days means you already cleared the hardest bit. The race scene animation looks great.
Thank you! That’s exactly how it felt ,the state machine was definitely the hardest part, but once it finally clicked, everything became much more fun to build. Really appreciate you noticing the race scene too!
Writing unique code for animations makes iterating on reactive micro-interactions so much smoother. It completely transforms how a brand narrative feels in the browser.