Everyone's building AR filters and calling it "computer vision magic." Almost nobody's asking wha...Everyone's building AR filters and calling it "computer vision magic." Almost nobody's asking wha...
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Everyone's building AR filters and calling it "computer vision magic." Almost nobody's asking what's actually happening underneath — that most of these effects are just clever masking, not detection.
Here's proof. I built an invisibility cloak that runs entirely in the browser, no green screen, no chroma key, no model training.
https://github.com/AnuragNagare/Ghost-frame
Strong example of why the distinction between masking and detection matters. A useful next benchmark would be robustness under lighting changes and moving backgrounds, with latency and failure cases shown alongside the effect. That would make the trade-offs very clear for browser-based workflows.
ARU — Technology for Native Peoples
Speculative Design · Brand Identity · Web Design
ARU is a speculative design project exploring how technology could be imagined through territory, ancestral knowledge and contemporary digital infrastructure.
The project combines brand strategy, visual identity, digital interfaces and motion into a fictional technology ecosystem designed around autonomy, knowledge and territorial connection.
Built with:
→ Affinity — Visual Identity, typography, graphic system & social media
→ Framer — Website design & development
→ Canva — Lightweight motion graphics & dynamic content
From an abstract concept to a tangible digital ecosystem. ARU is an exploration of how branding can make speculative futures feel real.
Academic / experimental project. Fictional concept, created for portfolio and design exploration.
The strongest part is how the identity carries through the whole ecosystem, from the typography and dark green palette to the device screens and motion-ready web language. It feels cohesive without losing the project's sense of place and purpose.