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THE TIME TRAVELER : The man who saw our today and drew it yesterday.
Postcards from the Future
Somewhere in nineteenth-century Nigeria, an artist began drawing things that did not yet exist.
He had traveled into the future, witnessing flying machines, iron elephants, and serpents of steel.
Returning with nothing but memories, he illustrated these wonders within the familiar landscapes and everyday life of his homeland.
He turned his drawings into postcards, sharing visions of a world his people could scarcely imagine.
To them, they were fantasies while to us, they are the world we live in today.
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We save messages.
We save memories.
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The archive.
The physical capsule metaphor.
The vintage television.
The sealing ritual.
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The responsive mobile experience.
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I designed the UX, visual system, interaction language, responsive experience, storytelling, and complete product flow then built and shipped the working experience with @Base44.
This project reminded me why I love product design:
A good interface helps someone complete a task.
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Dear Future Words outlive the moment.
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