Field:
Wireframing & Prototyping, Art Direction, Digital Experience
Type:
Academic
Year:
2025
ATLAS of ARTIS
The ATLAS of ARTIS is an immersive digital experience inspired by ARTIS, a unique institution based in Amstersam that brings together a zoo, aquarium, planetarium, botanical garden, and the Micropia museum (the only museum in the world dedicated to microbes).
With its blend of science, art, and nature, ARTIS offers a unique challenge: how do you make learning feel like exploration? This academic project allowed me to explore that question through creative UI, illustration, and interactive design.
This project taught me how much design can shape how we explore and understand information. When you tell a story visually, people connect more deeply, making even scientific topics way more engaging and memorable.
In ATLAS of ARTIS, static photos are replaced with vintage-style illustrations that represent animals, plants, microbes, and celestial bodies found in ARTIS. These visuals are neatly organised and embedded in a scrollable, interactive canvas. This approach fosters slower, more meaningful engagement, reinforcing ARTIS’s identity as a historic and educational institution.
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