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Timeline to the Future

In fall of 2014 I oversaw this successful collaboration with Tanka for the December miniseries Ascension. The 50-year interactive timeline contrasted events on Earth with those on board Ascension, a desperation mission launched in 1963 to save the human race from certain nuclear destruction that now faces the prospect that they can no longer return to Earth. I had fun compiling historical images and providing visual and creative direction to the Tanka team, who delivered an elegant seamless-scroll interface.

 
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01 | Photography-Forward Interface

A quick splash screen introduced the experience, linked to the trailer and launched into the timeline on scroll. Each movement up or down animated a year in the sequence, alternating between life on Ascension and back on Earth, from 1963 to present day, or at any time the user could also jump to another year in the timeline via a persistent pulldown. Touches of animation in the show’s mid-century aesthetic and constantly shifting visuals gave life to a fairly weighty historical reference.

 
 
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Credits

Role
Sr. Designer (client side)

Agency
Tanka