Eclose:
Out of the Cocoon
App | UI/UX | TypographyYear: 2023
This is a mobile application interface I designed that explores how design can help break through the information cocoon created by modern media. Eclose allows users to view a single event from multiple international perspectives, comparing how different news outlets across countries report on the same story.
To visualize this process of discovery, I designed a metamorphosis-inspired level system. Users begin as a caterpillarupon entering the app, then transform into a cocoon after selecting an event to explore. As they read and collect diverse viewpoints, they gradually emerge as a butterfly, symbolizing growth beyond filtered information. The user’s reading progress and transformation status are visually reflected within the app’s comment and chat spaces, encouraging open discussion and awareness of how perspectives evolve.
To visualize this process of discovery, I designed a metamorphosis-inspired level system. Users begin as a caterpillarupon entering the app, then transform into a cocoon after selecting an event to explore. As they read and collect diverse viewpoints, they gradually emerge as a butterfly, symbolizing growth beyond filtered information. The user’s reading progress and transformation status are visually reflected within the app’s comment and chat spaces, encouraging open discussion and awareness of how perspectives evolve.
