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Materializing generative AI processes

A visual design concept to surface the abstraction of generative AI processes.

July 2026

Annealing

Why

Generative AI interfaces are a black box. Between the prompt and the output, the silence is loud. Creative outputs aren't magic, it's a process of denoising. A model resolves noise into form, step by step. I wanted to surface that visually. What if an abstract moment could read as material instead of magic, where motion and material became the feedback language.

What

Annealing is a material behavior: to heat, then cool, then settle. AI generation follows the same shape: the media runs molten, cools, sharpens, and settles as the model relaxes. Annealing.

That was the metaphor that transformed an abstract concept into a visual interaction.

How

The interface reads the size of your request. The more demanding the prompt, the higher the intensity of the animation. Every run is unique, each generation melts in its own hues.

Design

Focused on IMG to IMG and TXT to IMG surfaces for now.

IMG to IMG

txt to img