Urban Future of Mobility

Public spaces are appropriated for car parks, bus stops, and intersections – which are not particularly appealing places to spend time in. These "non-places", as French anthropologist Marc Augé called them, not only influence the appearance of our cities, but also affect the way we live and move around in them.

What would life be like in a city where mobility has fundamentally changed?

What if these "non-places" could be redesigned and transformed into lively areas where people enjoy spending their time?

The "Urban Mobility of the Future" exhibition shows perspectives on how such an effort could succeed in the future. The "City of the Future" model portrays a vision of everyday urban living. Various scenes depict how life and mobility in metropolitan areas change when autonomous vehicles become reality. SEDRIC Nightlife is a source of ideas and a prototype for a future approach to individual mobility that focuses on the user and his mobility needs.

The exhibition talks about major changes in mobility by posing a series of questions as; will car designers have more freedom in the future? Will robots win Nobel Prizes? Will vehicles act more responsibly than people in future? And, will there be more robots in cities than the people who live there?

Basic graphical elements

Design of the exhibition
The graphic and motion design of the exhibition is based on the pixel units of the LED panels. All the graphic elements stem from this: the typeface, the thickness of lines, sizes, etc.. Basis for the animations is that the pixel can be on or off, nothing in between. With this principle you can simple but effective animations.

The spatial design was made in collaboration with Civic Architects, and consist mostly of a three meter high polycarbonate wall around all the elements in the space. In this wall most of the text panels and LED panels are integrated. Behind the transparant wall is controllable light that reacts to the presence of visitors and influences the atmosphere in the space.

The specially designed typeface that is pixel perfect to the LED grid. Each unit can be used to create simpel but effective animations
The body-text version of the typeface, that is also used for all printed materials
Example of the use of the typeface on the LED screens
The specially designed typeface that is pixel perfect to the LED grid. Each unit can be used to create simpel but effective animations
The body-text version of the typeface, that is also used for all printed materials
Example of the use of the typeface on the LED screens
The specially designed typeface that is pixel perfect to the LED grid. Each unit can be used to create simpel but effective animations
The body-text version of the typeface, that is also used for all printed materials
Example of the use of the typeface on the LED screens
The specially designed typeface that is pixel perfect to the LED grid. Each unit can be used to create simpel but effective animations
The body-text version of the typeface, that is also used for all printed materials
Example of the use of the typeface on the LED screens
The specially designed typeface that is pixel perfect to the LED grid. Each unit can be used to create simpel but effective animations
The body-text version of the typeface, that is also used for all printed materials
Example of the use of the typeface on the LED screens
The specially designed typeface that is pixel perfect to the LED grid. Each unit can be used to create simpel but effective animations
The body-text version of the typeface, that is also used for all printed materials
Example of the use of the typeface on the LED screens
The specially designed typeface that is pixel perfect to the LED grid. Each unit can be used to create simpel but effective animations
The body-text version of the typeface, that is also used for all printed materials
Example of the use of the typeface on the LED screens

Interaction
The concept for interaction is that the position of the visitor in the space influences the room in a subtle manner. This means that the colors on the walls are influenced, the lights on the model, etc..

The most direct interaction will be with the information screens on the wall, which will show questions related to future mobility when nobody is near, and the moment a visitor approaches, will show more content to allow the visitor to dive deeper in the topic.