Challenge
Translate abstract ideas about objective and subjective reality, digital perception and augmented urban experience into a sequence that remains intuitive and human.
Editorial illustration · Urban futures
Perceiving the Digital City
A visual essay mapping the relationship between the observer, the senses and the increasingly mediated experience of urban space.
Role
Concept development
Editorial illustration
Visual storytelling
Tools & Knowledge
Hand-drawn illustration
Digital colouring
Narrative sequencing
Approach
Hand-drawn diagrams establish the conceptual framework, then expand into layered city scenes where colour, data and digital overlays gradually reshape the same environment.
Outcome
Seven connected illustrations that move from perception theory to a vivid vision of the smart city, balancing editorial clarity with a playful visual language.