Project Title: Anomaly // The 2024 Cache
Candidate: Janvi Shah | Role: Senior Visual Designer | Google AI Tools Used: Gemini, Flow​
​A Multi-Modal Exploration of Human-Centered Design in the Age of Perfection.
01. The Concept (The "Why")
In the year 2070, AI-driven design is mathematically perfect, yet it has lost the ability to connect.
The Premise:
I created a digital artifact from the perspective of Astra-7, a futuristic Google DeepMind AI design curator who discovers a corrupted data cache: my 2024 design portfolio. Through this lens, the project explores how human imperfection, messy iterations, and accessibility-driven pivots are the true engines of global impact—elements that even the most advanced algorithms struggle to replicate.
02. "Break the Glass" Moment (The Origin)
“I brainstormed across my background in science, my MBA, and 5 years in the creative world, searching for the thread that connected my different walks of life. I realized the answer wasn't in the final pixels, but in the friction of the process.”
In this section, I "connect the dots" between my diverse expertise:
- The Scientist: Applying a rigorous, hypothesis-driven approach to UX.
- The Strategist: Bridging the gap between creative intuition and business logic by using data-backed insights to build scalable, high-conversion design systems.
- The Visual Architect: Engineering accessibility through obsessive iteration, ensuring that every pixel serves a functional purpose in improving the user’s daily journey.
03. The Digital Artifact (The "What")
Duration: 1 Min 25 Seconds
Medium: AI-Generated Cinema
AI Tools Used:
- Concept development and Script by Gemini
- Storyboard by Luma
- Images by Nano Banana Pro
- Video and Sound FX by Google Flow
- Audio and VO by Eleven Labs
Core Thesis: Impactful design is not a destination; it is the sum of every "failed" iteration that came before it.
04. The Human-AI Pipeline (The "How")
I didn't just push a button. I built a "pipeline" where different AI tools worked together under my direction and didn't just "generate" a video; I engineered a creative workflow. By treating these AI tools as a collaborator—Strategy, Art, Direction, and Sound—I moved from a "Senior Designer" to a "Creative Director of AI."
The Technical Stack
Gemini (The Brain): I gave Gemini my 5 years of case studiesand explained the concept in detail. It helped me write the script from the perspective of a curious robot in 2070.
Nano Banana Pro (The Eyes): I used this to create the visuals. I made the "Future" look cold and glassy, and my "2024 Work" look warm and touchable.
Flow (The Director): I used Luma to turn static images into a moving story by using screenbuilders, extend jump, ingredient, etc. It helped show the "flow" from my storyboard to the final video generation.
ElevenLabs (The Voice): I created a voice by recording my own voice and then gave it to eleven labs and made it sound in a robotic voice by giving prompts.
05. The Heavy Lifting
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The hardest part was teaching the AI to understand "Iteration." Most AI wants to give you a finished result instantly. I had to "force" the tools to show the messy versions—the sketches, the failures, and the pivots.
I acted as the Creative Director. I threw away 90% of what the AI made and only kept the parts that felt "real." This proves that even in 2070, the world still needs a human designer to lead the way.
06. The Impact (The "So What?")
The takeaway for the Google Fellowship:
My work demonstrates that as we move further into the AI era, the role of the designer shifts from "maker" to "curator of empathy." By focusing on Process-Oriented Design, I ensure that technology remains a tool for making everyday life better, more accessible, and more human.
"I wanted to stress-test the value of a designer in the ultimate AI era. Even then, the 'process' remains our most unique human fingerprint."
"Janvi Shah // Designing for the anomaly. Designing for the human."