Echelon
Cadillac 2045: Spatial UX Ecosystem for Seamless Living
Project Overview
A Lifestyle That Flows
This Cadillac-sponsored group project brought together students from UX, industrial design, and interior design to envision a luxury lifestyle ecosystem in 2040. Our concept was inspired by the fluidity of waterfalls and designed to reflect Cadillac’s core DNA—elegance, performance, and progressive luxury.
My Role on the Team – UX Designer (Solo)
| As the sole UX designer on a multidisciplinary team, I led the user experience vision from concept to immersive spatial interaction.
On a team of 6, with 4 industrial designers and 1 interior designer, I was solely responsible for envisioning and designing the entire user experience. I bridged emotional needs, system behavior, and futuristic interaction design to bring clarity and cohesion to the cross-disciplinary collaboration.
✨ My Core Responsibilities
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Defined user journeys, ecosystem logic, and emotional flow across all product environments (car, chair, robot).
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Designed a future-ready interface system using Neuralink, gesture, voice, and gaze—without screens.
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Translated physical concepts into meaningful digital experiences, working closely with industrial and interior design peers.
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Created the user persona (Destiny), daily narrative, and cinematic storyboard that grounded the concept in reality.
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Directed UI wireframes, interaction moments, and helped lead the final prototype flow for presentation.
🧠 What I Contributed
A holistic experience strategy connecting body, space, and mind
The empathy layer across AI and product behaviors
Fluent communication between design disciplines
Strong storytelling that made speculative UX believable
“I was the only UX designer—but I turned six disciplines into one experience.”
02. UX Design Process
To bring this future concept to life, we followed a modified human-centered design process optimized for speculative, multi-disciplinary collaboration.
This spatial-first approach blended emotional mapping, system thinking, and immersive interaction design across physical and digital touchpoints.
03. Future Behavior Trends in 2040
In 2040, users no longer rely on screens or clicks. They interact with technology through thought, gaze, gesture, and voice—seamlessly embedded into their environments. AI systems anticipate emotional states and respond accordingly, enabling zero-effort interactions. Work and life happen fluidly across home, car, and public spaces, driven by ambient intelligence and hyper-personalized support. The future isn’t just smart—it’s intuitive, invisible, and emotionally aware.
07. Solution
03. The Persona: Destiny in 2040
Destiny is a globally acclaimed architect, navigating complex projects and a fast-paced lifestyle. She values mental clarity, personalized care, and fluid transitions between spaces.
Her world needs more than smart tech, and it needs systems that understand her without words.
04. Journey Map – A Day in Destiny’s Life
In 2040, users no longer rely on screens or clicks. They interact with technology through thought, gaze, gesture, and voice—seamlessly embedded into their environments. AI systems anticipate emotional states and respond accordingly, enabling zero-effort interactions. Work and life happen fluidly across home, car, and public spaces, driven by ambient intelligence and hyper-personalized support. The future isn’t just smart—it’s intuitive, invisible, and emotionally aware.
05. Design Challenge
Creating Fluidity Across Environments
“How might we design a seamless, AI-supported lifestyle that flows effortlessly across home, mobility, and health?”
Reduce friction between physical spaces
Maintain emotional and mental balance throughout the day
Deliver intelligent support through passive interaction
06. Design Language
Inspired by Waterfalls
Our design draws inspiration from the graceful flow of waterfalls—calm, layered, and alive. Each product in our ecosystem reflects this natural rhythm through Dot, Flow, and Water Vapor elements.
The Dot represents moments of intention, Flow captures seamless spatial transitions, and Water Vapor evokes softness, ambient emotion, and subtle presence.
These elements shape a user experience that is not only intuitive, but also sensorial, guiding the user through the day like water: responsive, gentle, and always in motion.
The Interface You Can’t See.
But You Can Feel.
Design System
In 2045, Destiny doesn't need to manage her day—her day flows around her. From the moment she wakes up, her environment understands what she needs before she asks. The mobile chair scans her vitals and quietly moves her to the car. The vehicle transforms into a private workspace, while the robot listens, watches, and gently suggests when it’s time to pause, breathe, or relax.
She doesn’t tap. She doesn’t swipe. The space itself becomes her interface. We imagined a future where technology is no longer seen—it’s simply felt. Powered by Neuralink, spatial awareness, gaze, and gesture,
Information is not placed on a screen, but lives around the user, ambient, emotional, and invisible.
Rooted in Cadillac’s elegance and human-centered innovation, this ecosystem doesn’t just respond—it resonates with the user.
ECOSYSTEM
360° INTERFACE SPACE
Iteration
The Car
Seamless Flow While Moving
360° AR interface around windshield and cabin
Mode suggestions: Work, Meditate, Recharge
Ambient lights and sound respond to emotional state
Thought triggers hologram meetings or wellness prompts
Spatial projection floats content in midair
The Robot
Empathy Made Real
Holographic companion that senses mood and tone
Offers support without being asked
Follows gaze, mirrors presence
Conversational and emotionally aware
Doesn’t just inform understands
The Chair
Adaptive Wellness in Motion
Holographic companion that senses mood and tone
Offers support without being asked
Follows gaze, mirrors presence
Conversational and emotionally aware
Doesn’t just inform understands