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Galleries // 2025 Spark:Spring Student // Forward
Forward
Entrant
Competition: Spark:Spring Student
Designer: Minchae Kim - Forward
Design Type: Concept, Digital: Motion, Apps, Games, Web, UX, UI, IXO, HCII, Interaction Design, Comment-Driven Content Discovery System, Collective Media Experience
Company / Organization / School: Samsung Design Membership
Forward is a comment-centered interface that redefines how we experience content. As users increasingly rely on comments to interpret and engage with media, Forward turns this passive behavior into an intentional, emotionally-driven discovery experience. When users pull down a comment of interest, Forward OS is activated—visually mapping related comments by emotional tone, keywords, and reactions. Popular or emotionally charged comments are brought to life through micro-interactions such as floating hearts, animated tears, or timestamp previews. Each comment becomes a potential link to new content, interpretations, or external references, creating a fluid, non-linear journey guided by the viewer’s curiosity. Spoilers are blurred by default with optional reveal gestures, while saved comments are archived by theme and emotion, forming a personal memory map. Forward transforms comments from passive footnotes into active story drivers. It enables users to explore sentiment, context, and shared perspectives—turning comment sections into living maps of discovery.
