Gabriel Quinton

Shown on the cover is Amandine Guihard - a young London-based model whose correspondance with me helped to drive the project and refine my visual skills. To showcase the diversity of the magazine, in addition to her permission, her virtual model became the front cover, creating a human perspective on the magazine.

Matthew Richmond - designer and classmate transformed into a digital form. This section explores the idea of 'open-source daydreaming' when a person creates a model of yourself - with their own creative spark.

This spread depicts the interview with internet streamer, Mika. As part of the magazine, I created a virtual youtuber (VTuber) model of her during a live video call, and discussed anonymity and her streaming origins.

From the start of my project to the end, I explored many different stylistic directions such as cyberpunk and metallic figures, to ending up in a more natural aesthetic.

A collection of process images in several different stages - from creating a morph using FaceGen (comprised of photographs), to experiments with hair, scene and early skin tests, as well as rendering.

These process images are proof of the co-design process I employed, in which models constantly gave feedback on the creation of their avatars. For example, asking for different hair textures, or making compromises on the outfit styling. This process allowed the user to feel like their likeness was not being misused, as well as being presented in the way that they desired.