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An AI research workspace presented as an evidence graph, not a glowing chatbot.
Challenge
A fictional evidence-management product for teams that need traceable synthesis.
Dense evidence surfaces, thin graph lines, acid signal color.
Technical grotesk with mono metadata.
A query assembles its answer while source nodes expose provenance.
Controlled computation and forensic clarity.
Scene-by-scene experience
The route has a job at every depth.
Query
Demonstrate the core job immediately.
Editable research question with source graph and cited synthesis.
Trace
Prove answer provenance.
Selectable claims connected to source fragments.
Compare
Show multi-document reasoning.
Evidence matrix with conflicts surfaced.
Workflow
Explain team handoff.
Review states, comments, and approval trail.
Trial
Start with a real research problem.
Focused workspace creation form.
Motion record
- trigger
- Query submit demo and node focus
- duration
- 0.48s
- delay
- nodes stagger 35ms
- easing
- [0.65,0,0.35,1]
- transform
- path draw, opacity, y 6→0
- scroll
- Product stage pins for one viewport only
- desktop
- Graph and answer coexist
- mobile
- Sources become an ordered citation drawer
- reducedMotion
- Graph appears complete; no path drawing
Responsive behavior
Designed across the actual range.
Mobile shows the answer first and citations on demand; tablet uses stacked split panes; desktop uses a 5/7 evidence workspace; density never drops below 14px controls.
Implementation: Next.js, Motion, semantic demo data; no WebGL.