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iyO
Website
https://iyo.ai/
Awards
FWA
HM
SOTD
Year
2026
Credits
Matteo Donini
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Art Direction, Lead Design & Development
Enrico Deiana
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UI Design
Federico Valla
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WebGL Development
iyO is a next-generation audio computer born out of Google X, designed to reduce screen addiction and introduce a voice-first, screen-free paradigm. The challenge handed to me was to visually translate this invisible technology, using design metaphors and immersive motion to give shape to sound.
During our initial talks, it became clear that the previous text-heavy website wasn't doing justice to such an innovative piece of hardware. We needed a radical shift toward a "show, don't tell" approach. By eliminating dense paragraphs and focusing on high-end, tactile interactions, we transformed a complex technical pitch into an intuitive visual journey.
To visually map the physical nature of sound, we drew inspiration from Chladni patterns—the geometric shapes created when acoustic frequencies vibrate sand across a surface. We engineered a custom GPGPU system driving over 1.6 million particles to simulate this exact phenomenon. Applying complex sine wave interference, the particles organically form vibrating nodal lines. Instead of standard crossfades, the shader dynamically scans the dark pixels of hidden typographical images, causing the particles to physically migrate and fluidly morph from abstract acoustic waves into readable text.
Understanding the acoustic engineering inside the device was crucial. Instead of static schematics, we engineered an interactive 3D explosion view driven entirely by scroll. As the hardware layers expand along the Z-axis, users can physically explore the disassembled product. Hovering over individual components triggers fluid scale and rotation animations, turning a complex technical breakdown into a tactile, engaging experience.

We pushed Webflow to its limits to build a fully custom pre-order flow. The configurator lets users instantly toggle between a standard image gallery and an interactive WebGL model. When selecting color variants like Dusk, Night, or Dawn, both the images and the 3D materials update dynamically, masked by a custom sound-wave shader effect that makes the transition feel alive.
© 2026 Matteo — info@matteodonini.com