Proof That We Were Here

A thesis project investigating what disappears when interfaces optimize for clean, simplified experiences and who decides what gets removed. Through interactive prototypes, a physical book artifact, and visual research, the project asks what AI-driven simplification quietly edits out, and argues that invisibility, not clutter is the real design problem of our moment. Two interactive pieces sit at its center: one reveals attention through cursor movement, the other lets users control an "AI filtering" slider on a real message, exposing how much of a human voice gets stripped away in the name of clarity.