Emo Research is an AI animation studio making short, strange films. But we're also building something else: the tool we wish existed to make them.
Emo is "After Effects" for AI-native filmmakers, bringing together image and video generators into a unified place.
PROMPT
A fast-paced cut of our compositions, music video style, inspired by Satoshi Kon
Milton and Miles on the battlefield.
The weight of their mission hangs in the air.
Milton
Do you think we can win, General?
Push in on Miles, starting wide and slowly moving to a close-up of his face.
Miles
That depends on whether you really want to.
The camera holds on Miles' face for a beat, then:
Cut to:
Close-up
Milton
His face shows raw determination. Milton, I really want to. From the bottom of my heart.
At Google Search, I worked on the mobile experience and design system for Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) and contributed to Google News.
At YouTube Ads, I led design for Insights Finder, Reach Planner, and Interactive Benchmarks, which shaped hundreds of millions in advertiser spend.
I shaped the design language for Google's search result cards for news stories. (2015-2018)
Shipping new patterns: swiping through related stories (Accelerated Mobile Pages) from various sources. (2015-2018)
I led the end-to-end design for 'Insights Finder', a tool for advertisers to explore their audience's interests, uncover search trends, and unlock new ways to reach them. (2019-2022)
I led the end-to-end design for 'Insights Finder', a tool for advertisers to explore their audience's interests, uncover search trends, and unlock new ways to reach them. (2019-2022)
I was the first designer at SmlXL (a16z-backed, acquired by Dune), leading 0→1 product design for a platform that reimagined how developers build blockchain data pipelines. Designed a visual workflow system that transformed blockchain data extraction from a technical infrastructure problem into a drag-and-drop experience, enabling Dune's expansion into the production-grade API market.
select *
from @org.erc20_balance_changes_demo
where token_address = $token
and block_number > $block
and block_number < $block
limit $limit
Developers connect building blocks to create pipelines that pull blockchain data and serve it through APIs for their apps and dashboards
Editor view that shows the actual code running inside that block. This lets them write or modify the specific logic
Led a visual refresh of Photoshop Express for iOS.
Worked on the launch of Adobe Acrobat for mobile, focused on making documents easy to access, edit, and share anywhere—not just at a desk.
Prototype of 'organize pages' in Adobe Acrobat on iPad
Your documents are with you everywhere, digitally.