Imagining alternate pasts and possible futures, with Marti Romances

Designing For Humanity

Imagine an alien planet, or a dystopian society. What does it look like, sound like, or feel like? These are the questions that Marti Romances seeks to answer when he brings creative visions to life in blockbuster movies. In this episode, Marti explains the collaborative process between directors and designers to create believable futures that don’t yet exist, one that requires drawing inspiration from diverse and surprising sources. Marti Romances is a Creative Director at Territory, where he has worked on interface design for numerous films, including Bladerunner 2049, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ex Machina and The Martian. He has also worked on video games for Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and Activision. You can find him on Twitter @territorystudio or at www.territorystudio.com