After Supper: Rewinding a Family Dinner Through Memory

This project called AFTER SUPPER is an interactive landing page exploring comfort food, memory, and the dynamics around the dinner table. Instead of starting with a pristine meal, the experience opens at 20:47, when the plates are nearly empty and the room feels lived-in. The main interaction allows users to move backward through the dinner timeline.

As time reverses, the table gradually reconstructs itself, bringing food back to the plates, refilling glasses, straightening napkins, and moving the chair back toward the table. The visual system uses warm, domestic materials like worn wood, matte ceramic plates, clear glasses, and hand-written recipe cards to create a tactile, cinematic feel.

Each object on the table can be inspected to reveal memories tied to the meal, such as a second helping of a central dish, a recurring ritual with a drinking glass, and a worn recipe card. The project emphasizes that comfort food is about more than just the food itself; it's about the people and memories that surround the table.

By moving backward through the dinner, users experience a full reconstruction of the evening, culminating in the final moment when everyone is still present. The design avoids relying solely on motion or mouse interaction, ensuring accessibility for all users. The project's strength lies in its simplicity - a single table that remembers, demonstrating that a powerful concept can be communicated through a single scene and a thoughtful narrative.