Airpocalypse is an Air Quality Index app that shows the current AQI in a beautifully simple and fun interface that highlights the importance of the changing world around us.
This app, built as an internal side project, was inspired by the events of Summer 2023 in NYC as the city was engulfed in a red haze of smokey air. The concept was simple, show the air quality index but in a fun and beautiful way.
We built this simply because air quality data doesn't have to be boring. The project fused live environmental metrics with a generative graphics engine, implemented location-aware color grading, and introduced a reactive interface to turn dry numbers into a shifting, atmospheric canvas. It’s a utility that functions as a pocket art piece.
The final build delivers immediate atmospheric context through color and motion rather than dense text. It successfully transforms a daily check-in into a moment of zen, merging accurate environmental reporting with a genuinely cool aesthetic.
