Star-map discovery
Gesture-based navigation
Spatial taxonomy

Library Knowledge Star Map

Explore books through spatial categories, unfolding knowledge with mouse, touch, and gesture input.

Scope: Interface, visual design and programming with AI assistance

Portrait knowledge star map category interface

Chapter 1: Knowledge star map

Category nodes support progressive exploration by mouse and touch, with gesture input as another option. Displayed book records are sample content, not confirmed library holdings.

Category and book exploration

Knowledge star map book-list design concept — Design concept for the book detail view.

Knowledge star map visual concept — Node-and-link visual concept, not an application screenshot.

In-app gesture instructions for the knowledge star map

Making gesture input learnable

The demo introduces gestures before the star map. Mouse and touch are also supported. Book records shown below are sample data, with no verified connection to live holdings.

In-app flow from categories to books

Actual category-node view in the knowledge star map demo — Categories expand into child nodes; demo video frame.

Sample book list and detail panel in the knowledge star map — Actual list and detail interface with sample book data.

Design and outcome

The interface, visuals and code were developed with AI assistance.