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The useful question for a two-screen campaign is what the extra space allows someone to do. Give the cover a compact job and the inner display a related, expanded job; then the fold becomes part of the product story.
Try it in SynthMock
Start with a Duo scene.
Use a reusable template as your starting point, then apply the choices in this article.
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Keep the task, change the view
Consider a fictional notes product. Its cover screen could show an unfinished idea called Weekend plan, a short preview and one obvious action. Its inner screen could show that same note beside a list of related ideas. The viewer recognizes the content before noticing the additional space. This is an art-direction proposal, not a claim that SynthMock generates the layouts or that any real app supports them.
The continuity comes from repeating a title, selection or accent color. Repeating the entire interface is less useful: it can make the open display look like a magnified screenshot. Prepare two actual layouts that remain plausible for the product you are presenting.
A small brief for a larger reveal
Build the presentation around three visual beats. Begin with a clear cover view, use the opening to connect the two states, and finish on a stable inner-screen composition. The angles below are proposed starting points; inspect the full device and artwork in your chosen canvas before exporting.
| Beat | Product information | Device treatment |
|---|---|---|
| Recognize | One note title and a short excerpt | Fold 0°, cover facing the viewer |
| Connect | Repeat the selected note and accent | A controlled opening with continuous framing |
| Understand | Note plus related material | Fold 180°, restrained perspective |
Do not invent a reason to unfold
Some products are strongest as a single focused task. If opening the interface adds only decorative panels, a cover-led still may tell the story more honestly. Extra screen area is not a requirement to display every feature at once.
For a real campaign, ask a teammate to describe the relationship between the two images without hearing the pitch. If they identify two unrelated screens, revisit the selection and content. If they can name the same task in both, the hardware transition has a clear purpose. Use a still outer image and, if needed, a recording on the large inner source; the native outer upload is for images.
See a Duo sequence in motion
Final pass
Before you call it finished
- Use the same task or selected item on both screens.
- Prepare the expanded interface yourself; do not rely on the fold to redesign it.
- Check the cover, transition and final open frame separately.
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