Coca Cola AR Vending Machine
Paris Olympics [2024]
Client: Coca Cola

Co-led the design, UX, and creative direction for Coca-Cola’s world-first AR Vending Machine, transforming a familiar everyday object into an intelligent, inclusive, and joyful interactive experience. Built for a global audience at the Paris Olympics, the machine used AR mirrors, gesture-based navigation, and accessible interaction design that worked across languages, heights, and physical abilities. The result was not just a vending machine, but a new category of connected brand experience that turned grabbing a Coke into a moment of play, surprise, and togetherness.

Executive Creative Director:
Resh Sidhu

Senior Business Manager:
Ben Feuerstein

Design Lead:

Xach Branch, Zara Mahmood

Lead Copywriter:
Enoch Lui

Lead Strategist:
Marianna Revilla

Partnerships Lead:
Rusyl Ortilano


Head of Production:
Andrew  Seleznov

Senior Producer:
Sophia Trilling



Creating Moments That Bring the World Together:
For the 2024 Summer Olympics, Coca-Cola reimagined the vending machine as an AR-powered brand experience built to connect people across language, culture, and ability.

Designed as a moment of joy in a global setting, the experience transformed a familiar object into something playful, inclusive, and memorable.


Challenge:
How do you design one experience that works for:
  • tourists
  • locals
  • children
  • older audiences
  • people across ability spectrums
  • speakers of 200+ languages

while still feeling unmistakably Coca-Cola?



Insight:
Great design requires no translation.

Interaction should feel:
  • visual first
  • intuitive instantly
  • joyful physically
  • accessible by default

No friction. No explanation required.


Design Approach:
Designed for everyone. Understood instantly.

Built around:
  • Icon-led navigation over text-heavy instruction
  • Bold visual contrast for clarity and accessibility
  • Gesture-first interaction that felt natural and playful
  • Universal iconography designed to work across cultures
  • Reward-driven moments that encouraged shared play

Photo Booth
A shared AR moment worth capturing.

Pop Party
Tilt, pop, play, and win.

Universal by design. Distinctly Coca-Cola.




Key Product Moments:

Instant Participation
Fast onboarding with zero learning curve.

Universal UI
Multilingual-friendly interaction with minimal text dependency.

Reward Through Delight
Moments of surprise that transformed utility into brand magic.

The activation became a standout brand moment during the Olympics.
  • 1.7M+ impressions
  • Inclusive by design
  • Global audience engagement