It is a period of creative unrest. In the southern city of MELBOURNE, a product designer known as MARCUS IOANE has served the craft for a decade, collecting design awards and a dangerous soft spot for startups and fast-growing scale ups.

But a title is not a destiny. In the year 2026 he has turned from the narrow path of the specialist, vowing to learn everything, build anything and write it all down. His portfolio, once an orderly archive, has mutated into something stranger: a living journal of work, experiments and side quests.

His post is aboard the EATCLUB flagship, where he holds the rank of product designer. But when the workday ends, another mission begins: a hyper local design and tech studio, fighting to keep the small businesses that hold his community together trading against impossible odds.

And somewhere in the outer rim of his hard drive, a secret project stirs. Its name is RAD LABS. Little is known. More will be revealed. The galaxy watches. The deadline approaches. He opens Figma once more…