Tag Archives: Design Fiction

Sascha Pohflepp Presenting at Art Center Thursday July 15 21:09 © 2012 Julian. All rights reserved.

Just A Note: Design Fiction Is Not Design You’d Do Anyway + Motion Graphics

Just a thought and a note which is not an edict — just to say that Design Fiction can work as a way to have a thorough, sensible story that represents what could be. Yes, certainly it can. I’d argue that … Continue reading

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Thrilling Wonder Stories..London Edition

Thrilling Wonder Stories WONDER STORIES 3 Live in London and New York Oct 28th Created by Liam Young [Tomorrows Thoughts Today] And Geoff Manaugh [BLDGBLOG] In Association with the Architectural Association, Studio-X NYC, Popular Science We have always regaled ourselves … Continue reading

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Weekending 10232011

Okay. Maybe we will get back into the swing of the weekending note. This one won’t be comprehensive, but a note nonetheless to note a few things. First, something I found while flipping through the Internet that got me thinking … Continue reading

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Design and Storytelling at AIGA Pivot

Back in 2010 at the University of Michigan Taubman School’s conference on “The Future of Technology” is where I first started thinking about the future as represented in graphs. I brought this visual graphical prop back again at the AIGA … Continue reading

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Speculative Design Workshop: The Era of Objects at V2_

Last week I was at V2_ in Rotterdam to participate in the event “Blowup: The Era of Objects”. It was a brief visit — too brief, of course — but well worth the time to help facilitate this workshop along … Continue reading

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Speculative Design: Blowup – The Era of Objects

Just a quick note to say — I’ll be at this event at V2__ in Rotterdam (V2_, Eendrachtsstraat 10, Rotterdam) Thursday September 29..so if you’re around, you should come. If you’re not — you should dial-in: ((This event will be streamed … Continue reading

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Design Fiction on Australian Radio / FutureTense

I had a fun discussion with the folks at this wonderful Australian Radio National’s Future Tense show on the topic of design fiction — “Fictitious futures, virtual development and visual language.” I suppose its a measure of things the degree … Continue reading

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Design Fiction Workshop at UX Week 2011

So — enough yammering. Time for some hammering. It’ll be workshops from here to fore. Getting to work. Shirtsleeves. Lab coats. Smocks. Aprons. Hammers. I’ll be doing a workshop later this summer — August 24 from 2-5:30, to be precise … Continue reading

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Design Fiction Chronicles: The Future Issue of The Book and iPad

In a project we’re currently undertaking that has allowed us to work through and figure out the future of the photo book I was compelled to read through this book called “The Most Beautiful Swiss Books” and the 2009 edition … Continue reading

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Design Fiction at UC Calgary's Environmental Design: A First Go At Design Fiction Genre Conventions

From awhile ago, back at the end of last year I went to UC Calgary’s Environmental Design and presented a further iteration of the design fiction business. I realized I hadn’t put down on paper or on this blog some … Continue reading