Sci-Friday: Typeset in the Future
A glimpse at glyphs that feel into a time beyond our years.


A glimpse at glyphs that feel into a time beyond our years.
Money makes the moon go round.
Lunar Lullabies and Crater Crawlers
Play hard, work hard ... GTFO even harder.
A Gamble Among the Stars
Tapping into a well of data from from the future to inform our decisions for today.
A new wave of markets is hitting big cities along the coastline.
A sartorial salute to survival.
There's no better way to get around the mean streams of New York city.
I cleaned up after yet another flood and all I got was this lousy shirt.
Essential night stand staples for the Sci-Fi lovin' futures thinker.
The glow-up we didn't know we needed.
Sowing seeds for a better tomorrow with every puff.
Shine-on, you eco-diamond.
Solarpunk co-operative aims to decentralize the power grid.
A set of workshop cards to peek around the corner to a variety of futures.
Copying AI art styles might lead to real-world consequences for human artists.
A prestigious accolade celebrating the nexus of technology and artistry.
Thanks for choosing the organic brushes. Give the trees a hug for us.
Without human art there'd be no AI art at all.
Excavating and interrogating artifacts found in film.
Sip the secrets of a groundbreaking new water source.
The NutriPatch™ Nightlife Revolution by Nando's
Forget the 100 mile diet. Try the 100 metre diet.
For the pure, dumb joy of making something that didn't exist twenty minutes ago.
A vibe coded joint by yours truly.
How dice, design fiction, and a little chance can kickstart imagination
People need a better mental model.
When your toaster's lawyer talks to their toaster's lawyer
When the optics collapsed faster than the executive
Work/Life Balance Finally Achieved (100% Life)
When News Became a Participation Sport
When Halloween became a spectator sport
Talking online becomes an insurable risk
Coffee shops ration the bandwidth for everyone's side hustles
Labour learns to show its work—for a fee
In which your landlord needs to know about your side hustle
Come join the Meshtastic build group.
riding-the-tsunami
How AI Will Reshape the Creative Industry
Teachings from a civilization that learned too late
or, How I Accidentally Ate the Sky
Where writing is a dialogue, not a monologue.
Forget the car of the future, openpilot is bringing autonomy to the car in your driveway.
I Thought This Was Design Fiction (It’s Not)
Some thought on creativity and AI from yours truly.
Immerse Yourself in Severance, A Lumon Wellness Session In VR Awaits
How Immersive Storytelling and AI Can Slip into the Stream
Sadness, Simmered by AI
Thoughts on a talk by Bruce Sterling at SXSW 2025
Design Fiction in a World on the Brink
Unlock new possibilities, reframe contexts, and inspire futures thinking.
Neuro-Emotional Recall Enhancer
Own the Unknown
Notes from General Seminar s06e01
PSAs In the Age of AI
Mega bundle blowout sale!!
Adversarial fashion for the age of autonomous vehicles
X marks the Camp spot
A remedy for emotional turbulence for frequent flyers
"Lemme pet dat dawg"
Never Say Goodbye - Keep the Memory Alive!
Proof of life on an otherwise dead internet.
Countries bolster dwindling population with robot citizens.
Looking back at the future.
Forests becoming more of a carbon source than a sink.
A song from the future, by the future.
Netflix goes offline but not out of business.
A comfyui workflow that turns drawings into renderings
Do you even sci-fi bruh?
An AI tool for design fiction artifact template generation.
The following presentation is generated.
Be the hero, villain or anything in between.
The art of living in a world that thinks ahead.
It's ERC-20-compliant loss harvesting season.
A recap of last week's General Seminar
A reflection of our obsession with the next big thing.
AI fuels a lucrative legal specialty.
And the Uberification of all the things.
New is the New Old
Golf Club Wasteland's immersive design fiction soundtrack.
All paid subscribers have been put on pause.
A songwriting technique to inspire futures design.
Wanna take the janky time machine for a spin?
How Social Design Can Make New Products More Human w. Carla Diana
Genetically Engineered, Customizable, and... Intelligent?
These aren't your childhood X-Ray specs.
A game anyone can play
The plot twist that shifted worldview.
The conscientious consumption trends that's shaking up the shelves.
The future is in your fingertips.
Science Fiction as a vehicle for curiosity, science literacy and desirable futures.
Tired of here? We've got just thing for you.
Connect beyond words.
Design Fiction in the Wild
When Disposable Companions Become E-Waste Memories
When Your Final Wish is a Clean Browser History
Limited edition banalities for the professional consumer.
The MycoPuriffy Home Kit Revolution
A new normal for long-livers.
Authentic analog photography for a world riddled with digital deepfakes.
Stick to your resolutions by hacking your biome.
A metal masterpiece raging against subroutines.
Where Each Day Grows a Breath of Fresh Air
A telltale sign in a tap-and-go world.
Healthcare paves the road for high standards in AI integration.
When AI Hits the High Note (and Keeps the Royalties)
STOP! Or I'll boot.
Exploring implications of the Executive Order on AI with AI.
A spoonful of sugar to make the innovation hype go down.
Classic style, diminished reality.
Garb yer dabber, lets get at'er.
A survival guide to the singularity.
For when the muse is not amused.
A Year of Time-Traveling Treasures
Understanding the Mood Swings of Our Digital Companions
Rewriting the Rules of Winning
Enhance your focus and stamina for long hours of deal hunting.
Reduce, reuse, rethink your Friday.
May your carts be full and your discounts deep.
Official Trailer drops for new Silicon Valley action tech drama blockbuster.
Turning yard waste into sustainable packaging.
Behind the scenes of how we imagine harder.
Subscription bug-out supplies for off-grid living in uncertain times.
A safe space for the screen addicted.
Autonomous bus subscription service
The Future of Pet Communication
Age-gated technology closes the cap on underage drinkers.
Hope finding yourself in Bali was worth the carbon spike.
The Buzzing Nightlight of Urban Innovation
When BLT becomes Big Legal Trouble.
From Pop Stages to Political Platforms.
A Gourd-geous Way to Ditch Your Jack-o'-lantern
Why NFTreats Are the New Halloween Standard.
The unholiday before the holiday.
A Sign of the Times at a Startup Encampment
Bucking the bot trend.
The last cubicle standing.
How Automation Turned Our Shopping District into a Soulless Checkout Lane
Warm Wishes in a Wired World
The Future of Identity Fraud
Freshen Your Room, Frighten Your Smart Devices
Messing with the algorithmic puppeteers.
Swipe left bots.
A glimpse at glyphs that feel into a time beyond our years.
Money makes the moon go round.
Lunar Lullabies and Crater Crawlers
Play hard, work hard ... GTFO even harder.
A Gamble Among the Stars
Tapping into a well of data from from the future to inform our decisions for today.
A new wave of markets is hitting big cities along the coastline.
A sartorial salute to survival.
There's no better way to get around the mean streams of New York city.
I cleaned up after yet another flood and all I got was this lousy shirt.
Essential night stand staples for the Sci-Fi lovin' futures thinker.
The glow-up we didn't know we needed.
Sowing seeds for a better tomorrow with every puff.
Shine-on, you eco-diamond.
Solarpunk co-operative aims to decentralize the power grid.
A set of workshop cards to peek around the corner to a variety of futures.
Copying AI art styles might lead to real-world consequences for human artists.
A prestigious accolade celebrating the nexus of technology and artistry.
Thanks for choosing the organic brushes. Give the trees a hug for us.
Without human art there'd be no AI art at all.
Excavating and interrogating artifacts found in film.
Sip the secrets of a groundbreaking new water source.
The NutriPatch™ Nightlife Revolution by Nando's
Forget the 100 mile diet. Try the 100 metre diet.
Sip into the future of gastronomy on-the-go.
An early look at some tiny details in an astronomically massive game world.
Where wires and wishes collide.
Remember: Don't Shop, Adopt!
Found in the backstreets of a less-than-glamorous part of town, where the future took a U-turn.
A collection of science fiction stories you can get for free and read right now.
Dive into the Decentralized Future of Learning!
If you do the crime, you do the time ... at .75x speed.
Learn how to go from dystopia to missed-topia with the right gear.
Some of my favourite science fiction themed games you can play IRL.
Deeps fakes that lead to real money.
Digging out earworms from the depths of your mind.
24/7 on-site algorithm debiasing and realignment services.
A list of great science fiction shows you may not have seen.
A Soda that Fights Climate Change.
Place your bets with Temperature Tallies, Hurricane Hunches and Famine Forecasts.
Not my top 5, the next 5.
Exploring the taste-time continuum.
It's your responsibility to be AI aware.
Going to the future only to take a step back into the past.
Do you remember when weather was just small talk?
Future past imaginaries that somehow came to be.
Timeless Merges with the Infinite
Feel the bass with Musicsynch regenerative breaking.
Escape the drudgery of Earth's economy with a career on the moon.
Earth Responds with 'New Phone, Who Dis?'
We're sprinting to get all the content wrapped up and ready for layout.
Experience the Freshness of the Last Frontier!
What's old is made new again.
For adventurous lovers where a mile just isn't high enough.
The Mattel Cinematic Universe dominates box office records.
Discover what to do when your toaster is smarter than you.
Redefining Child Care with the Touch of a Screen!
Perform beyond your limits with EmoLink neural implant for thespians.
... and comfort for all.
Take care. Be aware!
Real Drama on the Red Planet
From the moon to your mouth.
Avatar and digital persona talent management.
Take away the steering wheel? More room for the open road.
Be the one to spot the last of a species and stay alive.
Investigating background evidence to interpret implications within the diegesis.
Let's gather 'round the fire and tell some stories.
Your imagination becomes the game developer, your words morph into worlds.
Protection against voice fraud and the assurance of authenticity.
Cloud Storage for Fresh Food
Management fiction, iPhones made in USA, Androids dream.
While regulations are on the horizon, emergent movements adhere to a code of ethics and transparency.
Exploring the future of filmmaking and entertainment through Design Fiction
Deepfaking the gospel truth
A new side-hustle that promises to literally make you money while you sleep.
Some sights and attractions I found during this week's time travels.
Brands jump at the opportunity to demo the hottest new tech trend, air purification.
Earn your Drone First Response merit badge for ultimate survival badassery
In the face of automation, universities ditch the old for the new (which is older than old).
The world has changed in the years since the mainstream introduction of AR.
Let's veer off the road and stop at some nearby attractions.
A design fiction spawned from the livestream.
Everything your missed in this week's trip in the janky time machine.
We are living in the stimulation.
Veering off the road and stopping at nearby attractions along the way.
When life hands you fire season, you may as well take advantage of fire sales.
Government steps in as social media creates a health crisis
As retro shows grow in popularity, Netflix updates their shooting requirements
Your Coffee, Robotically Refined
Adding a little fizz into underutilized office spaces
Augmented overlays help people with mobility issues navigate their environments
The long tail of residual payments from AI generated scripts
Writers are algorithms, actors are deepfakes, and movies are birthed from the collective creativity of gamers.
The cost of quality as well as the expectation thereof, creates a perfect storm for disruption.
A Daring Pivot to Mature Content, Redefining Magic for Grown Ups
AI scripts begin to flood producers' desks amidst WGA strike.
Testing the new Work Kit and a giving one away!
Motion Capture suits become a mainstream fashion trend.
Read any book for free with embedded contextual advertising.
Hollywood's pivot to AI writers has ushered-in the most golden era of entertainment
TikTok beats all other fashion houses at their own game.
Master bleeps, bloops and whistles with Duolingo's "Speak Like a Droid" lessons.
Feeding the Future with Electro-Mechanical Livestock
Tech-enhanced and nano-assisted deliciousness
Bringing you the buzz without the fuss
From Seed to Seat: Unleashing Nature's Furnishing Potential
The future of personal assistance, redefined.
Experience the Future of Oral Care Today: Heal, Clean, and Shine
Adding a little magic back to the logic
Unlock New Realities: Explore Virtual Horizons
Bring your worst self and unleash your inner tyrant
Provide a child in need with a life-changing robot companion.
Fill your ears with my voice on the Near Future Laboratory Podcast
Finding your perfect AI match, one algorithm at a time
A little wasteland never hurt anybody's wardrobe, especially Doomsday Barbie!
We went from using AI to fake kidnap people to actually kidnapping AI.
AI and robots can autonomously hire people to help them add a human touch
Gone are the days of time-consuming design process.
Before the Mandalorian, Pedro Pasqual rocked a space suit in this Design Fiction filled universe.
Why trust human error? AI delivers 100% accurate diagnoses, every time.
How many licks does it take to get to the center of innovation?
Your loved ones might leave, but their data lives on.
Design Fiction as storytelling rather than story-hinting.
This battery ointment promises to go the extra mile
Child Tracking Wristbands for Unsupervised Autonomous Transportation
Take the guess work out of second-guessing yourself and outsource the second-guessing.
Strict limits imposed on personal and non-commercial drones.
Pass the exam to unlock a new world of mobility and freedom
You can't spell BARGAIN without AI.
Be in the know before you go.
As we merge our work tasks with AI, we go down when they go down.
Natural Language Syntax Evolved for Next Gen AI
Only a human could write something so wrong
Genetically Mutated 4-Leaf Clover Lawn. Guaranteed.
We pray to Saint Ada to guide and protect us as we work in the field of artificial intelligence.
Got a vice? There's an offset for that.
An investigation and interrogation of background evidence hidden in plain sight.
Be prepared for any high-stakes, low gravity situation.
Because The Road You're Riding On Is Riding On Your Tires
A deep dive into all the AI tools I used to make this entry and how you can too.
An investigation and interrogation of background evidence on screen.
Scared to lose your job because of AI? Your boss with lose theirs first.
Think Inside the Box
Sometimes you've just got to clean your space.
See the world the way you want to see it
The curse of self-driving automobiles.
Accountants Excel in the Metaverse
When conspiracy theories turn out to be elaborate marketing campaigns
He may be 147 years old but he sure knows how to party
Never step out of the spotlight
Even with AI sometimes you're on your own.
Language evolving faster than older generations are able to keep up with.
Odors from the origin of manufacturing
Large language models go beyond human writing
Big changes in this year's big year plan
A hierarchy of accommodations
Personalized hydration. Precisely what you need. Exactly when you need it.
Too busy or too shy to take your shot. Let AI do it for you, whether you like it or not.
Real estate booms as Mars colonization begins
Poetry bootcamps boom as natural language coding dominates github repos.
Connected. Protected. Temporal Anomalies Deflected.
Family password sharing now powered by 23 'N' Me.
Guest time traveller Drew Wiberg arrives bearing a design fiction gift.
A new season for seasonings.
The old ways of protecting our homes is for the dogs.
The high-tech, high-stakes test of loyalty and secrecy in a world where AI knows all.
A New Dawn for the Searching Soul
Woke up. Fell out of bed. Clasped the dome around my head.
Exploring the Impact of NeuralLink Implant Technology on a Puppy’s Social Behaviors in a Home Environment
The leftovers that can eat your other leftovers.
Door Dash introduces delivery that is fast, fresh and full of heart.
The Sky is No Longer the Limit
Give your Kindle the elegant aroma of a vintage tome
Human generated art flourishes in places where AI can’t reach.
Advances in material design eliminates need to clean up.
Don’t worry. Be sorry.
Paintbrush sales plumet as thesauruses fly off shelves.
Dumb stuff still sells.
Zoomer payment standards encroach on legacy payment rails.
A small wheel society taking the bumps out of the road.
In superintelligence we trust.
Design Fiction prompted by cards
New soil, who dis?
Human colonization changes a familiar celestial site.
Molecular gastronomy has nothing on this.
If given a choice, which one would you side with?
Fortune favours the highest bidder. Or not.
New brain, who dis?
Free samples of supplements that will help you not give a shit.
Don’t forget to virtue signal before you turn.
Back in my day, 2023’ish, the FBI monitored videogame players that aggressively attacked NPCs (non-playing characters) for signs of…
Blackrock City hosts annual corporate cookout and rodeo.
Where every floor is the top floor.
Real world garments with digital twins in the metaverse.
Order. Control. Automation.
With AI authoring everything, natural writers are a rare breed.
Settling into your lunar settlement.
A choreographed android ballet comes to the Five Seasons Theatre for Performing Arts.
Here’s to your future, no matter how near or far.
No matter what year you’re ringing in, keep it glassy.
Children born today will never know a world without AI.
From the Flintstones Vitamin to the Jetson Gummie.
Wearing your generative art on your sleeve
For scare … i mean, for scale.
Training models are a work-in-progress. It’s important to recognize that they are often trained on faulty, less than ideal data. In the…
… just not today.
With its encapsulated singularity® you can “erase without a trace.”
A last minute holiday getaway that won’t break your budget.
We’ve got you under-covered.
It’s hard to call this impersonal with the amount of personal data involved.
Latest single from Neural Nets With Attitude (NNWA) drops!
“Sometimes the farthest distance between two people is a straight line.”
Move over Rover, there’s a new favorite pet flying over.
Introducing Compassion Fruit chocolate, a delicious treat that not only satisfies your sweet tooth, but also enhances your feelings of love…
Movies you can really get into.
With time, even the extraordinary can become mundane.
From the The Daily Tribune
I recently read Steal Like an AI by Austin Kleon¹ and was blown away by the innovative ideas presented in the book. The concept of using AI…
My kids just can’t get enough of this nutritious treat.
Rebuild your teeth with stem cell infused chewing gum.
The sweet relief of fire safety.
If ‘you are what you eat’, then you should Eat What You Are™
Treat yourself. Literally, treat yourself.
Enjoy the ancient taste of previously extinct chicken breeds.
Kitchen gadgets meets advanced manufacturing.
Artists need not be concerned about having their styles appropriated by generative art bots anymore.
Enhance your taste in art.
Experience an extraordinary reality with Numinous Reality Enhancing lozenges!