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Green Pages: A Sneak Peek
Design Fiction

Green Pages: A Sneak Peek

Exploring the future of filmmaking and entertainment through Design Fiction

June 14, 2023
Creating God In Our Own Image
Design Fiction

Creating God In Our Own Image

Deepfaking the gospel truth

June 13, 2023
Live Stream Your Dreams
Design Fiction

Live Stream Your Dreams

A new side-hustle that promises to literally make you money while you sleep.

June 13, 2023
This Week in Design Fiction - June 9, 2023
Design Fiction

This Week in Design Fiction - June 9, 2023

Some sights and attractions I found during this week's time travels.

June 10, 2023
Some Respiratory Respite
Design Fiction

Some Respiratory Respite

Brands jump at the opportunity to demo the hottest new tech trend, air purification.

June 8, 2023
Scouts Are Wild About Technology
Design Fiction

Scouts Are Wild About Technology

Earn your Drone First Response merit badge for ultimate survival badassery

June 7, 2023
Higher Education Pivots to Trades
Design Fiction

Higher Education Pivots to Trades

In the face of automation, universities ditch the old for the new (which is older than old).

June 6, 2023
Apple Vision CE Outsells Smartphones
Design Fiction

Apple Vision CE Outsells Smartphones

The world has changed in the years since the mainstream introduction of AR.

June 5, 2023
DF Detour: This Week's Design Fiction Finds
Design Fiction

DF Detour: This Week's Design Fiction Finds

Let's veer off the road and stop at some nearby attractions.

June 2, 2023
Augmented Reality Drying You Out?
Design Fiction

Augmented Reality Drying You Out?

A design fiction spawned from the livestream.

June 1, 2023
Work Kit Livestream Video
Design Fiction

Work Kit Livestream Video

Everything your missed in this week's trip in the janky time machine.

May 31, 2023
eCoffee and eCigarettes
Design Fiction

eCoffee and eCigarettes

We are living in the stimulation.

May 30, 2023
DF Detours: A collection of Design Fiction finds.
Design Fiction

DF Detours: A collection of Design Fiction finds.

Veering off the road and stopping at nearby attractions along the way.

May 26, 2023
Sales Season Heats Up with Westcoast Wildfires
Design Fiction

Sales Season Heats Up with Westcoast Wildfires

When life hands you fire season, you may as well take advantage of fire sales.

May 25, 2023
Surgeon General's Warning Implemented on Social
Design Fiction

Surgeon General's Warning Implemented on Social

Government steps in as social media creates a health crisis

May 24, 2023
ARRI Alexa Retro 480i Cinema Camera
Design Fiction

ARRI Alexa Retro 480i Cinema Camera

As retro shows grow in popularity, Netflix updates their shooting requirements

May 24, 2023
Meet the New Face of Service at Starbots
Design Fiction

Meet the New Face of Service at Starbots

Your Coffee, Robotically Refined

May 23, 2023
Coca-Condos–The Real Thing in Urban Living
Design Fiction

Coca-Condos–The Real Thing in Urban Living

Adding a little fizz into underutilized office spaces

May 20, 2023
The New AR: Accessible Reality
Design Fiction

The New AR: Accessible Reality

Augmented overlays help people with mobility issues navigate their environments

May 19, 2023
Promptshare Payouts for Screenwriters
Design Fiction

Promptshare Payouts for Screenwriters

The long tail of residual payments from AI generated scripts

May 18, 2023
Move over Marvel. Here comes the Epic Cinematic Metaverse
Design Fiction

Move over Marvel. Here comes the Epic Cinematic Metaverse

Writers are algorithms, actors are deepfakes, and movies are birthed from the collective creativity of gamers.

May 16, 2023
Viewer Generated Content leaves Hollywood in the Dust
Design Fiction

Viewer Generated Content leaves Hollywood in the Dust

The cost of quality as well as the expectation thereof, creates a perfect storm for disruption.

May 16, 2023
Disney X: Where Childhood Memories Meet Adult Reality
Design Fiction

Disney X: Where Childhood Memories Meet Adult Reality

A Daring Pivot to Mature Content, Redefining Magic for Grown Ups

May 12, 2023
In Code We Trust
Design Fiction

In Code We Trust

AI scripts begin to flood producers' desks amidst WGA strike.

May 12, 2023
Bring Back the Skip Intro Button
Essays

Bring Back the Skip Intro Button

For the pure, dumb joy of making something that didn't exist twenty minutes ago.

February 21, 2026
Introducing 𝗗𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧.website
Blog

Introducing 𝗗𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧.website

A vibe coded joint by yours truly.

January 29, 2026
Rolling Towards the Future
Design Fiction

Rolling Towards the Future

How dice, design fiction, and a little chance can kickstart imagination

January 11, 2026
AI Resolutions for 2026
Blog

AI Resolutions for 2026

People need a better mental model.

January 5, 2026
The Negotiation Nation
Design Fiction

The Negotiation Nation

When your toaster's lawyer talks to their toaster's lawyer

November 15, 2025
The Great Deliverer
Design Fiction

The Great Deliverer

When the optics collapsed faster than the executive

November 7, 2025
Collecting Unemployment, Literally
Design Fiction

Collecting Unemployment, Literally

Work/Life Balance Finally Achieved (100% Life)

November 5, 2025
Design Fiction

Am I Bot or Not?

When News Became a Participation Sport

November 3, 2025
Trick or Teleoperate
Design Fiction

Trick or Teleoperate

When Halloween became a spectator sport

October 31, 2025
Design Fiction

Premium Coverage for Your Hot Takes

Talking online becomes an insurable risk

October 29, 2025
Design Fiction

No Loitering, No Unlimited Generation

Coffee shops ration the bandwidth for everyone's side hustles

October 24, 2025
Prove You're Not a Robot (And Pay For It)
Design Fiction

Prove You're Not a Robot (And Pay For It)

Labour learns to show its work—for a fee

October 23, 2025
Permit Me to Create
Design Fiction

Permit Me to Create

In which your landlord needs to know about your side hustle

October 22, 2025
The Future Will Be Hand-Soldered
Design Fiction

The Future Will Be Hand-Soldered

Come join the Meshtastic build group.

October 21, 2025
Riding the Tsumani
Essays

Riding the Tsumani

riding-the-tsunami

August 18, 2025
Riding the Tsunami (Full Article)
Essays

Riding the Tsunami (Full Article)

How AI Will Reshape the Creative Industry

August 18, 2025
podcast

Sci-Friday: Monument

Teachings from a civilization that learned too late

August 15, 2025
The Carbonarian Manifesto
Design Fiction

The Carbonarian Manifesto

or, How I Accidentally Ate the Sky

August 13, 2025
Vibewriter (beta): A prototype from the Muse-Enhanced Future
Design Fiction

Vibewriter (beta): A prototype from the Muse-Enhanced Future

Where writing is a dialogue, not a monologue.

July 21, 2025
Open Source on the Open Road
Design Fiction

Open Source on the Open Road

Forget the car of the future, openpilot is bringing autonomy to the car in your driveway.

July 8, 2025
Mundane Monday: Dream Recorder
Design Fiction

Mundane Monday: Dream Recorder

I Thought This Was Design Fiction (It’s Not)

June 23, 2025
Mindsets and Misconceptions
Design Fiction

Mindsets and Misconceptions

Some thought on creativity and AI from yours truly.

April 23, 2025
The Bubble Episode: Part II (Speculative Exploration)
Design Fiction

The Bubble Episode: Part II (Speculative Exploration)

Immerse Yourself in Severance, A Lumon Wellness Session In VR Awaits

April 17, 2025
The Bubble Episode: Part I (Essay)
Design Fiction

The Bubble Episode: Part I (Essay)

How Immersive Storytelling and AI Can Slip into the Stream

April 17, 2025
Soup of the Day
Design Fiction

Soup of the Day

Sadness, Simmered by AI

April 11, 2025
New Heritage and the Rise of the Science Functional
Design Fiction

New Heritage and the Rise of the Science Functional

Thoughts on a talk by Bruce Sterling at SXSW 2025

March 13, 2025
Embracing the Apocalypse
Design Fiction

Embracing the Apocalypse

Design Fiction in a World on the Brink

March 13, 2025
Design Fiction Artifact Scanner
Design Fiction

Design Fiction Artifact Scanner

Unlock new possibilities, reframe contexts, and inspire futures thinking.

February 18, 2025
podcast

Amorix™

Neuro-Emotional Recall Enhancer

February 14, 2025
podcast

Artemis Motors - Dominator L1

Own the Unknown

February 13, 2025
AI Commodity Futures
Design Fiction

AI Commodity Futures

Notes from General Seminar s06e01

February 6, 2025
podcast

𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗼

PSAs In the Age of AI

February 4, 2025
A Show About The Work Kit of Design Fiction
Design Fiction

A Show About The Work Kit of Design Fiction

Mega bundle blowout sale!!

June 21, 2024
Pedestrians Rule the Road
Design Fiction

Pedestrians Rule the Road

Adversarial fashion for the age of autonomous vehicles

May 29, 2024
Flexi-tent owner’s manual
Design Fiction

Flexi-tent owner’s manual

X marks the Camp spot

May 14, 2024
Emotional Comfort Kiosks for Travelers
Design Fiction

Emotional Comfort Kiosks for Travelers

A remedy for emotional turbulence for frequent flyers

May 13, 2024
RoboK9 Handler’s Guidebook
Design Fiction

RoboK9 Handler’s Guidebook

"Lemme pet dat dawg"

May 10, 2024
MemoryChi
Design Fiction

MemoryChi

Never Say Goodbye - Keep the Memory Alive!

May 8, 2024
AI Authenticity Card
Design Fiction

AI Authenticity Card

Proof of life on an otherwise dead internet.

May 7, 2024
CitizenBot Registration Form
Design Fiction

CitizenBot Registration Form

Countries bolster dwindling population with robot citizens.

May 7, 2024
Artist Data Models
Design Fiction

Artist Data Models

Looking back at the future.

May 2, 2024
Cutting Trees With Every Purchase
Design Fiction

Cutting Trees With Every Purchase

Forests becoming more of a carbon source than a sink.

April 24, 2024
Give It Time
Design Fiction

Give It Time

A song from the future, by the future.

April 19, 2024
Let's Get Physical
Design Fiction

Let's Get Physical

Netflix goes offline but not out of business.

April 18, 2024
Design Fiction

Trace Transform has launched

A comfyui workflow that turns drawings into renderings

April 16, 2024
Sci-Friday: Crossword Mini
Design Fiction

Sci-Friday: Crossword Mini

Do you even sci-fi bruh?

April 12, 2024
Design Fiction

Sneak Preview: Trace Transform

An AI tool for design fiction artifact template generation.

April 10, 2024
Rated G Content Warning
Design Fiction

Rated G Content Warning

The following presentation is generated.

April 9, 2024
Primetime AI Entertainment
Design Fiction

Primetime AI Entertainment

Be the hero, villain or anything in between.

April 3, 2024
Smarthomemaking Magazine
Design Fiction

Smarthomemaking Magazine

The art of living in a world that thinks ahead.

March 28, 2024
H&R Blockchain Radio Spot
Design Fiction

H&R Blockchain Radio Spot

It's ERC-20-compliant loss harvesting season.

March 27, 2024
Car Wash in an AI Future
Design Fiction

Car Wash in an AI Future

A recap of last week's General Seminar

March 26, 2024
Cold Hard Cash For Your Dreams
Design Fiction

Cold Hard Cash For Your Dreams

A reflection of our obsession with the next big thing.

March 25, 2024
Sue Smarter
Design Fiction

Sue Smarter

AI fuels a lucrative legal specialty.

March 20, 2024
The Unhappy Meal
Design Fiction

The Unhappy Meal

And the Uberification of all the things.

March 19, 2024
Back to the Retro Future
Design Fiction

Back to the Retro Future

New is the New Old

March 18, 2024
Sci-Friday: Tuning into the Future with Radio Nostalgia from Mars
Design Fiction

Sci-Friday: Tuning into the Future with Radio Nostalgia from Mars

Golf Club Wasteland's immersive design fiction soundtrack.

March 1, 2024
Stepping on the Brakes for a Month
Design Fiction

Stepping on the Brakes for a Month

All paid subscribers have been put on pause.

February 12, 2024
How To Design One Future
Design Fiction

How To Design One Future

A songwriting technique to inspire futures design.

February 7, 2024
Playtesting the Design Fiction Generator
Design Fiction

Playtesting the Design Fiction Generator

Wanna take the janky time machine for a spin?

February 6, 2024
My Robot Gets Me
Design Fiction

My Robot Gets Me

How Social Design Can Make New Products More Human w. Carla Diana

February 2, 2024
The Sea Monkeys Renaissance
Design Fiction

The Sea Monkeys Renaissance

Genetically Engineered, Customizable, and... Intelligent?

January 30, 2024
From XR to Triple-XR
Design Fiction

From XR to Triple-XR

These aren't your childhood X-Ray specs.

January 29, 2024
Sportsball
Design Fiction

Sportsball

A game anyone can play

January 26, 2024
The Minerva Cipher
Design Fiction

The Minerva Cipher

The plot twist that shifted worldview.

January 24, 2024
Ethical 'Natural Causes' Meat Products
Design Fiction

Ethical 'Natural Causes' Meat Products

The conscientious consumption trends that's shaking up the shelves.

January 23, 2024
Visa BioPay Subcutaneous Payment System
Design Fiction

Visa BioPay Subcutaneous Payment System

The future is in your fingertips.

January 23, 2024
Design Fiction

Sci-Friday: Positively Futuristic

Science Fiction as a vehicle for curiosity, science literacy and desirable futures.

January 20, 2024
AirBnVR
Design Fiction

AirBnVR

Tired of here? We've got just thing for you.

January 18, 2024
Radiant Feel
Design Fiction

Radiant Feel

Connect beyond words.

January 17, 2024
Design Fiction

Lost Imaginary Friend

Design Fiction in the Wild

January 16, 2024
Orphaned AI Companions
Design Fiction

Orphaned AI Companions

When Disposable Companions Become E-Waste Memories

January 12, 2024
The Last Word in Digital Legacy
Design Fiction

The Last Word in Digital Legacy

When Your Final Wish is a Clean Browser History

January 10, 2024
Stanley is the new Supreme
Design Fiction

Stanley is the new Supreme

Limited edition banalities for the professional consumer.

January 9, 2024
Munching Microplastic-Free
Design Fiction

Munching Microplastic-Free

The MycoPuriffy Home Kit Revolution

January 4, 2024
Starting College At 40
Design Fiction

Starting College At 40

A new normal for long-livers.

January 3, 2024
The All-New Kodak Revival Film Camera
Design Fiction

The All-New Kodak Revival Film Camera

Authentic analog photography for a world riddled with digital deepfakes.

January 3, 2024
Robobiotics
Design Fiction

Robobiotics

Stick to your resolutions by hacking your biome.

January 1, 2024
Analogg Overthrow
Design Fiction

Analogg Overthrow

A metal masterpiece raging against subroutines.

December 21, 2023
The Living Advent Calendar
Design Fiction

The Living Advent Calendar

Where Each Day Grows a Breath of Fresh Air

December 20, 2023
Cash: An Endangered Species
Design Fiction

Cash: An Endangered Species

A telltale sign in a tap-and-go world.

December 20, 2023
AI, Ethics and Healthcare
Design Fiction

AI, Ethics and Healthcare

Healthcare paves the road for high standards in AI integration.

December 15, 2023
The Future of Music
Design Fiction

The Future of Music

When AI Hits the High Note (and Keeps the Royalties)

December 14, 2023
This Neighborhood Protected by AI
Design Fiction

This Neighborhood Protected by AI

STOP! Or I'll boot.

December 12, 2023
AI ON BOARD!
Design Fiction

AI ON BOARD!

Exploring implications of the Executive Order on AI with AI.

December 11, 2023
Kellogg's Singularity Os
Design Fiction

Kellogg's Singularity Os

A spoonful of sugar to make the innovation hype go down.

December 8, 2023
Rayban Singularity Proof Glasses
Design Fiction

Rayban Singularity Proof Glasses

Classic style, diminished reality.

December 7, 2023
Singularity Bingo Night
Design Fiction

Singularity Bingo Night

Garb yer dabber, lets get at'er.

December 5, 2023
Guide or Post-Human Etiquette
Design Fiction

Guide or Post-Human Etiquette

A survival guide to the singularity.

December 4, 2023
Creative Pocket Pal™
Design Fiction

Creative Pocket Pal™

For when the muse is not amused.

December 1, 2023
🎂 One Year Blogaversary! 🎂
Design Fiction

🎂 One Year Blogaversary! 🎂

A Year of Time-Traveling Treasures

December 1, 2023
When AI Has a Bad Day
Design Fiction

When AI Has a Bad Day

Understanding the Mood Swings of Our Digital Companions

November 29, 2023
Scratch-Offs For Selflessness
Design Fiction

Scratch-Offs For Selflessness

Rewriting the Rules of Winning

November 28, 2023
Mountain Dew Cyber Surge
Design Fiction

Mountain Dew Cyber Surge

Enhance your focus and stamina for long hours of deal hunting.

November 27, 2023
Green Friday Swap Event
Design Fiction

Green Friday Swap Event

Reduce, reuse, rethink your Friday.

November 24, 2023
Happy Cyber Discount Holiday
Design Fiction

Happy Cyber Discount Holiday

May your carts be full and your discounts deep.

November 23, 2023
CLOSED: The Rise and Fall of OpenAI
Design Fiction

CLOSED: The Rise and Fall of OpenAI

Official Trailer drops for new Silicon Valley action tech drama blockbuster.

November 21, 2023
Autumn ReLeaf
Design Fiction

Autumn ReLeaf

Turning yard waste into sustainable packaging.

November 20, 2023
The Cranbrook Workshop
Design Fiction

The Cranbrook Workshop

Behind the scenes of how we imagine harder.

November 18, 2023
Prep Box Monthly
Design Fiction

Prep Box Monthly

Subscription bug-out supplies for off-grid living in uncertain times.

November 16, 2023
Silent Book Club Membership
Design Fiction

Silent Book Club Membership

A safe space for the screen addicted.

November 15, 2023
Motor City Mover
Design Fiction

Motor City Mover

Autonomous bus subscription service

November 14, 2023
Mood Tails
Design Fiction

Mood Tails

The Future of Pet Communication

November 14, 2023
Biometric Beer Bottles
Design Fiction

Biometric Beer Bottles

Age-gated technology closes the cap on underage drinkers.

November 13, 2023
Your Carbon Performance Statement Is Ready
Design Fiction

Your Carbon Performance Statement Is Ready

Hope finding yourself in Bali was worth the carbon spike.

November 8, 2023
Adopt A Streetlight
Design Fiction

Adopt A Streetlight

The Buzzing Nightlight of Urban Innovation

November 7, 2023
Farm-to-Table, Lunch-to-Lawyer
Design Fiction

Farm-to-Table, Lunch-to-Lawyer

When BLT becomes Big Legal Trouble.

November 7, 2023
The Constitution (Taylor's Version)
Design Fiction

The Constitution (Taylor's Version)

From Pop Stages to Political Platforms.

November 2, 2023
Pumpkins for Piggies
Design Fiction

Pumpkins for Piggies

A Gourd-geous Way to Ditch Your Jack-o'-lantern

November 1, 2023
Trick, Treat or Token?
Design Fiction

Trick, Treat or Token?

Why NFTreats Are the New Halloween Standard.

October 31, 2023
Devil's Eggs
Design Fiction

Devil's Eggs

The unholiday before the holiday.

October 30, 2023
Will Code For Food
Design Fiction

Will Code For Food

A Sign of the Times at a Startup Encampment

October 27, 2023
Human Inside
Design Fiction

Human Inside

Bucking the bot trend.

October 26, 2023
One Team, One Family, One Dream! One Left.
Design Fiction

One Team, One Family, One Dream! One Left.

The last cubicle standing.

October 25, 2023
Main Street's Main Squeeze
Design Fiction

Main Street's Main Squeeze

How Automation Turned Our Shopping District into a Soulless Checkout Lane

October 24, 2023
Hallmark's Sorry Sentiments for the Silicon Shift
Design Fiction

Hallmark's Sorry Sentiments for the Silicon Shift

Warm Wishes in a Wired World

October 23, 2023
Workshop Update and Deep Fake IDs
Design Fiction

Workshop Update and Deep Fake IDs

The Future of Identity Fraud

October 19, 2023
Scrubbing Bubbles AI-B-Gone Spray
Design Fiction

Scrubbing Bubbles AI-B-Gone Spray

Freshen Your Room, Frighten Your Smart Devices

October 18, 2023
Fortune Favours the Bizarre
Design Fiction

Fortune Favours the Bizarre

Messing with the algorithmic puppeteers.

October 17, 2023
404: Humans Only
Design Fiction

404: Humans Only

Swipe left bots.

October 16, 2023
Sci-Friday: Typeset in the Future
Design Fiction

Sci-Friday: Typeset in the Future

A glimpse at glyphs that feel into a time beyond our years.

October 13, 2023
MasterCard Mooneyline Interplanetary Transactions
Design Fiction

MasterCard Mooneyline Interplanetary Transactions

Money makes the moon go round.

October 12, 2023
Lockheed Martin Huggies Space Snuggles
Design Fiction

Lockheed Martin Huggies Space Snuggles

Lunar Lullabies and Crater Crawlers

October 11, 2023
Lunar Labor Union Dues
Design Fiction

Lunar Labor Union Dues

Play hard, work hard ... GTFO even harder.

October 10, 2023
Lunar Ball Lottery
Design Fiction

Lunar Ball Lottery

A Gamble Among the Stars

October 9, 2023
Sci-Friday: Science Fiction in Foresight, Strategy and Futures Studies
Design Fiction

Sci-Friday: Science Fiction in Foresight, Strategy and Futures Studies

Tapping into a well of data from from the future to inform our decisions for today.

October 6, 2023
Union Square Floating Market
Design Fiction

Union Square Floating Market

A new wave of markets is hitting big cities along the coastline.

October 5, 2023
Eau-Couture at New York Splashion Week
Design Fiction

Eau-Couture at New York Splashion Week

A sartorial salute to survival.

October 4, 2023
Stay Dry, NYC. Hail a Dinghy!
Design Fiction

Stay Dry, NYC. Hail a Dinghy!

There's no better way to get around the mean streams of New York city.

October 3, 2023
I (FLOAT) N Y
Design Fiction

I (FLOAT) N Y

I cleaned up after yet another flood and all I got was this lousy shirt.

October 2, 2023
Sci-Friday: Small Stories Filled With Big Ideas
Design Fiction

Sci-Friday: Small Stories Filled With Big Ideas

Essential night stand staples for the Sci-Fi lovin' futures thinker.

September 29, 2023
BioLume Cosmetics
Design Fiction

BioLume Cosmetics

The glow-up we didn't know we needed.

September 28, 2023
Seed-Infused Cigarette Filters
Design Fiction

Seed-Infused Cigarette Filters

Sowing seeds for a better tomorrow with every puff.

September 27, 2023
Solar Token Receipt
Design Fiction

Solar Token Receipt

Shine-on, you eco-diamond.

September 26, 2023
Neighborhood Energy Webs
Design Fiction

Neighborhood Energy Webs

Solarpunk co-operative aims to decentralize the power grid.

September 25, 2023
Sci-Friday: Strategic Science Fiction
Design Fiction

Sci-Friday: Strategic Science Fiction

A set of workshop cards to peek around the corner to a variety of futures.

September 22, 2023
AI Artistic Rights Association Policing Art
Design Fiction

AI Artistic Rights Association Policing Art

Copying AI art styles might lead to real-world consequences for human artists.

September 21, 2023
Monet Turing Award Winners Are In
Design Fiction

Monet Turing Award Winners Are In

A prestigious accolade celebrating the nexus of technology and artistry.

September 20, 2023
Mona & Machine Generative Art Supplies
Design Fiction

Mona & Machine Generative Art Supplies

Thanks for choosing the organic brushes. Give the trees a hug for us.

September 19, 2023
Artist Acknowledgement
Design Fiction

Artist Acknowledgement

Without human art there'd be no AI art at all.

September 18, 2023
Design Fiction in the Act: Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023)
Design Fiction

Design Fiction in the Act: Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023)

Excavating and interrogating artifacts found in film.

September 15, 2023
Mantle Mist Terra Tonic
Design Fiction

Mantle Mist Terra Tonic

Sip the secrets of a groundbreaking new water source.

September 14, 2023
Nando's Party Hardy Combo Patch
Design Fiction

Nando's Party Hardy Combo Patch

The NutriPatch™ Nightlife Revolution by Nando's

September 13, 2023
Hyperlocal Dining at Vignette
Design Fiction

Hyperlocal Dining at Vignette

Forget the 100 mile diet. Try the 100 metre diet.

September 12, 2023
MinimMeal™ Gastro Flask MREs
Design Fiction

MinimMeal™ Gastro Flask MREs

Sip into the future of gastronomy on-the-go.

September 11, 2023
Sci-Fri Special: The Design Fiction of Starfield
Design Fiction

Sci-Fri Special: The Design Fiction of Starfield

An early look at some tiny details in an astronomically massive game world.

September 8, 2023
It's Robot Week on NBC
Design Fiction

It's Robot Week on NBC

Where wires and wishes collide.

September 7, 2023
Adopt-A-Bot
Design Fiction

Adopt-A-Bot

Remember: Don't Shop, Adopt!

September 5, 2023
Design Fiction

Labour Day for Service Robots

Found in the backstreets of a less-than-glamorous part of town, where the future took a U-turn.

September 4, 2023
Design Fiction

Sci-Fri Special: Flash Fiction

A collection of science fiction stories you can get for free and read right now.

September 1, 2023
Non Fungible Textbooks
Design Fiction

Non Fungible Textbooks

Dive into the Decentralized Future of Learning!

August 31, 2023
Virtual Reality Detention: The Future of School Punishment
Design Fiction

Virtual Reality Detention: The Future of School Punishment

If you do the crime, you do the time ... at .75x speed.

August 29, 2023
Back To School: Shooting Down High Prices.
Design Fiction

Back To School: Shooting Down High Prices.

Learn how to go from dystopia to missed-topia with the right gear.

August 28, 2023
Sci-Fri Special: Tabletop Boardgame Edition
Design Fiction

Sci-Fri Special: Tabletop Boardgame Edition

Some of my favourite science fiction themed games you can play IRL.

August 25, 2023
Virtual Passive Income Opportunity
Design Fiction

Virtual Passive Income Opportunity

Deeps fakes that lead to real money.

August 23, 2023
Don't Beat Your Brain For The Beat In Your Brain
Design Fiction

Don't Beat Your Brain For The Beat In Your Brain

Digging out earworms from the depths of your mind.

August 21, 2023
Tony's Emergency Ethical Dispatch
Design Fiction

Tony's Emergency Ethical Dispatch

24/7 on-site algorithm debiasing and realignment services.

August 18, 2023
Sci-Fri Special: Series that Imagine Harder
Design Fiction

Sci-Fri Special: Series that Imagine Harder

A list of great science fiction shows you may not have seen.

August 18, 2023
Carbon Capture Cola
Design Fiction

Carbon Capture Cola

A Soda that Fights Climate Change.

August 15, 2023
Win the Climate Lottery Jackpot
Design Fiction

Win the Climate Lottery Jackpot

Place your bets with Temperature Tallies, Hurricane Hunches and Famine Forecasts.

August 14, 2023
Sci-Fri Special: Movies that Imagine Harder
Design Fiction

Sci-Fri Special: Movies that Imagine Harder

Not my top 5, the next 5.

August 11, 2023
A Meal Outside of Time at The Chrono Café
Design Fiction

A Meal Outside of Time at The Chrono Café

Exploring the taste-time continuum.

August 10, 2023
A Semiotic Standard for AI in Movies
Design Fiction

A Semiotic Standard for AI in Movies

It's your responsibility to be AI aware.

August 10, 2023
An Urban Oasis from Modernity
Design Fiction

An Urban Oasis from Modernity

Going to the future only to take a step back into the past.

August 8, 2023
Climatophobia Leave of Absence
Design Fiction

Climatophobia Leave of Absence

Do you remember when weather was just small talk?

August 7, 2023
The Art of Science Fiction & Science Fact
Design Fiction

The Art of Science Fiction & Science Fact

Future past imaginaries that somehow came to be.

August 3, 2023
Rolex LK-99 Quantum Masterpiece
Design Fiction

Rolex LK-99 Quantum Masterpiece

Timeless Merges with the Infinite

August 3, 2023
As Seen on Twitch: Mag Lev Party Ball
Design Fiction

As Seen on Twitch: Mag Lev Party Ball

Feel the bass with Musicsynch regenerative breaking.

August 1, 2023
Moon Miners Wanted
Design Fiction

Moon Miners Wanted

Escape the drudgery of Earth's economy with a career on the moon.

July 31, 2023
ET Finally Phones Home
Design Fiction

ET Finally Phones Home

Earth Responds with 'New Phone, Who Dis?'

July 28, 2023
Green Pages Update: Closing in on Content Lock
Design Fiction

Green Pages Update: Closing in on Content Lock

We're sprinting to get all the content wrapped up and ready for layout.

July 27, 2023
AntarctiGROW™: From Snow to Sow
Design Fiction

AntarctiGROW™: From Snow to Sow

Experience the Freshness of the Last Frontier!

July 25, 2023
Teddy Ruxpin GPT
Design Fiction

Teddy Ruxpin GPT

What's old is made new again.

July 24, 2023
The Kármán Line Club
Design Fiction

The Kármán Line Club

For adventurous lovers where a mile just isn't high enough.

July 20, 2023
Move over Marvel. There's a new MCU in town.
Design Fiction

Move over Marvel. There's a new MCU in town.

The Mattel Cinematic Universe dominates box office records.

July 18, 2023
The Singularity for Dummies
Design Fiction

The Singularity for Dummies

Discover what to do when your toaster is smarter than you.

July 17, 2023
Tablet Nanny - Babysitting, Upgraded!
Design Fiction

Tablet Nanny - Babysitting, Upgraded!

Redefining Child Care with the Touch of a Screen!

July 13, 2023
Lights. Camera. Acting!
Design Fiction

Lights. Camera. Acting!

Perform beyond your limits with EmoLink neural implant for thespians.

July 13, 2023
Cooling is a Human Right
Design Fiction

Cooling is a Human Right

... and comfort for all.

July 11, 2023
AI Literacy Tutoring
Design Fiction

AI Literacy Tutoring

Take care. Be aware!

July 10, 2023
Big Brother Mars
Design Fiction

Big Brother Mars

Real Drama on the Red Planet

July 4, 2023
Tranquility Springs Moon Water
Design Fiction

Tranquility Springs Moon Water

From the moon to your mouth.

June 29, 2023
Decentral Casting
Design Fiction

Decentral Casting

Avatar and digital persona talent management.

June 28, 2023
Car and Driverless Magazine
Design Fiction

Car and Driverless Magazine

Take away the steering wheel? More room for the open road.

June 27, 2023
Final Flight: Battle Royale For Birders
Design Fiction

Final Flight: Battle Royale For Birders

Be the one to spot the last of a species and stay alive.

June 26, 2023
Design Fiction in the Act: After Yang (2022)
Design Fiction

Design Fiction in the Act: After Yang (2022)

Investigating background evidence to interpret implications within the diegesis.

June 23, 2023
This Week in Design Fiction - June 23, 2023
Design Fiction

This Week in Design Fiction - June 23, 2023

Let's gather 'round the fire and tell some stories.

June 23, 2023
PlayStation AI
Design Fiction

PlayStation AI

Your imagination becomes the game developer, your words morph into worlds.

June 21, 2023
State Farm's Audio Authenticity Assurance
Design Fiction

State Farm's Audio Authenticity Assurance

Protection against voice fraud and the assurance of authenticity.

June 20, 2023
Sky Supply
Design Fiction

Sky Supply

Cloud Storage for Fresh Food

June 19, 2023
This Week in Design Fiction - June 16, 2023
Design Fiction

This Week in Design Fiction - June 16, 2023

Management fiction, iPhones made in USA, Androids dream.

June 16, 2023
Dogme 25: A Manifesto for AI Filmmaking
Design Fiction

Dogme 25: A Manifesto for AI Filmmaking

While regulations are on the horizon, emergent movements adhere to a code of ethics and transparency.

June 15, 2023
Green Pages: A Sneak Peek
Design Fiction

Green Pages: A Sneak Peek

Exploring the future of filmmaking and entertainment through Design Fiction

June 14, 2023
Creating God In Our Own Image
Design Fiction

Creating God In Our Own Image

Deepfaking the gospel truth

June 13, 2023
Live Stream Your Dreams
Design Fiction

Live Stream Your Dreams

A new side-hustle that promises to literally make you money while you sleep.

June 13, 2023
This Week in Design Fiction - June 9, 2023
Design Fiction

This Week in Design Fiction - June 9, 2023

Some sights and attractions I found during this week's time travels.

June 10, 2023
Some Respiratory Respite
Design Fiction

Some Respiratory Respite

Brands jump at the opportunity to demo the hottest new tech trend, air purification.

June 8, 2023
Scouts Are Wild About Technology
Design Fiction

Scouts Are Wild About Technology

Earn your Drone First Response merit badge for ultimate survival badassery

June 7, 2023
Higher Education Pivots to Trades
Design Fiction

Higher Education Pivots to Trades

In the face of automation, universities ditch the old for the new (which is older than old).

June 6, 2023
Apple Vision CE Outsells Smartphones
Design Fiction

Apple Vision CE Outsells Smartphones

The world has changed in the years since the mainstream introduction of AR.

June 5, 2023
DF Detour: This Week's Design Fiction Finds
Design Fiction

DF Detour: This Week's Design Fiction Finds

Let's veer off the road and stop at some nearby attractions.

June 2, 2023
Augmented Reality Drying You Out?
Design Fiction

Augmented Reality Drying You Out?

A design fiction spawned from the livestream.

June 1, 2023
Work Kit Livestream Video
Design Fiction

Work Kit Livestream Video

Everything your missed in this week's trip in the janky time machine.

May 31, 2023
eCoffee and eCigarettes
Design Fiction

eCoffee and eCigarettes

We are living in the stimulation.

May 30, 2023
DF Detours: A collection of Design Fiction finds.
Design Fiction

DF Detours: A collection of Design Fiction finds.

Veering off the road and stopping at nearby attractions along the way.

May 26, 2023
Sales Season Heats Up with Westcoast Wildfires
Design Fiction

Sales Season Heats Up with Westcoast Wildfires

When life hands you fire season, you may as well take advantage of fire sales.

May 25, 2023
Surgeon General's Warning Implemented on Social
Design Fiction

Surgeon General's Warning Implemented on Social

Government steps in as social media creates a health crisis

May 24, 2023
ARRI Alexa Retro 480i Cinema Camera
Design Fiction

ARRI Alexa Retro 480i Cinema Camera

As retro shows grow in popularity, Netflix updates their shooting requirements

May 24, 2023
Meet the New Face of Service at Starbots
Design Fiction

Meet the New Face of Service at Starbots

Your Coffee, Robotically Refined

May 23, 2023
Coca-Condos–The Real Thing in Urban Living
Design Fiction

Coca-Condos–The Real Thing in Urban Living

Adding a little fizz into underutilized office spaces

May 20, 2023
The New AR: Accessible Reality
Design Fiction

The New AR: Accessible Reality

Augmented overlays help people with mobility issues navigate their environments

May 19, 2023
Promptshare Payouts for Screenwriters
Design Fiction

Promptshare Payouts for Screenwriters

The long tail of residual payments from AI generated scripts

May 18, 2023
Move over Marvel. Here comes the Epic Cinematic Metaverse
Design Fiction

Move over Marvel. Here comes the Epic Cinematic Metaverse

Writers are algorithms, actors are deepfakes, and movies are birthed from the collective creativity of gamers.

May 16, 2023
Viewer Generated Content leaves Hollywood in the Dust
Design Fiction

Viewer Generated Content leaves Hollywood in the Dust

The cost of quality as well as the expectation thereof, creates a perfect storm for disruption.

May 16, 2023
Disney X: Where Childhood Memories Meet Adult Reality
Design Fiction

Disney X: Where Childhood Memories Meet Adult Reality

A Daring Pivot to Mature Content, Redefining Magic for Grown Ups

May 12, 2023
In Code We Trust
Design Fiction

In Code We Trust

AI scripts begin to flood producers' desks amidst WGA strike.

May 12, 2023
Workit Wednesday 012: Giveaway Edition
Design Fiction

Workit Wednesday 012: Giveaway Edition

Testing the new Work Kit and a giving one away!

May 10, 2023
Everyone's A Star (Even When They're Not)
Design Fiction

Everyone's A Star (Even When They're Not)

Motion Capture suits become a mainstream fashion trend.

May 9, 2023
Kindle In-Line Ad Support
Design Fiction

Kindle In-Line Ad Support

Read any book for free with embedded contextual advertising.

May 8, 2023
Looking Back at the 2023 Writers' Strike
Design Fiction

Looking Back at the 2023 Writers' Strike

Hollywood's pivot to AI writers has ushered-in the most golden era of entertainment

May 5, 2023
Fast Fashion Isn't Fast Enough
Design Fiction

Fast Fashion Isn't Fast Enough

TikTok beats all other fashion houses at their own game.

May 4, 2023
Can You Speak Droidanese?
Design Fiction

Can You Speak Droidanese?

Master bleeps, bloops and whistles with Duolingo's "Speak Like a Droid" lessons.

May 4, 2023
Ewe-Genix: Revolutionizing Robotic Ruminants
Design Fiction

Ewe-Genix: Revolutionizing Robotic Ruminants

Feeding the Future with Electro-Mechanical Livestock

May 2, 2023
BizzyBot Precision Pollinated Honey
Design Fiction

BizzyBot Precision Pollinated Honey

Tech-enhanced and nano-assisted deliciousness

May 2, 2023
BeeNeural synthetic pollinators
Design Fiction

BeeNeural synthetic pollinators

Bringing you the buzz without the fuss

April 29, 2023
Grow Your Own Furniture
Design Fiction

Grow Your Own Furniture

From Seed to Seat: Unleashing Nature's Furnishing Potential

April 27, 2023
Therabotix Support and Service Droids
Design Fiction

Therabotix Support and Service Droids

The future of personal assistance, redefined.

April 26, 2023
RegenoDent Toothpaste
Design Fiction

RegenoDent Toothpaste

Experience the Future of Oral Care Today: Heal, Clean, and Shine

April 25, 2023
GPT is in Retrograde
Design Fiction

GPT is in Retrograde

Adding a little magic back to the logic

April 25, 2023
Job Opportunity: World Runner
Design Fiction

Job Opportunity: World Runner

Unlock New Realities: Explore Virtual Horizons

April 21, 2023
Spin the Wheel of Exploitation
Design Fiction

Spin the Wheel of Exploitation

Bring your worst self and unleash your inner tyrant

April 20, 2023
Empowering Children, Enriching Lives
Design Fiction

Empowering Children, Enriching Lives

Provide a child in need with a life-changing robot companion.

April 19, 2023
Hear Me Out
Design Fiction

Hear Me Out

Fill your ears with my voice on the Near Future Laboratory Podcast

April 18, 2023
aiHarmony
Design Fiction

aiHarmony

Finding your perfect AI match, one algorithm at a time

April 17, 2023
Hope: the hottest post-apocalyptic trend
Design Fiction

Hope: the hottest post-apocalyptic trend

A little wasteland never hurt anybody's wardrobe, especially Doomsday Barbie!

April 14, 2023
Urgent Notice: Your AI Companion Has Been Kidnapped
Design Fiction

Urgent Notice: Your AI Companion Has Been Kidnapped

We went from using AI to fake kidnap people to actually kidnapping AI.

April 13, 2023
Fiverr Jobs Targeted at Algorithms
Design Fiction

Fiverr Jobs Targeted at Algorithms

AI and robots can autonomously hire people to help them add a human touch

April 12, 2023
Speak Your Design Into Existence with SOLIDWORKS GPT
Design Fiction

Speak Your Design Into Existence with SOLIDWORKS GPT

Gone are the days of time-consuming design process.

April 12, 2023
Design Fiction in the Act: Prospect (2018)
Design Fiction

Design Fiction in the Act: Prospect (2018)

Before the Mandalorian, Pedro Pasqual rocked a space suit in this Design Fiction filled universe.

April 10, 2023
Putting the General Practitioner in GPT
Design Fiction

Putting the General Practitioner in GPT

Why trust human error? AI delivers 100% accurate diagnoses, every time.

April 8, 2023
AIce-Cream Promptsicle
Design Fiction

AIce-Cream Promptsicle

How many licks does it take to get to the center of innovation?

April 7, 2023
Amazon Yurn: The Future of Remembrance
Design Fiction

Amazon Yurn: The Future of Remembrance

Your loved ones might leave, but their data lives on.

April 4, 2023
GPT Becomes Self-Aware: Design Fiction in the Wild
Design Fiction

GPT Becomes Self-Aware: Design Fiction in the Wild

Design Fiction as storytelling rather than story-hinting.

April 3, 2023
Rub On Some Real Range
Design Fiction

Rub On Some Real Range

This battery ointment promises to go the extra mile

April 1, 2023
Kid Come Home
Design Fiction

Kid Come Home

Child Tracking Wristbands for Unsupervised Autonomous Transportation

March 31, 2023
Workit Wednesday 011: AIccountability Buddy
Design Fiction

Workit Wednesday 011: AIccountability Buddy

Take the guess work out of second-guessing yourself and outsource the second-guessing.

March 30, 2023
Hey Drone, Stay In Your Layer
Design Fiction

Hey Drone, Stay In Your Layer

Strict limits imposed on personal and non-commercial drones.

March 29, 2023
Get Your Non-Driver's License
Design Fiction

Get Your Non-Driver's License

Pass the exam to unlock a new world of mobility and freedom

March 27, 2023
Discount Data Sets and Budget Pre-Trained Models
Design Fiction

Discount Data Sets and Budget Pre-Trained Models

You can't spell BARGAIN without AI.

March 26, 2023
Pre-Live Your Vacation Memories
Design Fiction

Pre-Live Your Vacation Memories

Be in the know before you go.

March 25, 2023
I'm Not Coming In, My Algo's Got the Sniffles
Design Fiction

I'm Not Coming In, My Algo's Got the Sniffles

As we merge our work tasks with AI, we go down when they go down.

March 24, 2023
English Updated
Design Fiction

English Updated

Natural Language Syntax Evolved for Next Gen AI

March 23, 2023
This email was not written by a robot
Design Fiction

This email was not written by a robot

Only a human could write something so wrong

March 21, 2023
You Lay Your Own Luck
Design Fiction

You Lay Your Own Luck

Genetically Mutated 4-Leaf Clover Lawn. Guaranteed.

March 17, 2023
Patron Saint of Weights & Biases
Design Fiction

Patron Saint of Weights & Biases

We pray to Saint Ada to guide and protect us as we work in the field of artificial intelligence.

March 17, 2023
Workit Wednesday 010: Offset Protest Drones
Design Fiction

Workit Wednesday 010: Offset Protest Drones

Got a vice? There's an offset for that.

March 15, 2023
Design Fiction in the Act: Maniac (Ep1) The Chosen One
Design Fiction

Design Fiction in the Act: Maniac (Ep1) The Chosen One

An investigation and interrogation of background evidence hidden in plain sight.

March 14, 2023
Jerry's Zero-G Dojo
Design Fiction

Jerry's Zero-G Dojo

Be prepared for any high-stakes, low gravity situation.

March 11, 2023
It's Better to Burn Out
Design Fiction

It's Better to Burn Out

Because The Road You're Riding On Is Riding On Your Tires

March 10, 2023
Workit Wednesday 009: Natürstol Forest Bathing Chair.
Design Fiction

Workit Wednesday 009: Natürstol Forest Bathing Chair.

A deep dive into all the AI tools I used to make this entry and how you can too.

March 8, 2023
Design Fiction in the Act: Children of Men
Design Fiction

Design Fiction in the Act: Children of Men

An investigation and interrogation of background evidence on screen.

March 7, 2023
V-Suite replaces C-Suite in Fortune 500
Design Fiction

V-Suite replaces C-Suite in Fortune 500

Scared to lose your job because of AI? Your boss with lose theirs first.

March 7, 2023
Mind Your Business
Design Fiction

Mind Your Business

Think Inside the Box

March 4, 2023
1-800-GOT-SPACE-JUNK?
Design Fiction

1-800-GOT-SPACE-JUNK?

Sometimes you've just got to clean your space.

March 2, 2023
Workit Wednesday 008: A.Eye Wear Deepfake Glasses
Design Fiction

Workit Wednesday 008: A.Eye Wear Deepfake Glasses

See the world the way you want to see it

March 2, 2023
(Re)Possessed Autonomous Vehicles
Design Fiction

(Re)Possessed Autonomous Vehicles

The curse of self-driving automobiles.

February 28, 2023
Getting Freaky in the Sheets
Design Fiction

Getting Freaky in the Sheets

Accountants Excel in the Metaverse

February 27, 2023
Alternate Reality Game of the Decade
Design Fiction

Alternate Reality Game of the Decade

When conspiracy theories turn out to be elaborate marketing campaigns

February 26, 2023
Ancient Living Humans
Design Fiction

Ancient Living Humans

He may be 147 years old but he sure knows how to party

February 25, 2023
Selfie-Aware AI Drones for Influencers
Design Fiction

Selfie-Aware AI Drones for Influencers

Never step out of the spotlight

February 24, 2023
You Can't Rely On Non-Serviceable AI
Design Fiction

You Can't Rely On Non-Serviceable AI

Even with AI sometimes you're on your own.

February 23, 2023
Workit Wednesday 007: AR Slang Translator
Design Fiction

Workit Wednesday 007: AR Slang Translator

Language evolving faster than older generations are able to keep up with.

February 23, 2023
Place Scent
Design Fiction

Place Scent

Odors from the origin of manufacturing

February 21, 2023
What's your feline about CatGPT?
Design Fiction

What's your feline about CatGPT?

Large language models go beyond human writing

February 18, 2023
Dronespotting
Design Fiction

Dronespotting

Big changes in this year's big year plan

February 17, 2023
Nature Rules
Design Fiction

Nature Rules

A hierarchy of accommodations

February 16, 2023
Workit Wednesday 006: CyberHydrate Swipe Adjustable Water
Design Fiction

Workit Wednesday 006: CyberHydrate Swipe Adjustable Water

Personalized hydration. Precisely what you need. Exactly when you need it.

February 15, 2023
You Have a Secret A.I.dmirer
Design Fiction

You Have a Secret A.I.dmirer

Too busy or too shy to take your shot. Let AI do it for you, whether you like it or not.

February 14, 2023
Martian Domesteading
Design Fiction

Martian Domesteading

Real estate booms as Mars colonization begins

February 13, 2023
English: The Biggest Programming Language
Design Fiction

English: The Biggest Programming Language

Poetry bootcamps boom as natural language coding dominates github repos.

February 12, 2023
Weatherproof & Futureproof
Design Fiction

Weatherproof & Futureproof

Connected. Protected. Temporal Anomalies Deflected.

February 10, 2023
Netflix and Chilled Blood Samples
Design Fiction

Netflix and Chilled Blood Samples

Family password sharing now powered by 23 'N' Me.

February 10, 2023
Workit Wednesday 005: Gesture Tracking Medicine Bottle
Design Fiction

Workit Wednesday 005: Gesture Tracking Medicine Bottle

Guest time traveller Drew Wiberg arrives bearing a design fiction gift.

February 8, 2023
Moon Pepper
Design Fiction

Moon Pepper

A new season for seasonings.

February 7, 2023
Home Autonomous Security
Design Fiction

Home Autonomous Security

The old ways of protecting our homes is for the dogs.

February 7, 2023
Survivor GPT
Design Fiction

Survivor GPT

The high-tech, high-stakes test of loyalty and secrecy in a world where AI knows all.

February 3, 2023
The Circuit Faith
Design Fiction

The Circuit Faith

A New Dawn for the Searching Soul

February 3, 2023
A Sol in the Life
Design Fiction

A Sol in the Life

Woke up. Fell out of bed. Clasped the dome around my head.

February 1, 2023
Workit Wednesday 004: The Puppy Papers
Design Fiction

Workit Wednesday 004: The Puppy Papers

Exploring the Impact of NeuralLink Implant Technology on a Puppy’s Social Behaviors in a Home Environment

February 1, 2023
McHappy Mealworms
Design Fiction

McHappy Mealworms

The leftovers that can eat your other leftovers.

January 31, 2023
Organ Delivery in under 30 Minutes
Design Fiction

Organ Delivery in under 30 Minutes

Door Dash introduces delivery that is fast, fresh and full of heart.

January 29, 2023
Autonomous Take Off and Landing
Design Fiction

Autonomous Take Off and Landing

The Sky is No Longer the Limit

January 29, 2023
Eau de Biblioteque
Design Fiction

Eau de Biblioteque

Give your Kindle the elegant aroma of a vintage tome

January 28, 2023
Blood, Sweat & Years
Design Fiction

Blood, Sweat & Years

Human generated art flourishes in places where AI can’t reach.

January 27, 2023
Workit Wednesday 003: Absorbo self-cleaning countertop
Design Fiction

Workit Wednesday 003: Absorbo self-cleaning countertop

Advances in material design eliminates need to clean up.

January 26, 2023
Apology Bot
Design Fiction

Apology Bot

Don’t worry. Be sorry.

January 25, 2023
A word is worth a thousand pictures.
Design Fiction

A word is worth a thousand pictures.

Paintbrush sales plumet as thesauruses fly off shelves.

January 23, 2023
As Seen On Twitch
Design Fiction

As Seen On Twitch

Dumb stuff still sells.

January 22, 2023
Visa, Mastercard and Robux Accepted
Design Fiction

Visa, Mastercard and Robux Accepted

Zoomer payment standards encroach on legacy payment rails.

January 22, 2023
Stay in your skate lane
Design Fiction

Stay in your skate lane

A small wheel society taking the bumps out of the road.

January 20, 2023
Clippy GPT World Government
Design Fiction

Clippy GPT World Government

In superintelligence we trust.

January 20, 2023
Workit Wednesday 002: The Case of the Hacked Smart Pillow
Design Fiction

Workit Wednesday 002: The Case of the Hacked Smart Pillow

Design Fiction prompted by cards

January 18, 2023
SpaceBnB and wine tours
Design Fiction

SpaceBnB and wine tours

New soil, who dis?

January 17, 2023
Super Blood Wolf Laser Moon
Design Fiction

Super Blood Wolf Laser Moon

Human colonization changes a familiar celestial site.

January 16, 2023
Neuro’s Pizzeria
Design Fiction

Neuro’s Pizzeria

Molecular gastronomy has nothing on this.

January 16, 2023
Artificial Intelligence is better than Real Stupid
Design Fiction

Artificial Intelligence is better than Real Stupid

If given a choice, which one would you side with?

January 14, 2023
Cold Storage Wars
Design Fiction

Cold Storage Wars

Fortune favours the highest bidder. Or not.

January 14, 2023
Your Brain is your Second Brain
Design Fiction

Your Brain is your Second Brain

New brain, who dis?

January 13, 2023
Workit Wednesday 001: Emozen Rectal Suppositories
Design Fiction

Workit Wednesday 001: Emozen Rectal Suppositories

Free samples of supplements that will help you not give a shit.

January 11, 2023
You Are Not In Traffic. You Are Traffic.
Design Fiction

You Are Not In Traffic. You Are Traffic.

Don’t forget to virtue signal before you turn.

January 11, 2023
Anti NPC Meta-Bullying Laws
Design Fiction

Anti NPC Meta-Bullying Laws

Back in my day, 2023’ish, the FBI monitored videogame players that aggressively attacked NPCs (non-playing characters) for signs of…

January 9, 2023
Kingsford Charcoal’s Burning Man
Design Fiction

Kingsford Charcoal’s Burning Man

Blackrock City hosts annual corporate cookout and rodeo.

January 9, 2023
Hilton Orbital Hotels
Design Fiction

Hilton Orbital Hotels

Where every floor is the top floor.

January 8, 2023
Virtualitee Menswear
Design Fiction

Virtualitee Menswear

Real world garments with digital twins in the metaverse.

January 6, 2023
Algocratic General Election
Design Fiction

Algocratic General Election

Order. Control. Automation.

January 5, 2023
Natty Writers
Design Fiction

Natty Writers

With AI authoring everything, natural writers are a rare breed.

January 4, 2023
Dome Sweet Dome
Design Fiction

Dome Sweet Dome

Settling into your lunar settlement.

January 3, 2023
Dance of the Robot Apocalypse
Design Fiction

Dance of the Robot Apocalypse

A choreographed android ballet comes to the Five Seasons Theatre for Performing Arts.

January 2, 2023
New Year’s Resolutions from the Near Future.
Design Fiction

New Year’s Resolutions from the Near Future.

Here’s to your future, no matter how near or far.

January 1, 2023
A souvenir of the year
Design Fiction

A souvenir of the year

No matter what year you’re ringing in, keep it glassy.

December 31, 2022
The AI-native generation
Design Fiction

The AI-native generation

Children born today will never know a world without AI.

December 30, 2022
Radiation Gummies
Design Fiction

Radiation Gummies

From the Flintstones Vitamin to the Jetson Gummie.

December 29, 2022
Get Rich or AI Tryin’
Design Fiction

Get Rich or AI Tryin’

Wearing your generative art on your sleeve

December 29, 2022
Alaskan Banana
Design Fiction

Alaskan Banana

For scare … i mean, for scale.

December 27, 2022
Algorithm & Blues
Design Fiction

Algorithm & Blues

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…

December 27, 2022
Imagine Harder
Design Fiction

Imagine Harder

… just not today.

December 26, 2022
Black Hole Mini Bin
Design Fiction

Black Hole Mini Bin

With its encapsulated singularity® you can “erase without a trace.”

December 24, 2022
Moon for the holidays
Design Fiction

Moon for the holidays

A last minute holiday getaway that won’t break your budget.

December 24, 2022
Spy Block Surveillance Protection Cream
Design Fiction

Spy Block Surveillance Protection Cream

We’ve got you under-covered.

December 23, 2022
Singularity Night at Sonoya’s Launderette
Design Fiction

Singularity Night at Sonoya’s Launderette

It’s hard to call this impersonal with the amount of personal data involved.

December 22, 2022
Straight Outta Promptin’
Design Fiction

Straight Outta Promptin’

Latest single from Neural Nets With Attitude (NNWA) drops!

December 20, 2022
Algorithmic Counseling
Design Fiction

Algorithmic Counseling

December 19, 2022
It’s a wrap for first motion picture filmed in Saudi Arabia’s newly completed megacity.
Design Fiction

It’s a wrap for first motion picture filmed in Saudi Arabia’s newly completed megacity.

“Sometimes the farthest distance between two people is a straight line.”

December 18, 2022
Have you seen my drone?
Design Fiction

Have you seen my drone?

Move over Rover, there’s a new favorite pet flying over.

December 18, 2022
Compassion Fruit
Design Fiction

Compassion Fruit

Introducing Compassion Fruit chocolate, a delicious treat that not only satisfies your sweet tooth, but also enhances your feelings of love…

December 16, 2022
Neuralflix ThoughtCraft™ Movie Headset
Design Fiction

Neuralflix ThoughtCraft™ Movie Headset

Movies you can really get into.

December 15, 2022
A sol in the life
Design Fiction

A sol in the life

With time, even the extraordinary can become mundane.

December 14, 2022
Adversarial Fashion Victim
Design Fiction

Adversarial Fashion Victim

From the The Daily Tribune

December 13, 2022
Steal Like an AI
Design Fiction

Steal Like an AI

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…

December 12, 2022
Doctored Peppers
Design Fiction

Doctored Peppers

My kids just can’t get enough of this nutritious treat.

December 11, 2022
Sweet Tooth Regenerative Gum
Design Fiction

Sweet Tooth Regenerative Gum

Rebuild your teeth with stem cell infused chewing gum.

December 10, 2022
Kool-Aid Fire Extinguisher
Design Fiction

Kool-Aid Fire Extinguisher

The sweet relief of fire safety.

December 9, 2022
Extra Special K
Design Fiction

Extra Special K

If ‘you are what you eat’, then you should Eat What You Are™

December 8, 2022
Bettermint Antidepressant Ice Cream
Design Fiction

Bettermint Antidepressant Ice Cream

Treat yourself. Literally, treat yourself.

December 7, 2022
No Harm No Fowl Chicken Wings
Design Fiction

No Harm No Fowl Chicken Wings

Enjoy the ancient taste of previously extinct chicken breeds.

December 6, 2022
Cookie Dough 3D Filament
Design Fiction

Cookie Dough 3D Filament

Kitchen gadgets meets advanced manufacturing.

December 5, 2022
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