THis post discusses "In The Matter of Everalbum and Paravision" and explores the implications of algorithmic regulation through a Design Fiction lens. It highlights the need for thoughtful engineering and design to address the challenges posed by algorithms in society. The post also presents a fictional scenario to stimulate imagination about future possibilities.

In the film ‘Bird Box’, based on the book of the same name, humans are driven to such a degree of despair that they take their own lives when they see the shadow of their consciousness — the thing they most fear. They...

Fiction effervesces gamely, shaping our imagination, consciousness, our habits, our aspirations, the things we wear, the words we speak, the tears we shed and laughs we laugh, and the various and sometimes deadly...

The Fosbury Flop and the power of unanticipated, optimistically contrarian perspectives to make creative work "creative" in...'

A blind spot in modern user-centered design is the difficulty in handling the 'unintended use case'.

What was that box of breakfast cereal doing in Minority Report, anyway? A sci-fi film set in the future? And breakfast cereal?

Have you ever gotten one of these emails? Where the future is zipped up into a PowerPoint deck and then sent around in an email with the expectation that the recipients will open and read it and then become excited...

The Design Fiction Product Design Work Kit is a card-based game for exploring futures studies and engaging in design fiction as a methodology. This little film provides an introduction to the 2nd edition of the Work Kit, showcasing how it can be used to imagine and create material cultural artifacts that represent the symptoms and implications of various futures.

Some notes on what we did last month.