Design Fiction
The design practice and how it is used for evaluation.
VIAD ZHdK, April 2018
Colin Schmid
Course:
«Interaction Design Methods & Process»
Lecturers:
Dr. Joëlle Bitton, Nicole Foelsterl and Lalya Gaye
Overview
- Etymology
- Methodology
- Examples
- Conclusion
- References
Etymology
Design fiction is the deliberate use
of diegetic prototypes to suspend disbelief about change.
– Bruce Sterling, Wired Magazine, 2013
Design fiction is the deliberate use
of diegetic prototypes to suspend disbelief about change.
Based on the term Science fiction.
Design fiction is the deliberate use
of diegetic prototypes to suspend disbelief about change.
Based on the term Science fiction.
A design practice aiming at exploring and criticising possible futures.
Design fiction is the deliberate use
of diegetic prototypes to suspend disbelief about change.
A design practice aiming at exploring and criticising possible futures.
Based on the term Science fiction.
Carefully thought about and discussed.
Concious
Design fiction is the deliberate use
of diegetic prototypes to suspend disbelief about change.
A design practice aiming at exploring and criticising possible futures.
Based on the term Science fiction.
Carefully thought about and discussed.
Concious
Design fiction is the deliberate use
of diegetic prototypes to suspend disbelief about change.
A design practice aiming at exploring and criticising possible futures.
Based on the term Science fiction.
Carefully thought about and discussed.
Concious
Things that are part of the story rather then part of the storry telling.
Design fiction is the deliberate use
of diegetic prototypes to suspend disbelief about change.
A design practice aiming at exploring and criticising possible futures.
Based on the term Science fiction.
Carefully thought about and discussed.
Concious
Things that are part of the story rather then part of the storry telling.
?
Design Fiction
Speculative Design
Critical Design
Design fiction is the deliberate use
of diegetic prototypes to suspend disbelief about change.
Design fiction is the deliberate use
of diegetic prototypes to suspend disbelief about change.
So how does this play out in practice?
Photo by Pixabay on pexels.com
French king Louis XIV
with an early cravat in 1667
Photo by Roberta F. 2012
That story is quite exotic, far-fetched and amazing – but who cares? Ties are still boring, even despite the rhetorical stunt I just pulled where I made them seem amazing for a while.
– Bruce Sterling, Wired Magazine, 2013
Photo by Chris Cameron, 2010
Born
April 14, 1954
Brownswille, Texas
Occupation
Writer, speaker, futurist,
design instructor
Genre
Science fiction
Subject
Cyberpunk
Literary movement Cyberpunk/postcyberpunk
Methodology
- Open and evolving
- Heavily relying on «What if?» questions
- Diegetic Prototypes
- Provoking discussion and debate
Examples
Near Future Laboratory
«Helios: Pilot Quick Start Guide», 2015
Agatha Haines
«Circumventive Organs», 2013
Conclusion
- Design fiction is a mighty tool
- It's more than just a magic trick
- We can and should use it to stirr discussion
References
Questions?
Interaction Design Methods – Design Fiction
By Colin Schmid
Interaction Design Methods – Design Fiction
A presentation for the «Interaction Design Methods & Process» course during my second bachelor semester in Interaction Design at ZHdK. The talk evolves around the practice of «Design Fiction». Lecturers where Dr. Joëlle Bitton, Nicole Foelsterl and Lalya Gaye.
