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design fiction

design fiction noun: a design practice aiming to explore and criticize possible futures by means of speculative and often provocative scenarios narrated through designed artifacts.

Noun

design fiction (countable and uncountable, plural design fictions)

  1. (uncountable) A design practice aiming to explore and criticize possible futures by means of speculative and often provocative scenarios narrated through designed artifacts.
  2. (countable) A possible future raised as part of this practice.

Forms of design fiction

pluraldesign fictions

Questions about design fiction

What does design fiction mean?
Design fiction means a design practice aiming to explore and criticize possible futures by means of speculative and often provocative scenarios narrated through designed artifacts.
What part of speech is design fiction?
Design fiction is a noun.
What is the plural of design fiction?
The plural of design fiction is design fictions.

Words near design fiction in the dictionary

  1. design by contract
  2. design code
  3. design codes
  4. design depth
  5. design depths
  6. design fiction
  7. design fictions
  8. design flaw
  9. design flaws
  10. design language
  11. design languages

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