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A Manifesto for Speculative Design Practice

January 2024

Jan 1

A Manifesto for Speculative Design Practice

Jan 1

Anomaly in the Rhythm

A short sci-fi story about technological body augmentation in a future where universal basic income is implemented across nations.

Sep 19, 2023

Anomaly in the Rhythm

Sep 19, 2023

Our absolute last hope is absolute

A short sci-fi story about an authoritarian artificial intelligence, and the future of our planet.

Sep 19, 2023

Our absolute last hope is absolute

Sep 19, 2023

Should we stop dreaming of Androids that Dream of Electric Sheep?

With Eliza — The Ghost in Every Machine

Mar 12, 2023

Should we stop dreaming of Androids that Dream of Electric Sheep?

Mar 12, 2023

Speculating ‘metaverse’ interactions with Eliza — The Ghost in Every Machine

Using science fiction and futures to inform design decisions for the ‘metaverse’.

Apr 13, 2022

Speculating ‘metaverse’ interactions with Eliza — The Ghost in Every Machine

Apr 13, 2022

Design Fiction and Design Futures

Whilst I see myself as a practitioner and doer; my futures projects have resulted in a series of pedagogical outputs like frameworks and…

Nov 24, 2021

Design Fiction and Design Futures

Nov 24, 2021

Published in
Speculative Futures Stockholm

Making Up Design Fiction: An Express Method

Trends forecasting, world-building, and artefact creation conducted live at the Primer21 conference as a part of Postcards from the Future

Aug 4, 2021

Making Up Design Fiction: An Express Method

Aug 4, 2021

Published in
Speculative Futures Rotterdam

World-Building Methods for Speculative Design and Fiction

From “Postcards from the Future Live” event by Viraj Joshi, at Speculative Futures Rotterdam.

Feb 9, 2021

World-Building Methods for Speculative Design and Fiction

Feb 9, 2021

Published in
The Startup

What Animal Crossing Taught Me About Data and Interaction Design

Hidden in Nintendo’s utterly charming digital diorama are great decisions around humanising data!

Jan 6, 2021

What Animal Crossing Taught Me About Data and Interaction Design

Jan 6, 2021

Published in
Design Voices

The Doohickey

A case for dreaming alternate realities with design

Feb 26, 2020

The Doohickey

Feb 26, 2020

Viraj Joshi

Viraj Joshi

Designer, Technologist, Futurist • http://virajvjoshi.com • Currently: Fjord London. MA–Royal College of Art, MSc–Imperial College, London.

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