Studio Gener(ai)tive v3: Urban Furniture 2044

Studio Gener(ai)tive v3 explores the fusion of Generative AI, design fiction, and storytelling. This studio is structured in two  phases: use Generative AI to speculate and prototype a future scenario/narrative, then reverse-engineering the imagined product into a design prototypes.

In Phase 1 Narrative, the studio introduces the concept of futures thinking approaches into design and storytelling, situating the studio along the growing post anthropocene movement. In this five weeks, students learn to use Generative AI as:

• a research tool to pool and analyse trends, signals and drivers,
• to decsribe future experiences as narratives, and
• to visualise future environments and scenarios as a storyboard.

In Phase 2 Prototype, the studio guides students to produce designs, prototypes, and a project display by introducing:

• image and artefact analysis,
• 2D to 3D reverse-engineering,
• physical prototyping,
• digital design fabrication techniques, and
• screen design.

The studio concludes with a design showcase for students to storytell their designed future product.

• keywords: Generative AI; design futures
• year: July 2024 – ongoing

Subject details

This subject facilitates learning and practising design, focusing on prototyping skills. Students enhance their innovative approaches and use of technology in design, storytelling, and making to create future-focused design outcomes.

• for: Swinburne University of Technology, Master of Design
• subject: DFM: Applied Innovation Studio 2