Abstract

This research (Between Design and Fiction. Five prepositional relations and one compound noun) aims to address from various angles the relations between design and fiction. The first chapter presents the interpretation of these terms, as a starting point for the following, organized according to five prepositional relations and a compound term:

The chapter “Designphoty” is about design ‘in’ fiction, ‘through’ fiction and ‘for’ fiction, while “Fictioning design” encompasses design ‘as’ fiction and ‘by means of’ fiction, and the compound term «design fiction».

Mainly from audiovisual fiction examples and design projects, the research builds a framework of relations between design and fiction.

Keywords

design, fiction, film, movie, object, representation, project, design fiction.