Design against the Machine

FHP


Nonlinear Narratives of the Near Future;
Exploring speculative future scenarios
through creative, experimental websites,
co-created with AI.

𝕭𝖚𝖗𝖘𝖙 𝕯𝖆𝖞

by

Lilly Stöckle,

KimLi Kaya Balzer,

Enrico Reinhardt

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You’re in a near future where life almost exclusively happens online. Jobs are worked remotely, friends are met in chat rooms or via augmented/virtual reality tools, and algorithms are hyper-controlled, leading to the development of super niche sub-cultures, similar to hyper-specific subreddits nowadays. The difference is that it permeates your entire day-to-day life. Groups with niche hyper-fixations form ‘Bubbles’, such as one for nature enthusiasts working on reactivating extinct flora and fauna to address climate change, and others like theater enthusiasts enjoying old-school poetry like Shakespeare. Thousands of bubbles exist in this alternate futuristic universe, some good and some questionable. To keep minds open to new ways of thinking and prevent extremist forms, a specific day has been introduced to get out of your comfort zone and ‘Burst your Bubble’.

Screenshots des Webseite zum Projekt »Burst day«, eine dreidimensionale Welt, dunkel gehaltene Welt, in der der Betrachter hindurchzuschweden scheint, unterbrochen von Bilder von Menschen in seifenblasenÀhnlichen Umgebungen.

Bubble Gum Bliss

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Alina Benter,

Nina Kahmke

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Imagine a reality escape just by chewing gum! This website gives you an insight into one of the many fascinating journeys available in our shop. Explore a unique artistic experience through black and white patterns with vibrant accents and interactive elements. And don’t forget, it only takes one gum.

Screenshots des Webseite zum Projekt »Bubble Gum Bliss«, eine Produktwebseite in hellen fröhlichen Farben und grafischen Mustern

Luminari: Wegbereiter einer nachhaltigen Zukunft

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Elizaveta Mironova,

Sascha Hoffmann

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Once upon a time, in a not-too-distant future, humanity had overcome the climate crisis and, with the help of technology, mastered a harmonious coexistence with nature.

Sustainable thinking and action were essential for this development.
In 2030, I had the unique opportunity to write a column about these pioneers of sustainability. What resulted was a photo report like one you don’t come across every day. My name is James Dann, photo reporter for *Neo Graphics* magazine.

Screenshots des Webseite zum Projekt »Luminari«, die Bilder Zeigen Text und Bilder im Dokumentarischen Stil

Potsdamer Illustrierte

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Katja Filipi,

Fabian Dietrich

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The future is car-free – new forms of mobility, social structures, and perspectives on the city are emerging. Through a news website, various aspects of this future are explored: language and culture, truth and crime in a connected world in the year 2050. Potsdamer Illustrierte reports on the noisy neighboring city of Berlin.

Screenshots des Webseite zum Projekt »Potsdamer Illustrierte«, eine Webseite, angelehnt an eine Nachrichten Webseite, auf der jedoch texte in verschiedenen Sprachen unleserlich und wild erscheinen.

The User Manual

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Theodor Hillmann,

Sarah Kiss

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What if your toaster could think? What if it could write its own user manual?

We stand on the threshold of a new era: machines that are no longer designed by humans and can no longer be easily explained by them. The machine explains itself and its motivations, offering insight into its inner workings and setting the framework for our relationship. The so-called “User Manual” – the machine’s instruction manual for humans – becomes a manifesto of coexistence between humans and machines.

Screenshots des Webseite zum Projekt »The User Manual«, auf denen vorwiegend Texte auf weißem Grund mit experimentelle Typografie zu sehen sind.

Enter the Void

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Kilian Wachowiak

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In the ever-expanding space between futuristic vision and fiction lies a place waiting to be discovered. Social structure and technology. A journey into the unknown.

Screenshots des Webseite zum Projekt »Enter the Void«

The Fashion Forge

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Hanne Dahlmann

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What if sustainable fashion was less about timeless basics and more about reimagining old clothes into the latest and boldest styles each season? The Fashion Forge does just that by reconstructing the old into the new. Simply toss in your old garments, prompt whatever you would like to wear, and get new pieces that fit you perfectly.

Screenshots der Webseite zum Projekt »The Faishon Forge«, viele KI-generierte bunte bilder zeigen experimentelle beispielhafte Ouftifts, die mit der faishon Forge erstellt werden könnten

Joker fĂŒr Berlin 2030 - Vote for Chaos

by

Dennis Herzog

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What would it look like if AI were integrated into politics—not just as a tool but as a full replacement for a political party? With this question as our guide, we explore a future world where fictional characters come to life through AI, gaining the power to influence our lives. In this scenario, the Joker joins the election race for Berlin.

Screenshots des Webseite zum Projekt »Joker fĂŒr Berlin 2030- Vote for Chaos«, eine Webseite, die die Wahl des Jokers fĂŒr Berlin 2030 anpreist.

Cryptic Captchas

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Anton Schmolze

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Welcome to a surreal digital realm where illusions unravel. This deceptive website presents itself as a vast image archive but challenges visitors with captchas that transform into inscrutable tests, growing increasingly perplexing. It probes the blurred boundaries of AI’s influence on our digital interactions, revealing obscured truths within the maze of technological mediation. What is content and where is it hiding?

Screenshots des Webseite zum Projekt »Cryptic Captchas«