DESIGN FUTURES LEXICON

ESSENTIALS

About the LEXICON

The DESIGN FUTURES LEXICON presents a set of thematic learning activities, futures design devices and instances of their use. The LEXICON is designed to assist design students and designer researchers to engage productively and critically with how language may work in shaping futures design.

About the ESSENTIALS

The ESSENTIALS contains a set of specially designed devices for master’s and doctoral design students to take up and experiment with in studies on futures design. The devices are prompts and provocations to engage critical making and thinking in shaping futures design. They are arranged by theme and linked to UNITS.

LIST OF ESSENTIALS

1. 50 FUTURES DESIGN WORDS (Words only)
A list of words at the heart of design futures literacies and futures design.

2. 50 FUTURES DESIGN WORDS (With definitions)
Definitions of words at the heart of design futures literacies and futures design.

3. 250 FUTURES DESIGN WORDS (Words only)
An extended list of words central to design futures literacies and futures design.

4. 450 FUTURES DESIGN WORDS (Words only)
The largest list of words in the LEXICON linked to futures design and literacies.

5. SURPRISING FUTURES DESIGN WORDS (Words only)
A list of unexpected and possibly and disruptive futures design words.

6. SURPRISING FUTURES DESIGN WORDS (With definitions)
Definitions of unexpected and possibly and disruptive futures design words.

7. FUTURES DESIGN MOVEMENT WORDS (Words only)
A list of verbs to design futures in movements.

1. FUTURES DESIGN
On Futures Design as a field and how it relates to design futures literacies.

2. ON DESIGN FUTURES LITERACIES
Summary on Design Futures Literacies and how they are realised.

3. FRAMES 4 FUTURES (Frames only)
Four categories for positioning and sorting futures design and literacies.

4. FRAMES 4 FUTURES (Frames filled)
Definitions and elements of four categories for framing futures design.

5. FRAMES 4 FUTURES (Frames folded)
A 3-D foldable version of framing futures design and literacies.

6. MATRIX OF DESIGN FUTURES LITERACIES
Mapping questions on relationships between design, futures and literacies.

1. WORD-O-MAP
A device to help you map out Futures Design words in the LEXICON and your studies.

2. DISCOURSE MOVES FOR DESIGN COMMUNICATION
Discourse moves label larger sections of words or pieces of futures design communication.

3. FUTURES DESIGN DISCOURSE MOVES (List short)
List of core discourse moves for Futures Design processes projects and participation.

4. FUTURES DESIGN DISCOURSE MOVES (Long list)
Long list of discourse moves for Futures Design processes projects and participation.

5. TABLE OF SEMANTIC CATEGORIES (List only)
Key 12 Semantic Categories to help sort sets or types of meanings with descriptions.

6. TABLE OF SEMANTIC CATEGORIES (List with definitions)
Semantic Categories with massive sorted lists of words from the entire LEXICON.

7. FUTURES DESIGN NEXUS
A schema to help place and connect time, motion, space and force.

1. BALLUSION
A device to help appreciate the role of metaphor in futures design and literacies.

2. REFLEXICON
A card game to playfully and critically reflect on the uses of Futures Design words.

3. NEOLOGISER
A set of action prompts to help build new words or neologisms in design futures literacies.

4. LEXICON CHIMERA
A device to that randomly generates words and groups of words to inspire you to do so.

5. UNMAKER
Breaking down and removing items from futures design, not just adding new ones.