FICTIONAL DESIGN STUDIES
See a story
take shape.
A brief. A name. A practical tension. Three original studies to learn from and reshape.
STUDY 01FICTIONAL · 6 MIN READ
The Lantern Exchange
A harbor service, a disputed return, and a guild name that becomes a playable decision.
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STUDY 02FICTIONAL · 6 MIN READ
A Window for the Archive
An archive’s collecting rule turns an abstract mystery into an accessible scene.
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STUDY 03FICTIONAL · 6 MIN READ
Second Weather
A ship’s working name becomes the center of a story about evidence and responsibility.
Read the studyRead the ordinary work before the mystery.
Each study begins with a practical brief, develops a name that fits it, and introduces a disagreement with more than one reasonable side. Look for the service, the evidence, and the decision. Those elements make a scene usable even if you replace its fantasy detail with an ordinary explanation. Try changing one institution or object while preserving the underlying obligations, then write a different ending that belongs to your own world.