From Interactive Design to Reflective Design

Abstract

This chapter offers to switch from the interactive to the reflective design paradigm. The book posits that interactive design relies on a model that focuses on activities and does not question the values and aesthetics of the artifact and therefore restricts the expansion into new norms, or new aesthetics. On the contrary, reflective design is about methods that generate new questions not only about functionalities, but also that explore new formats. Here media are considered as design tools and materials that contribute to “denaturalize” activities and forms and lay new foundations for a design project.