Design for reflection

Abstract

Since a few years, a number of academic papers have been proposing to shift from user-centered design to humancentered (or person) design. In this contribution, we discuss as the common tread underlying these works the idea that design should also address the reflective part of our human experience, and not only aim to maximize the experiential aspects. Our review is complemented with examples derived from the internet world and from ICT consumer products. The main research areas we see as promising for the approach of "design for reflection" are: design for pauses, design for detachment, design for serendipity. © 2012 - IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved.