2.3 DESIGN PROCESS DEFINE PROBLEM SPACE
THEORIES/BACKGROUND SUSTAINABLE INTERACTION DESIGN
MATERIAL AWARENESS
HYPOTHESIS
SOCIOLOGY THEORIES (SELF, IMPRESSION MANGEMENT)
RESEARCH QUESTION
STAGE 2
STAGE 1
ETHNOGRAPHY
PROBES INTERVENTIONS SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS
MATERIALISM INSIGHTS
MATERIALISTIC ASSOCIATIONS
IMPRESSIONS
FINDINGS ON UNDERSTANDING MATERIALISM
IDEATION
SYNTHESIS
POST-REFLECTION INTERVIEW
PROBED ITEM IMAGES
SHARING
AUDIT
FINDINGS INTO REFLECTION TECHNIQUES
DESIGNING FOR SUSTAINABLE MATERIALISM THEMES
BRAINSTORMING
PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOP
SCENARIOS
SERVICE DESIGN CONCEPTS
FIGURE: Design process outline
Above is a diagram of the overall design process; the various components and their relationship. The process itself was, of course, not linear as displayed. However, the overall feel and major stepping stones formulate a process of this structure. The methods/tools used in the process are discussed briefly throughout this section.
2.3.1 Ethnography It is imperative that to understand specific settings and activities that exist in the real world the designer must engage in it from a firsthand perspective. Ethnography methods enable the designer to do just that. It focuses on experiencing the world from natural settings; as generally people have limited ability to describe what they do and how they do it without access to these settings and, in some cases, can only be experienced through observation. Furthermore, it is holistic in its approach, allowing the designer to understand activities within the space they are performed and not disconnected from various other influences within that context. Overall, it is descriptive in nature and provides contextual and cultural insight into the researched specimen. (Blomberg et. al 2002).
SUSTAINABLE MATERIALISM!
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