SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONS AS INSPIRATIONS
DS 77: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2014 13th International Design Conference
Year: 2014
Editor: Marjanovic Dorian, Storga Mario, Pavkovic Neven, Bojcetic Nenad
Author: Lai ,M.T.
Series: DESIGN
Section: HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND DESIGN
Page(s): 529-536
Abstract
Designing interactions for products and services, interaction designers often look for inspiration from microinteractions and user interfaces. The sociological perspective of symbolic interactionism can provide a new source of inspiration in the form of symbolic interactions. This paper explores how designers can use symbolic interactions to inspire new interactions by identifying, analyzing and applying meanings embodied in people's actions into new designs. The author reflects on the application of symbolic interactions in an interaction design graduate studio workshop.
Keywords: interaction design, symbolic interactionism, human-centered activity design, interaction, interface