Towards user design? On the shift from object to user as the subject of design Export

@article{citeulike:1305260, abstract = {If design used to be a matter of physical form, its subject the material object, it now increasingly seems to be about the user and her experiences. A central problem with this development is the confusion between what we are designing and who is going to use it--the shift towards user design. Trying to optimise fit on basis of knowledge about use and users, we risk trapping people in a situation where the use of our designs has been over-determined and where there is not enough space left to act and improvise.}, author = {Redstrom, Johan}, citeulike-article-id = {1305260}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V2K-4GX64W0-1/2/7afa6b20d8a8a244e716f66019a133c1}, journal = {Design Studies}, keywords = {design, design\_thinking, everybody-design}, month = {March}, number = {2}, pages = {123--139}, posted-at = {2009-04-06 06:39:09}, priority = {2}, title = {Towards user design? On the shift from object to user as the subject of design}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V2K-4GX64W0-1/2/7afa6b20d8a8a244e716f66019a133c1}, volume = {27}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1305260 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1305260 N2 - If design used to be a matter of physical form, its subject the material object, it now increasingly seems to be about the user and her experiences. A central problem with this development is the confusion between what we are designing and who is going to use it--the shift towards user design. Trying to optimise fit on basis of knowledge about use and users, we risk trapping people in a situation where the use of our designs has been over-determined and where there is not enough space left to act and improvise. IS - 2 JF - Design Studies EP - 139 TI - Towards user design? On the shift from object to user as the subject of design VL - 27 SP - 123 KW - design KW - design_thinking KW - everybody-design AU - Redstrom, Johan PY - 2006/03// UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V2K-4GX64W0-1/2/7afa6b20d8a8a244e716f66019a133c1 ER -