Slow Technology -- Designing for Reflection Export

@article{citeulike:1131234, abstract = {As computers are increasingly woven into the fabric of everyday life, interaction design may have to change \– from creating only fast and efficient tools to be used during a limited time in specific situations, to creating technology that surrounds us and therefore is a part of our activities for long periods of time. We present slow technology : a design agenda for technology aimed at reflection and moments of mental rest rather than efficiency in performance. The aim of this paper is to develop a design philosophy for slow technology, to discuss general design principles and to revisit some basic issues in interaction design from a more philosophical point of view. We discuss examples of soniture and informative art as instances of slow technology and as examples of how the design principles can be applied in practice.}, address = {London, UK}, author = {Halln\"{a}s, Lars and Redstr\"{o}m, Johan}, citeulike-article-id = {1131234}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=593604}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/PL00000019}, doi = {10.1007/PL00000019}, issn = {1617-4909}, journal = {Personal Ubiquitous Comput.}, keywords = {design, slow\_technology, technology-backlash}, month = {August}, number = {3}, pages = {201--212}, posted-at = {2009-11-07 22:48:13}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Springer-Verlag}, title = {Slow Technology -- Designing for Reflection}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/PL00000019}, volume = {5}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1131234 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1131234 N2 - As computers are increasingly woven into the fabric of everyday life, interaction design may have to change – from creating only fast and efficient tools to be used during a limited time in specific situations, to creating technology that surrounds us and therefore is a part of our activities for long periods of time. We present slow technology : a design agenda for technology aimed at reflection and moments of mental rest rather than efficiency in performance. The aim of this paper is to develop a design philosophy for slow technology, to discuss general design principles and to revisit some basic issues in interaction design from a more philosophical point of view. We discuss examples of soniture and informative art as instances of slow technology and as examples of how the design principles can be applied in practice. IS - 3 JF - Personal Ubiquitous Comput. SN - 1617-4909 AD - London, UK EP - 212 TI - Slow Technology -- Designing for Reflection PB - Springer-Verlag VL - 5 SP - 201 KW - design KW - slow_technology KW - technology-backlash AU - Hallnäs, Lars AU - Redström, Johan PY - 2001/08// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/PL00000019 ER -