Growing traces on objects of daily use: A product design perspective for HCI
1. DIS 2014 | June 21st-25th | Vancouver, Canada
GROWING TRACES ON OBJECTS OF DAILY USE
A product design perspective for HCI
Elisa Giaccardi . Elvin Karana . Holly Robbins . Patrizia D’Olivo
Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
MakingInteractions
Source: Portraits of My Family by Camilla Catrambone
16. Q: Which role does the aesthetic
quality of material traces play in
supporting ( or not ) engaging
experiences with ordinary objects?
17. “The bond that arises between people and
products will have to concern the concrete
object in the here and now, and not only the
meanings or symbols it carries or the
functions it fulfills.”
Verbeek, What Things Do, 2005
24. MakingInteractions
Metals
Plastics
Woods
Ceramics
Textiles
Representation of material
traces with pictograms
Lighter hues of material family color
scratches
Bend on material surface
(metal only)
White annotation
part of the material is lost (e.g. broken, torn, etc.)
Black annotation
contains a trace via another material
Bend in material surface
(metal only)
Lighter hues of material family
color (scratches)
White annotation
(part of the material is lost)
Black annotation
(contains residue from another material)
Representation of material
traces with pictograms