Cycles of Iteration

Theoretical Framework

Design Theory

 

• design, de-sign, intention, basic structure

• Humanization of technological progress through the integration of disciplines. Humanities with Science, (Richard Buchanan).

• Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

• Relatively new field of study (approximately 30 years)
• Embodied Interaction - incorporates the system of meaning constructed from the specific settings (physical, social, organizational, cultural, etc.) where action and technology interact. (Paul Dourish)
• Phenomenologically based (experience as presented to consciousness)

 

• Integration, symmetry, balance

 

• "...architectonic approach that would avert society’s enslavement by the machine." - Walter Groupius