Local voice in a global world: user-centered design in support of everyday practices

Authors:
Kirsti Lehtimäki;Taina Rajanti
Affiliations:
Media Lab, University of Art and Design Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;Turku School of Economics, Helsinki University of Art and Design, University Consortium of Pori, Pori
Venue:
UAHCI'07 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Universal access in human computer interaction: coping with diversity
Year:
2007

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Abstract

The design of ICT products is at present optimized for mass manufacturing in a global scale. Yet local communities and specific users have needs that are in danger of being excluded from the benefits of new technology. We present our experience of co-designing targeted products with local stakeholders embedded in their concrete social and material context and everyday practices. Our claim is such embedded design could be achieved through combining modular global technology with local handcrafts, which contain shared cultural meanings and guaranteed affordance.