There's much more. If we want to still stand a chance on this planet, I think we will need to redesign for sustainability mostly everything, from our homes to our society. This, to me, sounds like a huge design effort. Now, if this effort is taken on by the wrong kind of people, there is a risk, for example, of them focusing too much on the sustainability part and forgetting the human part. (Extreme situations could be violations of human rights, for example) Or they simply might not be equipped with the skills to find the right solutions. Designing for sustainability is a complex challenge, and solving complex design challenges while considering and providing for the wellbeing of people is what interaction designers do, isn't it? Of course, not all designers can or want to start finding sustainability-focused projects. But I think they do have a moral obligation to at least consider sustainability in all of their design projects and try their best to include it in the design. After all, interaction designers design for people and sustainability is about the future of mankind...
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:16:36, Valerie Casey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > However, I am eager to ask this community about how you think social > and environmental sustainability fits with interaction design. Many > people just focus on energy efficient hosting and virtual > communities. I know there's more. > > - Valerie > > -- Sergiu Sebastian Tauciuc http://www.sergiutauciuc.ro/en/ ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
