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Reusable furniture was thrown away
Our consumption pattern now is very different. This picture shows furniture that was thrown away by apartment residents and destroyed in rain.
ConsumerismsWe live in the culture of consumerism. We buy and dispose stuff quickly.
The rapid change in lifestyles in recent years has raised the questions of sustainability
How interactive media may contribute as one of the agents to make sustainable consumption to be more natural actions in everyday life again?
Connect People and People
Rapidly update information
Simplify everyday life
Submerged in modern lifestyles
This project discusses how interactive media, having the power to connect people and people, update information rapidly, and make some process easier, as well as being already submerged to the modern lifestyles, may contribute as one of the agents to make sustainable consumption and lifestyles to be more natural actions in everyday life again.
Initial StudiesCollected green
brochures and magazines
Observed public Interaction
Studied exemplars
Generated Concepts
In the initial research studies, I collected green informational brochures and magazine to understand what people currently concern about sustainability and what actions have been taken. I observed people’s natural interaction in public space to generate design inspirations, studied exemplars and brainstormed for what technologies can do.
Insights from initial studiesDesign for people’s needs so that they would use the green design even if they don’t care about sustainability
An article from 7X7 Guide San Francisco
This food guide makes farmers market very appealing and invites readers to explore the market for fresh and delicious foods. We can design so that people will get engaged into sustainable behaviors even though they don’t care about now. Getting people into green behavior is the first hurdle. After they are in the motion, they could learn the value more easily later.
Picture retrieved under creative commons license on May 8, 2009: aquistbe http://www.flickr.com/photos/aquistbe/98276101/
Things one does not need may be useful for another person. Reuse could reduce the demand for manufacturing new items. Community-based reuse has an interesting space because people are able to exchange conveniently within their neighborhood. They can see it in person before buying it. People have certain trust and closeness with their neighbors
Unstructured interviews
Concept exploration with users on wireframes
Design critique on mock-up
What do people need?
Compared existing services: Community Bulletin Board, Mailing List, Craigslist, Garage Sale
Picture from Yujia
Help remember forgotten items
Picture retrieved under creative commons license on May 13, 2009: njhdiver. http://www.flickr.com/photos/njhdiver/2394010032/sizes/m/
Exchanging unused items for desired items
“A lot of time, we may not be interested in selling out our stuff, even when we do not use it at all. We do not mind keeping it at home; we do not need to get rid of it; we like to possess things. However, when it is to exchange for something that we desire, we may very much be interested to do it, especially it involves little to none extra money to get the things that we want. “ – user study
Increase exchange opportunities
People usually have many items to post
Buyers want to see pictures and good descriptions
-Make posting easy
-Help sellers to set price and give good item descriptions
A lot of time, we may not be interested in selling out our stuff, even when we do not use it at all. We do not mind keeping it at home; we do not need to get rid of it; we like
to possess things. However, when it is to exchange for something that we desire, we may very much be interested to do it, especially when it involves little to none extra
money to get the things that we want.
including a DVD + R that she mistakenly bought yesterday that could not be used with her computer.
She takes a picture of the items
“I feel like I am helping my neighbor when I am able to provide her with an item on her wishlist.” – user study
There is also a wish list that sellers can use to find items in the community. People who browsed Jen’s selling items will see her wish list. In our concept evaluation, our subject expressed that being able to find items for my neighbor’s wish list feels like I helped her.
Jen send the post and included a tweet. The post is automatically post to a twitter accounts. Dan who lives down the street reads the tweet
Implementation and Scalability
Public display in lobby and community centers to increase visibility
Mobile app
Scalable to other types of communities such as churches, academic departments, and social groups.
Business Strategy
Service charge when buyers decided to pay online for convenience or getting the items before it is sold to other people
Promotion to front page
Revenue from local ads