So while I am waiting to be invited to the Google Wave party I want to check out some of the ideas that Dr. Peter Jones from the Ontario College of Art and Design mentioned in his talk at Guelph last week.
uxnet The User Experience Network
I like this approach to Human Computer Interaction and I haven't heard about design sustainability before.
"Human-centered design directly supports the first two pillars of sustainability:
Economic - matching a design to user's needs and abilities enhance its utilization, quality, and efficiency, thus providing cost effective solutions and reducing the likelihood that systems products and services will be rejected by their users;
Social - taking a human-centered approach results in systems, products and services which are better for the health and wellbeing of their users, including users with disabilities." - User Experience Network - About
And I want to get back into the loop with the people at the Participatory Design Conference and see if they have any useful links to space planning ideas and universal accessibility.
