Design Inspirations From The Wisdom Of Years

Some recently emergent themes in HCI include adapting to changing conditions by simplifying life, learning skills of adaptation, and finding balance between the digital world and an authentic physical world. These themes imply that design is best understood as ontological-that is, design concerns lifestyles and ways of being. This pictorial celebrates the delight the authors take in nuclear family and the wisdom of their parents' simpler lifestyle. This case may be understood more generally as an instrument of inspiration to help find balance between the potentials of technology and traditional notions of a life worth living. Our images are accompanied by inspirations for thinking about interaction design differently.