Ritual In Design
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A ritual is a set of actions prescribed by a religion or community tradition that are performed for symbolic significance rather than arbitrarily or due to logic/chance/necessity. Rituals are part of cultural/religious practices as well as modern life and are found in consumer products. The document questions how to design objects and services that encourage people's innate engagement with ritual.
Ritual In Design
- 1. Design for Ritual Matt Nish-Lapidus / @emenel www.emenel.ca http://www.flickr.com/photos/apophysis_rocks/873534554
- 2. A ritual is a set of actions, performed mainly for their symbolic value, which is prescribed by a religion or by the traditions of a community. The term usually excludes actions which are arbitrarily chosen by the performers, or dictated purely by logic, chance, necessity, etc..
- 16. http://www.flickr.com/photos/arkh4m/3039691490/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/arkh4m/3039691646
- 17. The big question http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/12364944
- 20. Ritual is part of us. How do we design objects and services that encourage people to engage that part of themselves? Thanks! @emenel www.emenel.ca