Catching The Next Wave

Experiences are something we remember for a long time. Much longer than we remember things. How to design for them? With Anna Pohlmeyer, the assistant professor at the Institute for Positive Design at Delft University of Technology, we talk about the challenges behind hedonistic adaptation, designing for values and virtues. And we also consider designing for inefficiency as a way to engage people on a new, deeper level than it usually happens.IMPORTANT LINKSCheck out the Delft Institute of Positive Design for a selection of inspiring projects, tools & methods, as well as scientific publicationsBooks recommended by Anna:“Funology: From Usability to Enjoyment” (Human–Computer Interaction Series)“Designing pleasurable products” by Patrick Jordan“Sketching User Experiences” by Bill Buxton“Design of everyday things” by Don Norman“Design for the real world” by Victor Papanek“Thinking fast and slow” by Daniel Kahneman“How of happiness” by Sonja Lyubomirsky"Speculative everything: design, fiction, and social drea