The updated version of this talk given at Interaction'12, Dublin.

1. Design
for Ritual
Matt Nish-Lapidus / @emenel
www.normativedesign.com
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..

3. symbolic value

4. traditions of a community

5. Cultural and
Religious Ritual

6. http://www.flickr.com/photos/83108565@N00/37390931/

7. http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035555243@N01/78394477/

8. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ionushi/521130442/

9. Modern Ritual

10. http://www.flickr.com/photos/larskflem/173111961/

11. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bpuppy/198462342/

13. Ritual in
Consumer Products

15. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gelund/1368300390/

16. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pesh/2621228586

17. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ekilby/4040220060

19. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sean_scoggins/351091159

21. http://www.flickr.com/photos/findfado/4830367442

22. The big question
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/12364944

23. http://www.flickr.com/photos/maddox/6719520

24. http://www.flickr.com/photos/johanl/4365558047

27. Ritual is part of us.
How do we design objects and
services that encourage people
to engage that part of themselves?
@emenel
www.normativedesign.com