ABSTRACT
In this chapter, I approach interaction design from the viewpoint of culturalhistorical activity theory (Engestrom, Miettinen & Punamaki, 1999; Leontiev, 1978). My central arguments may be condensed in the following five:
1. Interaction design needs to be embedded, integrated, and made visi ble in the activity systems within which the targeted products and ser vices are produced and used.
