ABSTRACT
Human centered design (HCD), or user centered design (UCD), is an integrated research and design approach led by the motivation to responsibly and responsively address the genuine needs and desires of people affected by design intervention. Aside from specific terminology, human centered design is not entirely new. The evolution of tools, shelter, clothing and other products aimed at meeting human needs and conditions obviously have a lengthy history. Methods of human centered research and design that are appropriately focused on sustainable behaviors and concerns are inherently participatory, contextual and creative. The potential of human centered sustainable design lays in the creation of products and services that motivate or empower people to action, in harmony with the planet and other living things. Human centered design can be used to create sustainable products, communications and environments. The individual view of human centered design is oriented around the mantra of useful, usable, and desirable, and is perhaps the most traditional and well-established approach.
