Design as a Conversation

What first came to mind when I hear "Design as Conversation" I imagine fashion as an easy example to consider this theme. Because all people are essentially conveying a message to others without words but through fashion. It can be a as simple as a gym outfit, when we look closely we can tell what type of workout the individual is going to do. For example, if we observed a young man walking in to the arc with sneakers and basketball shorts we know he is more likely to be headed to the courts or the track, either than a group session of yoga. And this "reading" and analyzing of outfits or compositions transcends to other forms of design such as interior design. You can tell a lot about a person by looking into their personal space. They even have an exhibit at the Exploratorium, where you get to analyze a persons home and try to guess from snapshots to whom it belongs too. For example, you could tell what was important to a person by things and objects that they kept like photographs and a keepsakes. There was one social experiment at the Exploratorium that had an older male as the owner of all the things, and he had old military photos and you could tell that the military was still with him because of the way he kept all of his button up shirts neat and hung up in the closet. The conversation is everywhere, you just have to know where to look and be kind of like a detective to look for clues and signals.