Billy Cash: Digital piggy bank for meaningful saving behavior

De Francisco Vela, Santiago; Casais, Mafalda

doi:10.5354/0719-837x.2018.49520

Billy Cash

Title

Billy Cash: Digital piggy bank for meaningful saving behavior

Author

De Francisco Vela, Santiago (Los Andes University)
Casais, Mafalda (TU Delft Design Aesthetics)

Date

2018

Abstract

Virtue is a fundamental aspect of well-being. Past research has proposed that emotional-driven design can be a powerful mediator towards supporting virtue. However, virtue-focused solutions generally target isolated actions. Here, using saving as an example of virtuous behavior we present a design cas —Billy Cash, a digital piggy bank that allows users to reflect during the saving process and extend the appreciation of the purchased item—that aims to demonstrate how design can facilitate virtuous behavior that is sustainable and can promote actual change. Through the analysis and evaluation of the design case, we propose a framework of design for virtuous behavior. The framework sets a scenario for design interventions that contemplate virtuous actions to be transformed into virtuous behaviors mediated by the resignification of resources and stimuli behind the experience.

Subject

design for virtue
meaningful saving
positive design
virtuous behavior

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-837x.2018.49520

ISSN

0719-837X

Source

Revista Chilena de Diseno RChD Creacion y Pensamiento, 3 (4), 1-12

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