Are you Thirsty or are you going to be?

Have you heard about "start to dig the well before you are thirsty" ?
Its a mexican phrase, a "refran", that explain us that we don't need to wait to have the problem in front of our nose in order to do something about it….No! We need to start to solve the problem before it comes to our life.



Currently in Mexico there is not a design approach for the elderly, in the world has begun its development, but not its consolidation. Apparently the elders face front to a design objects that usually change their behavior, preventing its development and functioning, yes, its development, some people believe that when we reach the 60 years old the individual development has been completed, but it is not. Is in this process where the designer is involved, using emotional design and user-centered design.



Its in the emotional design where we find the ability to enhance the usability of the product by creating a strong connection between the user and the product (Choi, S., 2006),this type of design is one that is focused on the use of human beings emotions to do more or less pleasant to use an object, also focuses on human intuition, which is why the emotional design will be included in the development of this gerontodesign research.



We live in a world where for several years and now the design profession is seen as the product that is looking for cutting-edge aesthetics, which serve to generate income for large companies and promote the development of personalities and representative figures, this is the side opposite to the social design. We designed for the young man, but little has been thinking about the old man. We may not like to think at that stage, but it exists. And each time more people come to it, note that we talk about ourselves when we are speaking of the future elderly.