Dear All, I am currently writing a PhD Proposal in Communication/Graphic Design. My main concern is how to center the importance of this activity in the people who connect with these objects and how to improve such material relations. I would appreciate any comments or opinions on the subject. I feel it's very important to gather feedback so I can proceed. Some questions that come to mind: • is the connection of graphic objects with people strictly visual? • can these objects interact in different ways, without depending on digital technologies? • can the study of lifestyles help to raise more information, which can be useful to the design process? • allowing user-centered graphic design means going towards personalized objects? Hope to hear (well... read) from you! Cheers, Marco