\input zb-basic \input zb-ioport \iteman{io-port 05970731} \itemau{Makonin, Stephen; Pasquier, Philippe; Bartram, Lyn} \itemti{Elements of consumption: An abstract visualization of household consumption.} \itemso{Dickmann, Lutz (ed.) et al., Smart graphics. 11th international symposium, SG 2011, Bremen, Germany, July 18--20, 2011. Proceedings. Berlin: Springer (ISBN 978-3-642-22570-3/pbk). Lecture Notes in Computer Science 6815, 194-198 (2011).} \itemab Summary: To promote sustainability consumers must be informed about their consumption behaviours. Ambient displays can be used as an eco-feedback technology to convey household consumption information. Elements of Consumption (EoC) demonstrates this by visualizing electricity, water, and natural gas consumption. EoC delivers three key components: (1) an abstract art piece, (2) a visual way to display data, and (3) to use an abstract art piece as a visual way to display data in order to persuade homeowners to conserve. \itemrv{~} \itemcc{} \itemut{eco-feedback; a-life; household consumption; sustainability} \itemli{doi:10.1007/978-3-642-22571-0\_25} \end