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- Design as Translation: what does it mean to have an healthy life?Publication . Bispo, RenatoIn modern societies, this question tends to be answered by maintaining the body young and fit, usually thru a low-fat diet and physical activities like run or going to the gym. This way, behaviors related to training have become a materialisation of being healthy, giving body to the concept of “healthy living”. But should we consider this materialization as a definitive translation of the concept of being healthy? Ideas need to be materialized so they can be assimilated in life. Assuming this point of view, Design can be defined as a materialization process which translates concepts into objects and behaviors. Therefore, to design something should be understood as a process of embodying meaning in the language of objects. Complex concepts such as “healthy living” can be broken into several moments and are the result of subjective perception. Objects can serve as catalysts of the experiences that define this perception, creating interactions that can make people feel healthy and transforming the abstract idea of “healthy life” into a concrete perception. This presentation intends to discuss how the perception of having a healthy life should be designed in the future, trying to make clear that to design is not a neutral translation but an encoding process which can profoundly change the meaning of a concept according to the way it materializes it.
- Design contra o estigma: a importância do simbólicoPublication . Bispo, Renato; Branco, VascoA forma como os produtos desenhados para responder à incapacidade foram sendo desenvolvidos ao longo da história acompanhou, naturalmente, a evolução dos conceitos de deficiência e incapacidade. Se num primeiro momento, se centravam essencialmente na reabilitação do défice físico ou mental, ou pelo menos em facilitar a prestação de cuidados e um nível de mobilidade e autonomia condicente com as necessidades terapêuticas, progressivamente foram acompanhando as cada vez maiores expectativas de inclusão social, vendo-se obrigados a responder aos desafios que a vida em sociedade apresenta. A crescente globalização da legislação de acessibilidade é o principal resultado desta evolução, procurando garantir o acesso a meios sociais cada vez mais abrangentes. Contudo, é ainda pouco clara a importância que o Design Inclusivo pode ter na mudança de mentalidades que condicionam a aceitação das pessoas com incapacidade na sociedade. Este artigo apresenta os resultados de um inquérito realizado aos grupos dEficientes Indignados e à Associação Gulliver, realizado no âmbito de uma investigação mais abrangente que procura compreender como podem ser combatidos os sentimentos de vergonha, pena, solidão, repulsa ou baixa autoestima por vezes associados aos objetos desenvolvidos para responder à incapacidade. Pretende-se demonstrar que o estigma relativamente à incapacidade tem uma dimensão implícita subjacente, que permanece mesmo quando são removidas as barreiras físicas que impedem o acesso.
- Designing for diversity or designing for allPublication . Bispo, Renato; Branco, VascoThis paper is based on an ongoing reflective process on the notion of Universal Design (UD), and aims to discuss it`s specific application to product design. It forms part of PhD research being conducted at Aveiro University, Portugal, which examines the concept of UD and its potential use in industrial product development. Thus we hope to contribute towards a broader understanding of the existing rapport between mainstream industrial products research and development and human diversity, as far as physical, sensory and cognitive capacities are concerned. We present our approach to the concept of UD and the systematization of two other related concepts: Universal Use and Designing for Diversity.
- Designing out stigma : a new approach to designing for human diversityPublication . Bispo, Renato; Branco, VascoThis paper sets out to present and discuss the “Designing Out Stigma” research project which focused on understanding stigma associated with products and on the repercussions of their use on the building of self-image.
- Designing out stigma : the potential of contradictory symbolic imageryPublication . Bispo, Renato; Branco, VascoThis paper discusses a work-in-progress research project. Its goals are to understand how one can overcome the stigmatizing effect associated to the use of products especially designed for people with disabilities and compensate this phenomenon using contradictory symbolic imagery. The stigmatizing effect of this kind of object generates a double negative role for the people who use them: on the one hand, it becomes a visible, identifying sign that underlines social discrimination; on the other hand, it exacts upon the disabled person feelings of shame which can lead to further low self-esteem and self-exclusion. To ensure a degree of control over this signification process, we must develop solutions that respond not only the basic needs but also the disabled person expectations towards social integration and interaction. Therefore, we put forward a hypothesis of using contradictory symbols to manipulate the stigmatizing dimension of objects, by discussing a design project and an evaluation model that will allow us to assess its applicability in real life contexts.
- Designing out stigma : the role of objects in the construction of disabled people's identityPublication . Bispo, Renato; Branco, VascoIt is an unmistakable fact that objects hold an important role in the construction of identity, acting as markers of a certain lifestyle. In this process of symbolic construction, to own a certain object entails more often than not a high social status. However, some objects can also carry with them stigma: owning them brings about a discrediting effect in the construction of the owner`s identity. For people with disabilities the use of objects employed for mitigate their impairment (as a wheelchair or a walking aid) often act as a symbol of stigma and empathize the prejudices to the people who use them.