Category: Design for Society

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Design Research as an Instrument of Empathy and Resilience: A Case Study in Porto on Reclusion in a Collective House

Considering the reality of international students who were quarantined in Portuguese student halls of residence during the initial confinement period …

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Designing an Adrenaline Auto-Injector: The Perception of Shape as an Affordance of Use

Adrenaline auto-injectors are considered an effective and immediate emergency treatment for severe allergic reactions that may result in potentially fatal …

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Generative Design: Co-Creation Process Between Designer and Computational Thinking

Generative design is a projective tool that allows designers and creators from other areas of knowledge to have applied innovation …

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The Need for Socially Responsible Design in a Dynamic Society

In the light of social change diversification, the importance of shaping connections between people and products for more resilient ways …

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The Role of Design: A Humanitarian Approach and an Opportunity to Prepare Students for the Real Working World

This study aims to contextualise and describe a pedagogical practice developed in the Academic curriculum at Lusófona University of Porto …