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SUMARY The role of design working with communities has been strengthened through experiments under several perspectives, including the Territorial Design. This paper presents a project that integrates design and production engineering... more
SUMARY The role of design working with communities has been strengthened through experiments under several perspectives, including the Territorial Design. This paper presents a project that integrates design and production engineering researchers with the objective of offering support to a group of women of a rural settlement. Starting from the understanding that the main value lies in people, the development of the productive system will be with the action of workers as protagonists of the process.
The relation between the Design and the emotions does not occur only in the products of its work. Rather than it is advocated by those who wish to separate the emotions from rational thought, contemporary science shows that reason... more
The relation between the Design and the emotions does not occur only in the products of its work. Rather than it is advocated by those who wish to separate the emotions from rational thought, contemporary science shows that reason interacts, and even is subordinated to feelings and emotions. This paper presents a study focusing on the rationality and emotion behind the practice of product designers. Partial results of the first cases studied are presented.
This paper analyzes the design discourse of product designers and aims to understand the balance between the requirements imposed by the technical rationality and the emotional needs of designers. Eight designers were interviewed and... more
This paper analyzes the design discourse of product designers and aims to understand the balance between the requirements imposed by the technical rationality and the emotional needs of designers. Eight designers were interviewed and organized in two groups, according to their profiles: experienced and young designers. The results indicate that the relations with the business and the type of experience with product development are more important than the academic background of the designers in their constitution of a design discourse.
This article describes an integration initiative between undergraduate programs in Design and in Production Engineering. The goals involve developing skills for inter and multidisciplinary teamwork and understanding of the specificities... more
This article describes an integration initiative between undergraduate programs in Design and in Production
Engineering. The goals involve developing skills for inter and multidisciplinary teamwork and understanding
of the specificities of the nature and of the practice of the courses, by teachers and students. The results of
the two experiments carried out were positive and led to the continuity of the proposal, with adjustments
based on the evaluation with the students.
Engineering. The goals involve developing skills for inter and multidisciplinary teamwork and understanding
of the specificities of the nature and of the practice of the courses, by teachers and students. The results of
the two experiments carried out were positive and led to the continuity of the proposal, with adjustments
based on the evaluation with the students.
Methods and tools that allow seat evaluation and selection in specific work environments are permanently a research issue in Ergonomics. In this study, multivariate tools were used to analyse satisfactions and discomfort questionnaires... more
Methods and tools that allow seat evaluation and selection in specific work environments are permanently a research issue in Ergonomics. In this study, multivariate tools were used to analyse satisfactions and discomfort questionnaires data from a seat evaluation experiment, performed at an industrial laboratory. The aim of this paper is the selection of the best seat based on user's perceptions. Thus, Analysis of Variance, Cluster Analysis, and Factorial Analysis were used to explain the selection based on the obtained constructs: Well-being, Functionality, and Discomfort.