O design como potencializador da divulgação científica: relato e estudo do caso Xepa

Abstract

In the wake of the digitalization processes of social life, the dissemination of scientific information finds itself in a new moment that, according to Castells (2005), is born and nourished by what is known as the information society. Te chnologies have increasingly become part of human life, not only as a possible part, but in many contexts as a mediation of interpersonal interactions. The pre sent research is an extension of the scientific dissemination theme, which deri ves from the scientific initiation project Popular fairs: territories of persistence, where a web platform was built to disseminate its research results. As a result of what was raised in the research carried out in the Popular Fair project, the general objective of this work is to investigate the possible repercussions of digital design as a tool for carrying out scientific dissemination, based on the in-depth and continued development of the Xepa Alagoana project. The work deals with a qualitative research approach, with a case study method, to investigate how design can be inserted in the scientific dissemination process, in order to provide greater familiarity with the challenges of SD in Brazil. The research was divided into the stages of 1) Bibliographical review, 2) Data collection and 3) Case study, taking as methodological proposal the use of Deviations as a means to play with the themes adjacent to the work, as well as its returns to itself. The analyzes suggest that the contributions of design to scientific dissemination are enhanced when the methodological perspective of the science issemination process involves the treatment of informational content for its presentations, as well as dissemination strategies, including design methods.