This article presents the process for the" Design of services under the COVID19 emergency
social protection plan", drawn up by a team of researchers and designers from Porto Alegre …

As a consequence of the lockdown enforced to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, people found
themselves in a state of social isolation, uncertainty, and vulnerability. Design for Emergency …

This paper intends to reflect on the questions that, in relation to the current COVID-19
emergency, invest design and its new cultural, social and political role. The undoubted …

The following article aims to analyze Brazilian and international cases of design responses
to the COVID-19 pandemic related crises. It initiates with reflections about the social and …

The topic of humanitarian design–or even humanitarian architecture–appeared a little over
one hundred years ago and is now an essential discussion for the 21st century. What …

ABSTRACT The provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for COVID-19 demanded
initiatives beyond the sole provision of physical artifacts, urging the development of new …

Within the context of the “knowledge-based” economy (OECD, 1996), there is a common
understanding that culture, art and design can promote innovation throughout economy and …

The economic crisis that has hit countries in the west in recent years has generated a
decline in the presence and the strength of the entrepreneurial class and also of its …

The use and democratisation of new digital technologies have given visibility to groups of
people and grassroots organizations that can be considered agents of change in the …

The use and democratization of new digital technologies have given visibility to groups of
people and grassroots organizations that can be considered agents of change in the …