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PORTUGUESE
DESIGN ECOSYSTEM

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Campus de Santiago
Universidade de Aveiro
3810-193 Aveiro
Portugal

Nina Costa
ndc [at] ua.pt

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Design2020, Dubrovnik

Towards a Design Observatory: The Case of Scholarly Design Research in Portugal [Design2020]

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Abstract

The DesignOBS project was created to collect, map and interpret data about the Portuguese Design Ecosystem, providing supportive information for decision making. This study takes advantage of a participative Design perspective to define and test an observation process via a case based on Design doctorates undertaken in Portugal. It emphasises the need for additional participatory analysis and curation by experts to evaluate and develop more reliable information about the discipline. Moreover, it develops recommendations that can enhance the communicability of Design doctorates.

Keywords: Design, Design research, Design doctorates, Design education, Design guidelines
  • application of the search criteria and results obtained in the different stages of data collection

Costa, N., Branco, V., Costa, R., Borges, A., Modesto, A., Silva, C., & Cunca, R. (2020). TOWARDS A DESIGN OBSERVATORY: THE CASE OF SCHOLARLY DESIGN RESEARCH IN PORTUGAL. In Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference (Vol. 1, pp. 827-836). Cambridge University Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/dsd.2020.327

National project that looks at design as a factor of innovation as well as cultural and socioeconomic development. The project collects and interprets data from the Portuguese Design ecosystem to promote its knowledge and to influence public policies.

2021 Observatório de Design. Towards a Design Observatory: models, instruments, representations and strategies. Supported by Lisbon Regional Operational Programme (Lisboa 2020) and the Competitiveness and Internationalisation Operational Programme (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-032445), under the PORTUGAL 2020 Partnership Agreement, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology.

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Campus de Santiago
Universidade de Aveiro
3810-193 Aveiro
Portugal

Nina Costa
ndc [at] ua.pt