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Redesigning the Visual Identity of Non-profit Organizations: The Case Study of E...
Vasconcelos, João; Martins, Nuno; Brandão, Daniel; Pereira, Leonardo; Raposo, DanielThis article seeks to analyze the importance of Corporate Visual Identity (CVI) for non-profit and social solidarity organizations. It starts from the case study of Escola Oficina (EO), where an evaluation and consequent redesign of its CVI was developed. This study, developed within the ECHO research project, funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), arose from a problem, identified by EO itsel...
Interface design guidelines for low literature users: a literature review
Guimarães, Leonor; Martins, Nuno; Pereira, Leonardo; Penedos-Santiago, Eliana; Brandão, DanielThe study presented in this paper is part of the investigation project “Echoing the Communal Self (ECHO)”, consisting of the develop- ment of an online platform that identifies, interprets and dissemi- nates current self-regulated community practices in social housing neighbourhoods in the city of Vila Nova de Gaia, in Portugal. This online platform intends to reach individuals of similar disadvan- taged commun...
Waste Management: Designing a User-Centered and Sustainable Mobile Application
Justa, Bruno; Martins, Nuno; Pereira, Leonardo; Brandão, DanielThe textile industry is one of the most polluting sectors worldwide. The purchase of clothing has been on the rise, but it’s not accompanied by the recycling process. In Portugal only 1% of textile waste is recycled. However, several initiatives seek to reduce this problem. The “Escola Oficina,” established in 2015 in Vila Nova de Gaia, is dedicated to producing sustainable products from the reuse of industrial...
The Contribution of Interface Design on the Promotion and Sales of Social Insti...
Lobo, Rita; Martins, Nuno; Pereira, Leonardo; Brandão, DanielThis paper focuses on the case study of Escola Oficina (EO), a non-profit, socially-oriented organization that supports unemployed citizens by offering training and employability in the fields of sewing and cartonboard making, with an emphasis on circular economy and environmental sustainability. Although EO is successful in training and integrating their trainees into the job market, it faces external commu-ni...
Design and development of an online sales platform for the brand: Engenharia do...
Maia, Viviana; Pereira, Leonardo; Brandão, DanielThe research here presented consisted in the Design and development of an online store proposal for Engenharia do Brigadeiro (EB). This company only had a Facebook and Instagram page and, with the Covid-19 pandemic, it felt the need to reinforce its online presence, in order to reach more customers. Thus, we developed a Design prototype for the mentioned online store that should answer to both the company’s nee...
Different Perceptions of Nature
Gago, Jose; Rolo, Ema; Brandão, Daniel; Pereira, Leonardo; Ferreira, SérgioThe following article describes a study developed in the course of Theory and Practice of Design, School of Applied Arts, Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal, in the academic year 2020/21. The study follows the methodologies of descriptive case study and thematic analysis. Taking as its starting point the problem of environmental protection and taking as premises that the cultural environment shap...
Iconography Design for Digital Applications Developed for the Elderly or Senior...
Pereira, Leonardo; Martins, Nuno; Dominique, Ferreira; Neves, João; Silva, José; Brandão, DanielGiven the specific characteristics of seniors in terms of their digital literacy and the difficulties introduced by memory and learning skills’ deterioration, it is expected that seniors present greater difficulties than young people in the interpretation of the meaning of a visual icon. Therefore, this paper starts by presenting a brief literature review about icon design for elderly people, mainly focusing in...
Mapping Persona Interaction with Scenarios
Gago, José; Marques, Tiago; Rolo, Ema; Pereira, Leonardo; Martins, NunoThe following article describes a Persona Method through Visual Clues and Socio-Economic Scenarios Interference (PMVC+) in a learning setting performed in the course of Design of Interfaces I, School of Arts, University of Evora, Portugal, in the academic year of 2021/22. The study follows a descriptive case methodology. Supported by previous work, the proposed PMVC+ concerns the project’s early stage and revea...
Craft Academy : Design of an e-learning solution for the handicrafts' industrie...
Martins, Nuno; Pereira, Leonardo; Brandão, Daniel; Raposo, Daniel; Neves, João; Silva, JoséThe study presented in this paper consisted in the development of a prototype for an online e-learning platform, with the aim of contributing to the preservation of the material and cultural heritage of Portuguese craft industries. More specifically, through the creation of a technological solution that helps access and pass on the ancestral knowledge of handicraft to younger generations. The research focused o...
Hospitalizations of older people in an emergency department related to potentia...
Raso, Júlia; Santos, Lincoln; Reis, Débora; Frangiotti, Marília; Zanetti, Ariane; Capucho, Helaine; Herdeiro, Maria; Roque, Fátima; Pereira, LeonardoBackground Although delirium is one of the most common adverse drug reactions observed in hospitalized older people, it remains underdiagnosed. Aim To estimate the prevalence of hospitalization of older people with potential medication-induced hyperactive delirium in the emergency department (ED); to identify the risk factors and the medicines frequently associated with the occurrence of the syndrome. Method A ...